VMware View View 3.1 Quick Start

Brand: VMware View

Model: View 3.1

Category: Software

Type: Quick Start

VMware View 3.1 provides a seamless and secure virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution, enabling you to access and manage your virtual desktops and applications from any device, anywhere, at any time. With View 3.1, you can:

Work from anywhere: Access your virtual desktops and applications from any location with an internet connection, using a variety of client devices including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Boost productivity: Enhance your productivity with a consistent and personalized workspace that follows you across devices, allowing you to pick up where you left off seamlessly.

Work from anywhere: Access your virtual desktops and applications from any location with an internet connection, using a variety of client devices including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Boost productivity: Enhance your productivity with a consistent and personalized workspace that follows you across devices, allowing you to pick up where you left off seamlessly.

Technical Note

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Getting Started with VMware View

ThisguideprovidesanoverviewofhowtoinstallViewManagercomponentsandprovisionvirtualdesktops.

AdditionalViewManagerdocumentationisavailableat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html

Prerequisites

IfyouarenotfamiliarwithViewManager,see“ViewComponentReference”onpage 12forabriefdescription

oftheViewManagercomponentsyouwillinstall.

ReviewtheSystemRequirementssectionoftheViewManagerAdministrationGuidefordetailedinformation

abouttherequirementstoinstallandconfigureViewManager,includingthe

supportedoperatingsystemsfor

eachcomponent.

ThefollowingareprerequisitestoinstallingViewManager:

 ObtainavalidlicensekeyforViewManager.

IfyouwanttouseViewComposerorViewClientwithOfflineDesktop,makesurethatyouhavealicense

forthefeaturesyouwanttouse.

 InstallandconfigureVMwareInfrastructure 3.0.2(supported)orVMwareInfrastructure 3.5

(recommended).

VirtualCenter2.5Update3orUpdate4isrequiredtousetheViewComposerorOffline Desktopfeatures.

ToupgradeVMwareInfrastructure,followtheinstructionsintheVMware VirtualCenterUpgradeGuide.

 InstallMicrosoftSyspreptoolsonyourVirtualCenterserverifyouwanttoapplycustomization

specificationstostandard(ratherthanViewComposerlinkedclone)desktoppools.

 ViewManagerusesyourexistingActiveDirectoryinfrastructureforuserauthenticationand

management.ThefollowingversionsofActiveDirectoryaresupported:

 Windows2000ActiveDirectory

 Windows2003ActiveDirectory

(Optional) Install View Composer on the VirtualCenter Server

ViewComposerprovidesaversatileandhighlystorage‐efficientalternativetocreatingandmanagingmany

standalonevirtualmachines.WithViewComposerlinkedclonetechnology,youcanrapidlycloneanddeploy

multipledesktopsfromasinglecentralizedbaseimage.Subsequentchangestothisimagecanbe

automaticallyproliferatedamongalldesktopsin

alinkedclonepool.Afterthedesktopsarecreated,they

remainindirectlylinkedtoasnapshotresidingontheParentVM.

Ifyoudonot wanttouseViewComposer,youcanskipthissection.

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ViewComposerissupportedonthefollowing32‐bitplatforms:

 WindowsServer2003ServicePack1

 WindowsXPProfessionalServicePack2

TostoreViewComposerdata,aSQLdatabaseservermustberesidenton,oravailableto,theVirtualCenter

server.MicrosoftSQLServer,Oracle9i,andOracle10garesupported.ViewComposercanuseanexisting

databaseserver,forexample,theMicrosoftSQLServer2005Express

instanceprovidedwithVirtualCenterby

default.IfyouareinstallingonthesameSQLServerinstanceasVirtualCenter,donotoverwritethe

VirtualCenterdatabase.Fordetaileddatabaserequirements,seetheSystemRequirementssectionofthe

View ManagerAdministrationGuide.

TouseViewComposer,youmustinstalltheViewComposerservice(VMware-viewcomposer-xxxxxx.exe,



wherexxxxxxisthebuildnumberofthefile)onyourVirtualCenterserver,andconfigureittouseadata

sourcethatisdedicatedtothestorageoflinkedclones.FordetailedinformationaboutViewComposer

installationanddatabaseconfiguration,seetheView ComposerchapteroftheViewManagerAdministration

Guide.

