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
Where to Use the vCenter Server User and View Composer Users
After you create and configure these user accounts, you specify the user names in View Administrator.
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You specify a vCenter Server user when you add vCenter Server to View.
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You specify a standalone View Composer Server user when you configure View Composer settings and
select Standalone View Composer Server.
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You specify a View Composer user for AD operations when you configure View Composer domains.
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You specify the View Composer user for AD operations when you create linked-clone pools.
Configure a vCenter Server User for View and View Composer
To configure a user account that allows View to perform operations in vCenter Server, you must assign a
vCenter Server role with appropriate privileges to that user.
The list of privileges that you must add to the vCenter Server role varies, depending on whether you use
View with or without View Composer. The View Composer service performs operations in vCenter Server
that require privileges in addition to the base privileges.
If you install View Composer on the same machine as vCenter Server, you must make the vCenter Server
user a local system administrator on the vCenter Server machine. This requirement allows View to
authenticate to the View Composer service.
If you install View Composer on a different machine than vCenter Server, you do not have to make the
vCenter Server user a local administrator on the vCenter Server machine. However, you do have to create a
standalone View Composer Server user account that must be a local administrator on the View Composer
machine.
Prerequisites
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In Active Directory, create a user in the View Connection Server domain or a trusted domain. See
“Creating a User Account for vCenter Server,” on page 27.
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Familiarize yourself with the vCenter Server privileges that are required for the user account. See
“Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 91.
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If you use View Composer, familiarize yourself with the additional required privileges. See “View
Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 92.
Procedure
1 In vCenter Server, prepare a role with the required privileges for the user.
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You can use the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server. This role can perform all
operations in vCenter Server.
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If you use View Composer, you can create a limited role with the minimum privileges needed by
View Connection Server and View Composer to perform vCenter Server operations.
In vSphere Client, click Home > Roles > Add Role, enter a role name such as
View Composer Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
This role must have all the privileges that both View Connection Server and View Composer need
to operate in vCenter Server.
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If you use View without View Composer, you can create an even more limited role with the
minimum privileges needed by View Connection Server to perform vCenter Server operations.
In vSphere Client, click Home > Roles > Add Role, enter a role name such as
View Manager Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
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