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Getting Started with VMware View

Prepare the Virtual Machine for Deployment

Thevirtualmachine,whichyoucreateinvCenter ,providesthebasisforvirtualdesktopdeployment.

Configure the Guest System

Youmustperformcertaininstallationandconfigurationtaskstopreparetheguestoperatingsystemofthe

virtualmachinefordeployment.

To prepare the guest operating system

1Installtheguestoperatingsystemandrequiredapplicationsanddrivers.

IfyouareinstallingWindowsXPasyourguestoperatingsystem,reviewtheadditionalinstructionsand

guidelinesintheWindowsXP

DeploymentGuideat

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/resources/vmware‐view‐xp‐deployment‐guide.pdf

 InstallthelatestversionofVMwareTools(providedwithVMwarevSphere).

 InstallMicrosoftservicepacksandWindowsupdates.

 Installantivirussoftware.

 Installotherapplications,suchasWindowsMediaPlayerifyouareusingMMR.

 Installanyrequiredsmartcarddrivers.

2Configurenetworkproxysettings.

3ConfigureActiveDirectorysettings.

aConfigurethepreferredandalternateDNSserverstouseyourActiveDirectoryserveraddresses.

Forexample,onWindowsXP,configuretheDNSserversettingsfromthepropertiesmenu:

Start>ControlPanel>NetworkConnections>LAN>PropertiesInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)>

Properties>UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses

bJointheguestsystemtotheappropriateActiveDirectorydomain.

4IftheguestsystemhasmorethanonevirtualNIC,youmustconfigurethesubnetthatViewAgentwill

use.Foradditionalinformation,seetheView ManagerAdministrationGuide.

5ConfigurethefirewalltoallowRemoteDesktopconnections.

6Makesurethatyouhaveadministrativerightstotheguestsystem.

7 (Optional)Configureusercustomizationscripts.

8 (Optional)FollowtheperformanceoptimizationguidelinesdescribedintheWindowsXPDeployment

Guide.

Install View Agent on the Guest System

YoumustinstallViewAgentontheguestsystemtoenableViewConnectionServertocommunicatewith

virtualdesktops.

To install View Agent

1Runthefollowingexecutableontheguestsystem,wherexxxxxxisthebuildnumberofthefile:

VMware-viewagent-xxxxxx.exe

2WhentheVMwareInstallationwizardappears,clickNext.

3AccepttheVMwarelicensetermsandclickNext.