Install View Connection Server on a Dedicated Server

ViewConnectionServeractsasabrokerforclientconnectionsbyauthenticatingandthendirectingincoming

remotedesktopuserrequeststotheappropriatevirtualdesktop,physicaldesktop,orterminalserver.

YoumustrunViewConnectionServerona32‐bitor64‐bitdedicatedphysicalorvirtualserver.Fordetailed

information

aboutthehardware,operatingsystem,andActiveDirectoryrequirementsforViewConnection

Server,seetheSystemRequirementssectionoftheViewManagerAdministrationGuide.

AstandardserverdeploymentcreatesasinglestandaloneViewConnectionServer.Thisservercanlater

becomethefirstserverinstancewithinareplicatedViewConnectionServer

group.DonotrunViewManager

3.1asareplicaofearlierViewManagerreleases.

To install a standard server

1RunthefollowingexecutableonthesystemthatwillhostViewConnectionServer,wherexxxxxxisthe

buildnumberofthefile:

VMware-viewconnectionserver-xxxxxx.exe

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

3AccepttheVMwarelicenseterms

andclickNext.

4AcceptorchangethedestinationfolderandclickNext.

5 SelecttheStandarddeploymentoptionandclickNext.

6ClickInstall.

7ClickFinish.

Perform Initial Configuration with View Administrator

UseViewAdministrator,theWeb‐basedadministrativecomponentofViewManager,toperform

View ConnectionServerconfiguration.FordetailedinformationabouttheoperatingsystemandWebbrowser

requirementsforViewAdministrator,seetheSystemRequirementssectionoftheViewManagerAdministration

Guide.

AfteryouinstallViewConnectionServer,logintoViewAdministratortoperforminitialconfigurationtasks.

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To log in to View Administrator

1OpenaWebbrowsersupportedbyViewAdministratorandenterthefollowingURL,where<server>is

thehostnameorIPaddressoftheViewConnectionServerinstance:

https://<server>/admin

ViewAdministratorisaccessedusingasecure(SSL)connection.Thefirsttimeyouconnect,yourWeb

browsermightpresentyouwithanintermediary

pagethatwarnsyouthatthesecuritycertificate

associatedwiththeaddressisnotissuedbyatrustedcertificateauthority.Thisresponseisexpected

behavior,becausethedefaultrootcertificatesuppliedwithViewConnectionServerisself‐signed.

2ClickIgnoretocontinueusingthecurrentSSLcertificate.

3Loginusingthe

appropriatecredentials.

Initially,alldomainusersthataremembersofthelocaladministratorsgroupontheViewConnection

ServersystemareallowedtologintoViewAdministrator.YoucanuseViewAdministrator

(Configuration>Administrators)tochangethelistofViewManageradministratorslater.

Install the License Key

Thefirsttimeyoulogin,ViewAdministratordisplaystheConfigurationview.IftheConfigurationviewisnot

displayed,clicktheConfigurationbuttonatthetopofthewindow.

Afteryouinstalllicensekey,theDesktopviewisdisplayedwhenyoulogin.

To install the license key

1FromtheConfigurationtab,clickProductLicensingand

Usageintheleftnavigationpane.

2IntheProductLicensingtable,clickEditLicenseandentertheViewManagerlicensekey.

3ClickOK.

4Verifythelicenseexpirationdate.

Add the VirtualCenter Server

Afteryouinstallthelicencekey,youmustconfiguretheVirtualCenterservertousewithViewManager.

To add a VirtualCenter server entry in View Administrator

1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickConfigurationtodisplaythe Configurationview.

2UnderVirtualCenterServers,clickAdd,andcompletethedetailsfortheVirtualCenterserver.

aEnterthefullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN)orIPaddress

oftheVirtualCenterserveryouwant

ViewManagertocommunicatewithintheServeraddresstextbox.

TheFQDNincludesthehostnameandthedomainname.Forexample,intheFQDN

myserverhost.companydomain.com,myserverhostisthehostname,andcompanydomain.comis

thedomain.

bEnterthenameofanadministrativeuser

intheUsernametextbox.

