VMware VIEW 4.5 User manual
VMware View Installation Guide
View 4.5
View Manager 4.5
View Composer 2.5
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Contents
About This Book 5
1System Requirements for Server Components 7
View Connection Server Requirements 7
View Administrator Requirements 9
View Composer Requirements 9
View Transfer Server Requirements 11
2System Requirements for Client Components 15
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent 15
Supported Operating Systems for View Client and View Client with Local Mode 16
Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops 16
Client Browser Requirements for View Portal 18
Remote Display Protocol and Software Support 18
Adobe Flash Requirements 21
Smart Card Authentication Requirements 21
3Preparing Active Directory 23
Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships 23
Creating an OU for View Desktops 24
Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts 24
Creating Groups for View Users 24
Creating a User Account for vCenter Server 24
Create a User Account for View Composer 25
Configure the Restricted Groups Policy 25
Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 26
Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication 26
4Installing View Composer 29
Prepare a View Composer Database 29
Install the View Composer Service 34
Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer 36
5Installing View Connection Server 37
Installing the View Connection Server Software 37
Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer 51
Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time 54
Configuring View Client Connections 57
Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment 59
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6Installing View Transfer Server 67
Install View Transfer Server 67
Add View Transfer Server to View Manager 69
Configure the Transfer Server Repository 70
Firewall Rules for View Transfer Server 71
Installing View Transfer Server Silently 71
7Configuring Certificate Authentication 75
Replacing the Default Certificate 75
Add keytool and openssl to the System Path 76
Export an Existing Microsoft IIS SSL Server Certificate 76
Creating a New SSL Certificate 77
Configure a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server to Use a New Certificate 80
Configure a View Transfer Server Instance to Use a New Certificate 81
Configure SSL for Client Connections 82
Configure SSL for View Transfer Server Communications 82
Using Group Policy to Configure Certificate Checking in View Client 83
8Creating an Event Database 85
Add a Database and Database User for View Events 85
Prepare an SQL Server Database for Event Reporting 86
Configure the Event Database 86
9Installing and Starting View Client 89
Install the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode 89
Start the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode 90
Install View Client by Using View Portal 92
Install View Client on Mac OS X 93
Start View Client on Mac OS X 94
Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature 96
Using USB Printers 97
Installing View Client Silently 97
Index 101
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About This Book
The VMWare View Installation Guide explains how to install the VMware® View server and client components.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for anyone who wants to install VMware® View. The information in this book is written
for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology
and datacenter operations.
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System Requirements for Server
Components 1
Hosts that run VMware View server components must meet specific hardware and software requirements.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n“View Connection Server Requirements,” on page 7
n“View Administrator Requirements,” on page 9
n“View Composer Requirements,” on page 9
n“View Transfer Server Requirements,” on page 11
View Connection Server Requirements
View Connection Server acts as a broker for client connections by authenticating and then directing incoming
user requests to the appropriate View desktop. View Connection Server has specific hardware, operating
system, installation, and supporting software requirements.
nHardware Requirements for View Connection Server on page 7
You must install View Connection Server on a 32-bit or 64-bit dedicated physical or virtual machine that
meets specific hardware requirements.
nSupported Operating Systems for View Connection Server on page 8
You must install View Connection Server on a supported operating system.
nVirtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server on page 8
View Connection Server requires VMware virtualization software to function properly.
nNetwork Requirements for Replicated View Connection Server Instances on page 8
If you install replicated View Connection Server instances, configure the instances in the same location
and connect them over a high-performance LAN.
Hardware Requirements for View Connection Server
You must install View Connection Server on a 32-bit or 64-bit dedicated physical or virtual machine that meets
specific hardware requirements.
Table 1-1. View Connection Server Hardware Requirements
Hardware Component Required Recommended
Processor Pentium IV 2.0GHz processor or
higher
Dual processors
Networking One or more 10/100Mbps
network interface cards (NICs)
1Gbps NICs
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Table 1-1. View Connection Server Hardware Requirements (Continued)
Hardware Component Required Recommended
Memory
Windows Server 2008 64-bit
4GB RAM or higher At least 10GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more
View desktops
Memory
Windows Server 2003 32-bit
2GB RAM or higher 6GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more View
desktops, and enable Physical Address Extension
(PAE)
See the Microsoft KB article at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037.
These requirements also apply to additional View Connection Server instances that you install for high
availability or external access.
IMPORTANT The physical or virtual machine that hosts View Connection Server must use a static IP address.
Supported Operating Systems for View Connection Server
You must install View Connection Server on a supported operating system.
Table 1-2 lists the operating systems supported for View Connection Server.
