Installation
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing View in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up View in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere , Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
- Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for Remote Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Creating a User Account for a Standalone View Composer Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Installing View Composer
- Installing View Connection Server
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installation Prerequisites for View Connection Server
- Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration
- Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server
- Configure a Security Server Pairing Password
- Install a Security Server
- Firewall Rules for View Connection Server
- Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Components Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Understanding SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a Signed SSL Certificate from a CA
- Configure View Connection Server, Security Server, or View Composer to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Configure Client Endpoints to Trust Root and Intermediate Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Setting View Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Troubleshooting Certificate Issues on View Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring View for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- View Administrator and View Connection Server
- Log In to View Administrator
- Install the Product License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to View
- Configure View Composer Settings
- Configure View Composer Domains
- Allow vSphere to Reclaim Disk Space in Linked-Clone Virtual Machines
- Configure View Storage Accelerator for vCenter Server
- Concurrent Operations Limits for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Setting a Concurrent Power Operations Rate to Support Remote Desktop Logon Storms
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Configuring Horizon Client Connections
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and Secure Tunnel Connections
- Configure Secure HTML Access
- Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections
- Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When View Connection Server Returns Address Information
- Replacing Default Ports for View Services
- Replace the Default HTTP Ports or NICs for View Connection Server Instances and Security Servers
- Replace the Default Ports or NICs for the PCoIP Secure Gateway on View Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Port for View Composer
- Change the Port Number for HTTP Redirection to Connection Server
- Prevent HTTP Redirection for Client Connections to Connection Server
- Enable Remote Access to View Performance Counters on Connection Servers
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring Event Reporting
- Index
2 Right-click the Trusted Root Certification Authorities > Certificates folder and click All Tasks >
Import.
3 In the Certificate Import wizard, click Next and browse to the location where the root CA certificate is
stored.
4 Select the root CA certificate file and click Open.
5 Click Next, click Next, and click Finish.
6 If your server certificate was signed by an intermediate CA, import all intermediate certificates in the
certificate chain into the Windows local computer certificate store.
a Go to the Certificates (Local Computer) > Intermediate Certification Authorities > Certificates
folder.
b Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each intermediate certificate that must be imported.
7 Restart the View Connection Server service, Security Server service, View Composer service, or vCenter
Server service to make your changes take effect.
Bind a New SSL Certificate to the Port Used by View Composer
If you configure a new SSL certificate after you install View Composer, you must run the SviConfig
ReplaceCertificate utility to replace the certificate that is bound to the port used by View Composer. This
utility unbinds the existing certificate and binds the new certificate to the port.
If you install the new certificate on the Windows Server computer before you install View Composer, you
do not have to run the SviConfig ReplaceCertificate utility. When you run the View Composer installer,
you can select a certificate signed by a CA instead of the default, self-signed certificate. During the
installation, the selected certificate is bound to the port used by View Composer.
If you intend to replace an existing certificate or the default, self-signed certificate with a new certificate, you
must use the SviConfig ReplaceCertificate utility.
Prerequisites
Verify that the new certificate was imported into the Windows local computer certificate store on the
Windows Server computer on which View Composer is installed.
Procedure
1 Stop the View Composer service.
2 Open a command prompt on the Windows Server host where View Composer is installed.
3 Navigate to the SviConfig executable file.
The file is located with the View Composer application. The default path is C:\Program Files
(x86)\VMware\VMware View Composer\sviconfig.exe.
4 Type the SviConfig ReplaceCertificate command.
For example:
sviconfig -operation=ReplaceCertificate
-delete=false
where -delete is a required parameter that operates on the certificate that is being replaced. You must
specify either -delete=true to delete the old certificate from the Windows local computer certificate
store or -delete=false to keep the old certificate in the Windows certificate store.
The utility displays a numbered list of SSL certificates that are available in the Windows local computer
certificate store.
5 To select a certificate, type the number of a certificate and press Enter.
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