TouseVirtualCenterwithViewManager,administrativeusersmusthavepermissiontocarryout

certainoperationsinVirtualCenter.Thesepermissionsaregrantedbycreatingandassigning

VirtualCenterrolestoaViewManageruserfromwithinVirtualCenter.VirtualCenteradministrative

usershavealltherequisitepermissionsenabled

bydefault.

cEnterthepasswordthatcorrespondstotheadministrativeuserinthePasswordtextbox.

d (Optional)EnteradescriptionforthisVirtualCenterserverintheDescriptiontextbox.

eIfyouwanttoconnecttotheVirtualCenterserverusingasecurechannel(SSL),makesurethat

ConnectusingSSLisselected.This

isthedefaultsetting.

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fEntertheTCPportnumberinthePorttextbox.

Thedefaultis443.

IfyouarenotusingViewComposer,skiptoStep 8.

3ClickCheckforViewComposerCompatibilitytoverifythattheView Composerserviceisrunningon

theVirtualCenterserver.

Ifthecheckissuccessful,theViewComposerSettings

propertygroupappears.

4MakesurethatEnableViewComposerisselectedandthattheportnumbercorrespondstotheport

specifiedduringtheinstallationoftheView ComposerserviceontheVirtualCenterserver.

5ClickAddtoentertherequireddetailsintheAddQuickPrepDomaindialogbox.

EntertheFQDNoftheActive

Directorydomain(forexample,domain.com),theusernameincludingthe

FQDN(forexample,domain.com\admin),andthepasswordforthespecifieduser.

Thecredentialsprovidedmustrepresentadomainaccount,createdbyyourActiveDirectory

administrator,thathaspermissiontoaddandremovemachineaccountsfromthespecifiedactive

directorycontainer.

ViewComposerusestheaddeddomainsandassociatedusercredentialstojoin

linkedclonestoadomain.

6ClickAdd.

7ClickOK.

TheViewComposeruserisaddedtotheQuickPrepdomainslist.

8ClickOKtoclosetheVirtualCentersettingsdialogbox.

(Optional) Configure an External URL for View Connection Server

TheexternalURListheURLthatViewConnectionServer(orasecurityserver)returnstoViewClientsothat

itcanestablishaconnection.YoumighthavetosettheexternalURLtoprovideanalternateDNSnameorIP

addressthatcanberesolvedfromclientsystems.

To set the external URL on a standard or replica server

1Fromthe

Configurationtab,clickServersintheleftnavigationpane.

2UnderViewServers,selectaViewConnectionServerentryandclickEdit.

3EnteraURLintheExternalURLfield.

Youmustincludetheprotocol,address,andportnumber.Forexample:

https://view.example.com:443

4ClickOK.

Create and Prepare the Guest System

Theguestsystemofthevirtualmachine,whichyoucreateinVirtualCenter,providesthebasisforvirtual

desktopdeployment.Toprepareaguestsystemfordeployment,performthefollowingtasks:

 Installtheguestoperatingsystem.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Infrastructure).

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

 Installantivirussoftware.

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

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 Installanyrequiredsmartcard(suchasCommonAccessCard)drivers.

 Configurenetworkproxysettings.

 Configure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.

 If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.

 ConfigurethefirewalltoallowRemoteDesktopconnections.

 Makesurethatyouhaveadministrativerightstotheguestsystem.

 (Optional)Configureusercustomizationscripts.

 (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.

4 Selectyourcustomsetupoptions.YoumustinstalltheViewManagerComposerAgentifyouwantto

deployViewComposerlinkedclonedesktops.Youcanalsoselectordeselectthefollowingfeatures:

 InstalltheViewSecureAuthenticationcomponentifyouwanttoenablesinglesignon(SSO).If

enabled,whenuserslogintoViewClienttheyarenotadditionallypromptedtore‐entertheir

authenticationinformationtologintotheirvirtualdesktops.

 InstalltheUSBRedirectioncomponentifvirtualdesktopusersneedtoaccesslocallyconnectedUSB

deviceswiththeirvirtualdesktops.(Windows2000doesnotsupportUSBredirection.)

 InstalltheVirtualPrintingcomponentifyouwanttoenableuserstoprinttoanyprinteravailableto

theirclientsystemswithoutfirstinstallingadditionaldriversontheirvirtualdesktops.

5AcceptorchangethedestinationfolderandclickNext.

6ClickInstalltobegintheinstallationprocess.

7Aftertheprocessiscomplete,clickFinish.

