VMware VIEW COMPOSER 2.5 Guía de instalación

VMware View Installation GuideView 4.5View Manager 4.5View Composer 2.5This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subse

Supported Operating Systems for View ComposerView Composer supports 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. Yo

Table 9-1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Client (Continued)MSI Property Description Default ValueDESKTOP_SHORTCUT Configures a desktop

IndexAActive Directoryconfiguring domains and trust relationships 23preparing for smart card authentication 26preparing for use with View 23Active

keyfile property 80keypass property 80keytool utilityadding to the system path 76creating a CSR 78generating a keystore file 77kiosk mode, Active

increasing ephemeral ports 60increasing the JVM heap size 64increasing the TCB hash table size 63smart card authenticationActive Directory preparat

installer file 34operating system requirements 10overview 29requirements overview 9virtualization software requirements 11View Connection Server

Table 1-5. Supported Database Servers for View ComposerDatabase vCenter Server 4.1 vCenter Server 4.0 U2 VC Server 2.5 U6Microsoft SQLServer 2000 SP4

nSupported Operating Systems for View Transfer Server on page 12You must install View Transfer Server on a supported operating system with the require

Storage Requirements for View Transfer ServerView Transfer Server transfers static content to and from the Transfer Server repository and dynamic cont

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System Requirements for ClientComponents 2Systems running View client components must meet certain hardware and software requirements.View Client uses

Table 2-1. View Agent Operating System Support (Continued)Guest Operating System Version Edition Service PackWindows 2003 R2 Terminal Server 32-bit S

Table 2-3. Processor RequirementsClient Computer Requirement DescriptionPC Standard x86 or x86 64-compatibleNumber of CPUs Multiprocessor systems are

DisplayA 32-bit display adapter is recommended. 3D benchmarks, such as 3DMark '06, might not render correctly orat all when running Windows Vista

VMware View with PCoIPPCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment, includingapplications, images

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Recommended Guest Operating System SettingsRecommended guest operating system settings include the following settings:nFor Windows XP desktops: 768MB

HP RGS has the following limitations:nConnections to virtual machines are not supported.nVista desktops are not supported.nTunnel connections are not

View supports smart cards and smart card readers that use a PKCS#11 or Microsoft CryptoAPI provider. Youcan optionally install the ActivIdentity Activ

Preparing Active Directory 3View uses your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure for user authentication and management.You must perform

Trust Relationships and Domain FilteringTo determine which domains it can access, a View Connection Server instance traverses trust relationshipsbegin

You must give the user account privileges to perform certain operations in vCenter Server. If you use ViewComposer, you must give the user account add

Procedure1 On your Active Directory server, select Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users andComputers.2 Right-click your domain

Add UPNs for Smart Card UsersBecause smart card logins rely on user principal names (UPNs), the Active Directory accounts of users thatuse smart cards

Add the Root Certificate to the Enterprise NTAuth StoreIf you use a CA to issue smart card login or domain controller certificates, you must add the r

Installing View Composer 4To use View Composer, you create a View Composer database, install the View Composer service on thevCenter Server computer,

ContentsAbout This Book 5 1System Requirements for Server Components 7View Connection Server Requirements 7View Administrator Requirements 9View Compo

nCreate an Oracle 11g or 10g Database for View Composer on page 32View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 11g or 10g dat

Add an ODBC Data Source to SQL ServerAfter you add a View Composer database to SQL Server, you must configure an ODBC connection to the newdatabase to

Create an Oracle 11g or 10g Database for View ComposerView Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 11g or 10g database. You c

PrerequisitesComplete the steps described in “Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 11g or 10g,” on page 32.Procedure1 On the vCenter Server computer

8 On the Summary page, review the options and click OK.The configuration tool creates the database.9 Set passwords for the SYS and SYSTEM administrato

nIn vCenter Server, create a resource pool on the ESX host or cluster on which you want to store linked-clone desktops.nIf Windows firewall is running

Configuring Your Infrastructure for View ComposerYou can take advantage of features in vSphere, vCenter Server, Active Directory, and other components

Installing View Connection Server 5To use View Connection Server, you install the software on supported computers, configure the requiredcomponents, a

You must join the View Connection Server host to an Active Directory domain. View Connection Serversupports the following versions of Active Directory

5 Select the View Standard Server installation option.6 Accept the Microsoft Software Supplemental License Agreement for Microsoft Active DirectoryApp

6Installing View Transfer Server 67Install View Transfer Server 67Add View Transfer Server to View Manager 69Configure the Transfer Server Repository

nVerify that the Windows computer on which you install View Connection Server has version 2.0 or laterof the MSI runtime engine. For details, see the

Firewall Rules for View Connection ServerCertain incoming TCP ports must be opened on the firewall for View Connection Server instances and securityse

nPrepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View ConnectionServer,” on page 37.nFamiliarize yourself with the

Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server SilentlyYou can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) t

Silent Installation Properties for a Replicated Instance of View Connection ServerYou can include specific properties when you silently install a repl

4 Type the password in the Pairing password and Confirm password text boxes and specify a passwordtimeout value.You must use the password within the s

5 Select the View Security Server installation option.6 Type the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the View Connection Server instance to p

nPrepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View ConnectionServer,” on page 37.nVerify that the View Connectio

Silent Installation Properties for a Security ServerYou can include specific properties when you silently install a security server from the command l

Table 5-5. Command-Line Options for a View Component's Bootstrap ProgramOption Description/sDisables the bootstrap splash screen and extraction

About This BookThe VMWare View Installation Guide explains how to install the VMware® View server and client components.Intended AudienceThis book is

Table 5-6. MSI Command-Line Options and MSI Properties (Continued)MSI Option or Property DescriptionADDLOCALDetermines the component-specific feature

Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View ComposerTo use vCenter Server with View Manager, you must configure a user account with permissi

Procedure1 In vCenter Server, prepare a role with the required privileges for the user.nYou can use the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Serve

View Manager Privileges Required for the vCenter Server UserThe vCenter Server user must have sufficient privileges to enable View Manager to operate

Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server UserTo manage desktops that are used in local mode, the vCenter Server user must have privileges

Procedure1 Open your Web browser and enter the following URL, where server is the host name or IP address of theView Connection Server instance.https:

Procedure1 In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.2 In the vCenter Servers panel, click Add.3 In the server address text box, ty

PrerequisitesnYour Active Directory administrator must create a domain user with permission to add and remove virtualmachines from the Active Director

When the tunnel connection is disabled, View desktop sessions are established directly between the clientsystem and the View desktop virtual machine,

Procedure1 In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.2 In the View Connection Servers panel, select a View Connection Server instan

Services provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage yourvirtual environment. To access information about education classes,certifi

Ephemeral PortsView Manager uses ephemeral ports to establish TCP connections between View Connection Server and theView desktops that it administers.

PrerequisitesCalculate the number of ephemeral ports to configure on the Windows Server computer. See “Calculate theNumber of Ephemeral Ports,” on pag

WhereclientsProjected number of concurrent client connectionsserversNumber of View Connection Server instances in the replicated groupdesktopsNumber o

What to do nextUse the “Worksheets for Calculating Ephemeral Ports and TCB Hash Table Size,” on page 63 to fill in valuesfor your deployment.Increase

Table 5-16. TCB Hash Table Size for Security ServersHash Table Size for Security Servers Fill in Your Site's Value( (5 x clients) / security ser

Procedure1 On the Windows Server computer, start the Windows Registry Editor.a Select Start > Command Prompt.b At the command prompt, type regedit.

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Installing View Transfer Server 6View Transfer Server transfers data between local desktops and the datacenter during check in, check out, andreplicat

PrerequisitesnVerify that you have local administrator privileges on the Windows Server on which you will install ViewTransfer Server.nVerify that you

Add View Transfer Server to View ManagerView Transfer Server works with View Connection Server to transfer files and data between local desktopsand th

System Requirements for ServerComponents 1Hosts that run VMware View server components must meet specific hardware and software requirements.This chap

Configure the Transfer Server RepositoryThe Transfer Server repository stores View Composer base images for linked-clone desktops that run in localmod

5 In the General panel on the Transfer Server repository page, click Edit.6 Type the Transfer Server repository location and other information.Option

Procedure1 Log in to the Windows Server computer and click Start > Run.2 Type gpedit.msc and click OK.3 In the Group Policy Object Editor, click Lo

Procedure1 Download the VMware View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Se

Table 6-2. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Transfer Server (Continued)MSI Property Description Default ValueSERVERNAME The host name of t

Configuring Certificate Authentication 7You can configure certificate authentication for View Connection Server instances, security servers, and ViewT

When you replace the default certificate with your own certificate, clients use the public key contained in yourcertificate to encrypt the data that t

6 Select Export the current certificate to a .pfx file and click Next.7 Specify a filename for the certificate file and click Next.8 Type and confirm

Procedure1 Open a command prompt and use keytool to generate a keystore file.For example: keytool -genkey -keyalg "RSA" -keystore keys.p12 -

After conducting some checks on your company, the CA signs your request, encrypts it with a private key,and sends you a validated certificate.What to

Table 1-1. View Connection Server Hardware Requirements (Continued)Hardware Component Required RecommendedMemoryWindows Server 2008 64-bit4GB RAM or

Procedure1 Copy the text file that contains your certificate to the directory that contains your keystore file and saveit as certificate.p7.For exampl

Procedure1 Copy the keystore file that contains your certificate to the SSL gateway configuration directory on theView Connection Server or security s

8 Restart the View Transfer Server service to make your changes take effect.9 Verify that the certificate is configured correctly by using your Web br

4 To configure SSL for transfers of View Composer base-image files from the Transfer Server repository toclient computers that host local desktops, se

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Creating an Event Database 8You create an event database to record information about View Manager events. If you do not configure anevent database, yo

Procedure1 Add a new database to the server and give it a descriptive name such as ViewEvents.2 Add a user for this database that has permission to cr

PrerequisitesYou need the following information to configure an event database:nThe DNS name or IP address of the database server.nThe type of databas

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Installing and Starting View Client 9You can obtain the View Client installer either from the VMware Web site or from View Portal, a Web accesspage pr

Even a high-performance WAN with low average latency and high throughput might have periods when thenetwork cannot deliver the performance characteris

nIf you plan to install View Client with Local Mode, verify that none of the following products is installed:VMware View Client, VMware Player, VMware

PrerequisitesnVerify that View Client or View Client with Local Mode is installed on the client device.nIf you plan to use View Client with Local Mode

If authentication to View Connection Server fails or if View Client cannot connect to a desktop, perform thefollowing tasks:nVerify that the View Clie

nIf you plan to install View Client with Local Mode, verify that none of the following products is installed:VMware View Client, VMware Player, VMware

3 Double-click the .dmg file to open it and click Agree.The contents of the disk image appear in a VMware View Client Finder window.4 Open a new Finde

3 (Optional) Choose options for how you connect to the selected server.Option DescriptionPortSpecify the port number, or leave blank to use the defaul

nVerify that the user is entitled to access this desktop. See the VMware View Administrator's Guide.nVerify that the client computer allows remot

Using USB PrintersIn a View environment, virtual printers and redirected USB printers can work together without conflict.A USB printer is a printer th

Install View Client SilentlyYou can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install View Client orView Client

Procedure1 On the client system, download the View Client installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/.Select the ap