These operating systems support all View Connection Server installation types, including standard, replicated,
security-server, and View Transfer Server installations.
Table 1-2. Operating System Support for View Connection Server
Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
N/A
Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit Standard
Enterprise
SP2
Windows Server 2003 32-bit Standard
Enterprise
SP2
IMPORTANT If you use a Windows Server 2003 operating system, enable Physical Address Extension (PAE).
See the Microsoft KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037.
Virtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server
View Connection Server requires VMware virtualization software to function properly.
nIf you are using vSphere, you must have vSphere 4.0 Update 2 or vSphere 4.1.
nIf you are using VMware Infrastructure, you must have VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 5 and
VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 6.
nBoth ESX and ESXi hosts are supported.
Network Requirements for Replicated View Connection Server Instances
If you install replicated View Connection Server instances, configure the instances in the same location and
connect them over a high-performance LAN.
Do not use a WAN to connect replicated View Connection Server instances.
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Even a high-performance WAN with low average latency and high throughput might have periods when the
network cannot deliver the performance characteristics that are needed for View Connection Server instances
to maintain consistency.
If the View LDAP configurations on View Connection Server instances become inconsistent, users might not
be able to access their desktops. A user might be denied access when connecting to a View Connection Server
instance with an out-of-date configuration.
View Administrator Requirements
Administrators use View Administrator to configure View Connection Server, deploy and manage desktops,
control user authentication, initiate and examine system events, and carry out analytical activities. Client
systems that run View Administrator must meet certain requirements.
View Administrator is a Web-based application that is installed when you install View Connection Server. You
can access and use View Administrator with the following Web browsers:
nInternet Explorer 7
nInternet Explorer 8
nFirefox 3.0
nFirefox 3.5
To use View Administrator with your Web browser, you must install Adobe Flash Player 10. Your client system
must have access to the internet to allow Adobe Flash Player to be installed.
To display text properly, View Administrator requires Microsoft-specific fonts. If your Web browser runs on
a non-Windows operating system such as Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS, make sure that Microsoft-specific fonts are
installed on your computer.
Currently, the Microsoft Web site does not distribute Microsoft fonts, but you can download them from
independent Web sites.
View Composer Requirements
View Manager uses View Composer to deploy multiple linked-clone desktops from a single centralized base
image. View Composer has specific installation and storage requirements.
nSupported Operating Systems for View Composer on page 10
View Composer supports 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations.
You must install View Composer on the same physical computer or virtual machine as vCenter Server.
nDatabase Requirements for View Composer on page 10
View Composer requires an SQL database to store data. The View Composer database must reside on,
or be available to, the vCenter Server computer.
nVirtualization Software Requirements for View Composer Features on page 11
You must create linked-clone virtual machines on hosts that run ESX/ESXi 4 or later, and you must
configure linked-clone pools in vSphere mode, to take advantage of several View Composer and vSphere
features.
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Supported Operating Systems for View Composer
View Composer supports 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. You
must install View Composer on the same physical computer or virtual machine as vCenter Server.
64-Bit Operating Systems
Table 1-3 lists the 64-bit operating systems supported for View Composer. Standard and Enterprise editions
are supported.
Table 1-3. 64-Bit Operating System Support for View Composer
vCenter Server Version Operating System Service Pack
4.1 Windows Server 2008 R2 N/A
4.1 Windows Server 2008 SP2
4.1 Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
4.1 Windows Server 2003 SP2
4.0 Update 2 Windows Server 2008 SP2
32-Bit Operating Systems
Table 1-4 lists the 32-bit operating systems supported for View Composer. Standard and Enterprise editions
are supported.
Table 1-4. 32-Bit Operating System Support for View Composer
vCenter Server Version Operating System Service Pack
4.0 Update 2 Windows Server 2003 SP2
2.5 Update 6 Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
2.5 Update 6 Windows Server 2003 SP2
Database Requirements for View Composer
View Composer requires an SQL database to store data. The View Composer database must reside on, or be
available to, the vCenter Server computer.
If a database server already exists for vCenter Server, View Composer can use that existing database server if
it is a version listed in Table 1-5. For example, View Composer can use the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
instance provided with vCenter Server. If a database server does not already exist, you must install one.
View Composer supports a subset of the database servers that vCenter Server supports. If you are already
using vCenter Server with a database server that is not supported by View Composer, continue to use that
database server for vCenter Server and install a separate database server to use for View Composer and View
Manager database events.
IMPORTANT If you create the View Composer database on the same SQL Server instance as vCenter Server, do
not overwrite the vCenter Server database.
Table 1-5 lists the supported database servers and versions. For a complete list of database versions supported
with vCenter Server, see the VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation
Web site.
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