CAUTIONYoumustinstallViewAgentafterallotherthird‐partyapplicationsareinstalled.Afteryouinstall

ViewAgent,youmustuninstallitbeforeinstallingadditionalthird‐partyapplications.Ifyouinstallother

third‐partyapplicationsafterinstallingView Agent,andthenuninstallViewAgent,certainregistryentriesfor

theotherthird‐

partyapplicationsmightbelost.Applicationsknowntobeaffectedbytheinstallationorder

includeMicrosoftAppV,vmSightConnectorID,andCitrixPresenter.

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(Optional) Create a Virtual Machine Customization Specification

Customizationspecificationscanexpediteautomateddesktoppooldeploymentsbyprovidingconfiguration

informationforgeneralproperties,suchaslicensing,domainattachment,andDHCPsettings.

To create a customization specification

1InVirtualCenter,clickEdit>CustomizationSpecifications.

2ClickNewtocreateanewcustomizationspecification.

3MakesurethatWindowsisselectedintheTargetVirtualMachineOSdrop‐

downmenu,provideaname

andan(optional)descriptionforthecustomizationspecification,andclickNext.

4EntertheNameandOrganizationtoassociatewiththedesktopsthatyouwillcreateintheautomated

desktoppool,andclickNext.

5 SelectoneofthefollowingoptionsandclickNext.

 Usethevirtualmachinenameifyouwantthedesktopsinthepooltoderivetheirnamesfromthe

nameassignedtoeachdesktopvirtualmachineduringdeploymentfromViewManager.Thisisthe

recommendedoption.

 Useaspecificnameifyouwantthedesktopsinthepooltoderivetheirnamesfromapredefined

label.Ifyouselectthisoption,alsoselectAppendanumericvaluetoensureuniqueness.

6EnterthelicensenumberforthevirtualdesktopoperatingsystemintheProductIDfield,specifywhether



thisisasingleormultipleseatlicense,andclickNext.

7EnterandconfirmthelocaladministratorpasswordandclickNext.

8 Selectthelocaltimezonefromthedrop‐downmenuandclickNext.

9 (Optional)Provideoneormorecommandpromptinstructionstobeexecutedthefirsttimeauser

connects.

aEnteracommandinthefieldprovidedandclickAdd.

bRepeatforeachcommandandclickNextwhenyouhavefinished.

10 SelectthesettingforyournetworkinterfaceandclickNext.

TherecommendedselectionisTypicalsettings.

11 Specifyhowthedesktopsderivedfromthistemplatewillparticipateinyournetwork.

Ifyouwanttoautomaticallyadddeployeddesktopstoadomain,selectWindowsServerDomainand

enterthedomainname.Intheusername,password,andpasswordconfirmationfields,enterthe

credentialsforauserthathastherequisitepermissionstoaddsystemstothisdomain.

12 MakesurethatGenerate

NewSecurityID(SID)isselectedandclickNext.

TheReadytoCompletepageappears.

YoucanclickBacktomodifyanypreviouspage.

13 ClickFinishtosavetheguestcustomizationspecification.

Thecustomizationmighttakeseveralminutestocomplete.Whencompleted,makesurethatthenewvirtual

machineisjoined

toyourActiveDirectorydomain.

YoucannowassigntheguestcustomizationspecificationtoaViewManagerautomateddesktoppoolwhen

youprovisionvirtualdesktops.

Create a Virtual Machine Template for Standard Virtual Desktops

Afteryouinstallandconfiguretheguestsystem,convertthevirtualmachinetoatemplate.Youcanthenuse

thetemplateasadesktopsourceforautomateddesktoppools.

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ViewComposerlinkedclonevirtualdesktopsuseasnapshotinsteadofavirtualmachinetemplateasabase

image.Thisdeploymentoptionisdescribedin“(Optional)DeployaViewComposerVirtualDesktopPool”

onpage 8.

To create a virtual machine template in VirtualCenter

1Poweroffthevirtualmachine.

2Right‐clickthepreviouslyconfiguredguestsystemandselectoneof

thefollowingoptions:

 ClonetoTemplate—selectthisoptionifyouwanttousetheselectedguestsystemasthebasisfora

newtemplatewithoutalteringthevirtualmachineitself.Ifyouselectthisoptionyouarepresented

withasetupwizardthatasksyoutoprovidethenameofthetemplate,environmental

information

aboutwhereyouwantthetemplatetoreside,andthediskformattouse.

 ConverttoTemplate—selectthisoptionifyouwanttochangetheguestsystemintoatemplate.This

processisinstant.

Deploy a Virtual Desktop or Desktop Pool

ViewManagerprovidesflexibilityinhowadesktopiscreated,entitled,delivered,andused.ViewManager

supportsthefollowingdesktopdeliverymodels:

 IndividualDesktop—adesktopthatallowsasingle,preexistingback‐endsource.

 ManualPool—apoolofdesktopsourcesthatisnotprovisionedautomatically.Multipleusersare

mappedtomultipledesktops.However,onlyoneuserisactiveonadesktopatatime.

 AutomatedPool—apoolthatcontainsoneormoredynamicallygenerateddesktopsthatare

automaticallycreatedandcustomizedbyViewManagerfromaVirtualCentervirtualmachinetemplate.

 TerminalServerPool—apoolofterminalserverdesktopsourcesservedbyoneormoreterminalservers.

Aterminalserverdesktopsourcecandelivermultipledesktops.

Thissectiondescribeshowtodeployanautomateddesktoppool.Automateddesktoppoolscontainoneor

moredynamicallygenerateddesktopsthatareautomaticallycreatedand

customizedbyViewManagerfrom

aVirtualCentervirtualmachinetemplate.

Ifyouwanttodeployalinkedclonedesktoppool,see“(Optional)DeployaViewComposerVirtualDesktop

Pool”onpage 8.

TherequirementsandinstructionsforcreatingothertypesofdesktopsaredescribedintheDeployment

chapteroftheViewManagerAdministration

Guide.

To deploy an automated desktop pool

1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPools,andclicktheInventorytab.

2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,makesurethat theDesktopsandPoolstabisselectedandclick

Add.

3WhentheAddDesktopwizardappears,selectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclickNext.

4 Selectthe

typeofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.

 Persistent—Desktopsareallocatedstaticallytomakesurethatusersconnecttothesamesystemeach

timetheylogin.Desktopassignmenttakesplacethefirsttimeeachuserconnects.

 Non‐persistent—Desktopsareallocateddynamicallywhentheuserlogsinandarereturnedtothe

poolwhentheuserdisconnects.



5Fromthelistprovided,selecttheVirtualCenterservertobeusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.

6EntertheUniqueID,(optional)Displayname,and(optional)Description,andclickNext.

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TheuniqueIDisusedbyViewManagertoidentifythedesktoppoolandisthenamethattheusersees

whenloggingin.TheuniqueIDanddisplaynamecanbearbitrary,butifyoudonotspecifyadisplay

nametheuniqueIDisusedforboth.

7Configurethe

desktoppropertiesandclickNext.

IfyouareusingWindowsVistaasyourParentVM,youmustsetthepowerpolicytoEnsureVMis

alwayspoweredon.

8ConfigurethedesktopprovisioningpropertiesandclickNext.

9 Selectthetemplatetouseasthebaseimageforthedeploymentandclick

Next.

YouarepresentedonlywithtemplatesthatcontainadesktopoperatingsystemsupportedbyView

Manager.

10 SelectthefolderwhereyouwantthisdesktoppooltoresidewithinVirtualCenterandclickNext.

11 Selectahostoraclusteronwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktop

andclickNext.

12 SelectaresourcepoolinwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.

13 SelectoneormoredatastoresonwhichtostorethedesktoppoolandclickNext.

14 Fromthefollowingoptions,selecthowyouwouldlikethedesktopscreatedfromtheguestsystemtobe

customized,andclickNext.

 IfaVirtualCentercustomizationspecificationexists,youcanselectitfromtheUsethis

customizationspecificationlisttopreconfigurepropertiessuchaslicensing,domainattachment,

andDHCPsettings.

 Ifyouwanttomanuallyconfigurethedesktopsinthispoolaftertheyhavebeenprovisioned,orifno

customizationspecificationisdetected,selectNone ‐Customizationwillbedonemanually.

 Ifyouwantthevirtualmachinetoremainpoweredoff,selectDonotpoweronvirtualmachines

aftercreation.

15 (Optional)Whenasummaryoftheconfigurationsettingsforthisdeploymentappears,youcanclickBack

tomodifyanypreviouspage.

16 ClickFinishtodeploytheautomateddesktoppool.

Afterthedeployment

isinitiated,youcanmonitortheprogressoftheautomateddesktoppoolbyselecting

eithertheDesktopsandPoolsorDesktopSourcestabintheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane.

Afterdeploymentiscomplete,entitleusersorgroupstousethedesktoppoolasdescribedin“EntitleUsers

andGroups

toDesktopsandDesktopPools”onpage 10.

(Optional) Deploy a View Composer Virtual Desktop Pool

MakesureyouhaveconfiguredyourVirtualCenterserverforViewComposer,asdescribedin“A d d the

VirtualCenterServer”onpage 3.Beforeyoucancreateanewlinkedclonedesktoppool,youmustmakesure

thatViewManagerisabletocontactVirtualCenterandthattheViewComposerservicehasstarted.After

a

connectionisestablished,youcandeployanewViewComposerlinkedclonedesktoppool.

WhenyouuseViewComposer,linkedclonesarecreatedfromacentralizedbaseimage,calledaParentVM.

AfteryouhavecreatedtheguestsystemandinstalledViewAgent,youmusttakeasnapshot.The

ParentVM

mustbecompletelyshutdownbeforeyoutakethesnapshot.Thissnapshotisusedasthebaseline

configurationforthefirstsetoflinkedclonedesktopsanchoredtotheParentVM.

TheParentVMmustremaininastaticandunalteredstateduringthedeploymentprocess.

Fordetailedinformation

aboutViewComposerdeployment,seetheViewComposerchapterofthe

View ManagerAdministrationGuide.

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To deploy a linked clone desktop pool

1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPoolsandclicktheInventorytab.

2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,makesurethat theDesktopsandPoolstabisselectedandclick

Add.

3WhentheAddDesktopwizardappears,selectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclickNext.

4 Selectthetype

ofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.

 Persistent—Desktopsareallocatedstaticallytomakesurethatusersconnecttothesamesystemeach

timetheylogin.Desktopassignmenttakesplacethefirsttimeeachuserconnects.

 Non‐persistent—Desktopsareallocateddynamicallywhentheuserlogsinandarereturnedtothe

poolwhentheuserdisconnects.

5Fromthelistprovided,selecttheVirtualCenterservertobeusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.

6MakesurethatUselinkedclonetechnologytocreatedesktopsinthispool

isselectedandclickNext.

7EntertheUniqueID,(optional)Displayname,and(optional)Description,andclickNext.

TheuniqueIDisusedbyViewManagertoidentifythedesktoppoolandisthenamethattheusersees

whenloggingin.TheuniqueIDanddisplaynamecan

bearbitrary,butifyoudonotspecifyadisplay

nametheuniqueIDisusedforboth.

8ConfigurethedesktoppropertiesandclickNext.

IfyouareusingWindowsVistaasyourParentVM,youmustsetthepowerpolicytoEnsureVMis

alwayspoweredon.

9Configurethedesktop

provisioningpropertiesandclickNext.

10 SelecttheParentVMtobeusedasthebaseimageforthedeploymentandclickNext.

Youarepresentedonlywithvirtualmachinesthatcontainoneormoresnapshotsthatweretakenwhen

thevirtualmachinewaspowereddown.

11 Selectthesnapshotyoupreviouslycreated

ontheParentVMwhileinitsinactivestateandclickNext.

12 SelectthefolderwhereyouwantthisdesktoppooltoresidewithinVirtualCenterandclickNext.

13 SelectahostoraclusteronwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.

14 SelectaresourcepoolinwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.

15 (Optional)Configurehowuserdataisstoredbydesktops(inpersistentpoolsonly)andclickNext.

 Ifyouwantuserdatatobepreservedafterarefreshorrecompositionevent,selectRedirectuser

profiletoaseparatediskandspecifythemaximumsizeoftheuserdatadiskandassociateddrive.

Ifyouareusingmultipledatastores,youcanselectUsedifferentdatastoresforuserdatadisks

and

OSdisks.Thenyoucanselectwhichdatastoresareusedforwhichtypeofdataduringdatastore

selectioninStep 16.

DonotselectaletterthatcorrespondstoadrivethatisalreadypresentontheParentVM.

 Ifyoudonotwantuserdatatobe preservedafterarefreshorrecompositionevent,selectStoreuser

profileonthesamediskastheOS.Userdataisretaineduntiloneoftheseeventsareperformedby

theadministratororexecutedautomaticallybypolicy.

16 Selectoneormoredatastores

onwhichtostorethedesktoppoolandclickNext.

 IfyouarecreatingapersistentpoolandyouselectedUsedifferentdatastoresforuserdatadisks

andOSdisksinStep 15,youcanclickthedown‐arrowintheUse Forcolumntospecifyhowthe

storagespaceforthecorrespondingdatastoreisused.YoucanselectOSDataor

UserData.

Youmustallocatesufficientspaceforboththeoperatingsystemanduserdatatoproceed.

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 TheStorageOvercommitcolumnentrydetermineshowaggressivelythesystemassignsnewvirtual

machinestothefreespaceavailableonadatastore.Asthelevelincreases,lessspaceisreservedfor

individualvirtualmachinegrowthbutmorevirtualmachinesfitonthedatastore.Clicktheentryto

modifytheovercommitlevel

foreachdatastore.

 TheMinRecommended,Storageat50%provision,andStorageat100%provisionvaluesare

providedonlyasguidelines.Theactualrequirementsforthepoolvarybasedonclientusage

patterns,applicationworkload,pooltype,andsoforth.

Ifyoudonothavesufficientspaceavailable,youmustaddfreespace

byselectinganadditionaldatastore.

Forclusters,onlyshareddatastoresaresupported.Everyhostintheclustermustbeconnectedtothe

datastoretobeshown.

17 Tojoinlinkedclonedesktopstoadomain,ViewManagerrequiresdomainadministratorcredentialsfor

thetargetdomain.EnterthecredentialsandclickNext.

 SelectthedomainnameandusernameentryfromtheQuickPrepdomaindrop‐downmenu.

YouspecifythesecredentialswhenyouaddoredityourVirtualCenterserversettingsinthe

procedure“A d d theVirtualCenterServer”onpage 3.ThesesettingsarenotvalidatedbyView

Composer.

 Ifyouwantascripttorunonthedesktopsbeforetheyarepoweredoff,enterthepathtoascripton

theParentVMinthePower‐offscriptfield.

 Ifyouwantascripttorunondesktopsaftertheyarecreated,recomposed,orrefreshed,enterthepath

toascriptontheParentVMinthePostSynchronizationscriptfield.

 EntertheActiveDirectorycontainerrelativedistinguishedname(forexample,CN=Computers).

18 (Optional)Whenyouarepresentedwithasummaryoftheconfigurationsettingsforthisdeployment,

youcanclickBacktomodifyanypreviouspage.

19 ClickFinishtodeploythelinkedclonedesktoppool.

Afterdeploymentisinitiated,youcanmonitor

theprogressofthelinkedclonedesktoppoolbyselectingeither

theDesktopsandPoolsorDesktopSourcestabintheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane.

Afterdeploymentiscomplete,entitleusersorgroupstousethedesktoppoolasdescribedin“EntitleUsers

andGroupstoDesktopsandDesktop

Pools.”

Entitle Users and Groups to Desktops and Desktop Pools

Afteradesktopordesktoppooliscreated,youcanentitleActiveDirectoryusersandgroupstoaccessit.

To entitle a desktop to an Active Directory user or group

1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPools,andclicktheInventorytab.

2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,selectthedesktoporpoolyouwanttoentitleand

click

Entitlements.

Theusersandgroupsthatcanusethisdesktoporpoolarelisted.

3ClickAdd.

Theuserandgroupentitlementdialogboxappears.Fromhereyoucanview,searchon,andfilterall

ActiveDirectoryuserswithinthedomainforest.

4FortheType,selectUsers,Groups,or

both.

5FromtheDomaindrop‐downmenu,selectthedomainthatcontainstheusersorgroupsyouwantto

entitle,orselectEntireDirectorytosearchacrosstheentireActiveDirectorydomainforest.

Youcansearchbynameordescription.Ifyouwanttoviewalistofallusersin

thedomain,leavetheName

andDescriptionfieldsblank.

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6ClickFindtoexecutethesearch.

7Fromthetable,selecttheuserorgrouptoenabletousethisdesktoporpoolandclickOK.

Youarereturnedtothelistingofentitledusersandgroups,whichnowcontainstheuserorgroupthat

youadded.

8ClickOKtofinish.

Install and Run View Client

Onaclientmachine,installViewClienttoenableend‐userstoremotelyaccessdesktops.

To install View Client

1RuntheViewClientexecutableonthesystemthatwillhosttheclient,wherexxxxxxisthebuildnumber

ofthefile:

VMware-viewclient-xxxxxx.exe

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

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

4 Selectyourcustomsetupoptions.

IfusersdonotneedtoaccesslocallyconnectedUSBdevicesfromtheirdesktops,deselecttheUSB

Redirectioncomponent.

5AcceptorchangethedestinationfolderandclickNext.

6 (Optional)Enter

theFQDNorIPaddressoftheservertowhichtheclientwillconnectandclickNext.

7ConfigureshortcutsforViewClientandclickNext.

8IfyouwanttolaunchViewClientwheninstallationiscompleted,selectthecheckbox.

9ClickInstall>Finish.

To start View Client

1IfViewClientdoesnotstart

automaticallyafterinstallation,clickStart>Programs>VMware>

VMware ViewClient.

2IntheConnectionServerdrop‐downmenu,enterthehostnameorIPaddressofaViewConnection

ServerandclickConnect.

3Enterthenameandpasswordforanentitleduser,selectthedomain,andclickLogin.

4 Select

adesktopfromthelistprovidedandclickConnect.

ViewClientattemptstoconnecttothespecifieddesktop.

Afteryouareconnected,theclientwindowappears.

(Optional) Next Steps

Youcanusepoliciestoestablishtheconfigurationofconstituentcomponentsbycontrollingtheloggingof

information,managingclientaccess,restrictingdeviceusage,establishingsecurityparametersforclient

usage,andsoforth.Formoreinformation,seetheComponentPolicieschapteroftheViewManager

AdministrationGuide.

OTEInstallViewClientwithOfflineDesktopifyouaregoingtousetheOfflineDesktopfeature.TheOffline

Desktopfeatureallowsuserstodownloadvirtualmachinesandusethemontheirlocalsystems.

View ClientwithOfflineDesktopisanexperimentalfeature.

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YoucanusetheEventsviewofViewAdministratortoexamineeventsgeneratedbytheactionstakingplace

inViewConnectionServer.YoucanentertextintheContainsfieldandsearchbytypeofmessage,thetimeof

themessage,orthemessagetextitself.Youcanalsodeterminethe

numberofdaysofmessagestodisplay.For

moreinformation,seetheViewAdministratorchapteroftheViewManagerAdministrationGuide.

View Component Reference

Viewconsistsofthefollowingmajorcomponents:

 ViewConnectionServer—asoftwareservicethatactsasabrokerforclientconnectionsbyauthenticating

andthendirectingincomingremotedesktopuserrequeststotheappropriatevirtualdesktop,physical

desktop,orterminalserver.

ReplicaserversareadditionalViewConnectionServerinstancesthatprovidehigh‐availabilityandload

balancing.Whenareplica

serverisinstalled,alocalLDAPinstanceisalsocreatedandtheViewLDAP

dataonthereplicaserverisinitializedfromanexistingViewConnectionServer.

Securityserverscanbeinstalledinthedemilitarizedzone(DMZ)toaddanadditionallayerofnetwork

protection.Securityserversmakesurethatonly

authenticateduserscanconnecttotheinternalnetwork

fromexternallocationsbyprovidingasinglepointofaccess.

 ViewAdministrator—aWebapplicationthatallowsViewManageradministratorstoconfigureView

ConnectionServer,deployandmanagedesktops,controluserauthentication,initiateandexamine

systemevents,andcarryoutanalyticalactivities.

 ViewComposer—asoftwareservicethatisinstalledontheVirtualCenterservertoallowViewManager

torapidlydeploymultiplelinkedclonedesktopsfromasinglecentralizedbaseimage.

 ViewAgent—asoftwareservicethatyouinstallonallguestvirtualmachines,physicalsystems,or

terminalserverstoallowthemtobemanagedbyViewManager. 

 ViewClient—alocallyinstalledsoftwareapplicationthatcommunicateswithViewConnectionServerto

allowuserstoconnecttotheirdesktops.

 ViewClientwithOfflineDesktop(experimental)—aversionofViewClientthatisextendedtosupport

theOfflineDesktopfeaturewhichallowsuserstodownloadvirtualmachinesandusethemontheirlocal

systems.

 ViewPortal—aWeb‐basedversionofViewClientsupportedbymultipleoperatingsystemsand

browsers.

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