Training module 2 for End User Computing Training – Summer 2011 1 Created by Jonas Jansson vSpecialist Technical EMEA North [email protected] @virtualswede Training module 2 – Installing VMware View In this second module we’ll install VMware View for an End User Computing environment. We’ll install all necessary parts such as VMware View Connection Server and View composer.
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Training module 2 for End User Computing Training – Summer 2011
1 Created by Jonas Jansson
vSpecialist Technical EMEA North [email protected]
@virtualswede
Training module 2 – Installing VMware View
In this second module we’ll install VMware View for an End User Computing environment. We’ll install all
necessary parts such as VMware View Connection Server and View composer.
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vSpecialist Technical EMEA North [email protected]
@virtualswede
Installation of VMware View server
1. Start the VMware View Connection Server installation
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2. Choose to install to the default folder
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3. Choose to install a View Standard Server. The other types of installations are for installations
with more advanced settings such as load balancing and security in mind, and not applicable for
this lab setup.
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4. Choose to automatically configure Windows Firewall, if you haven’t turned it off
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5. Let the installation complete, it will take a few minutes so go grab a coffee
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6. You may get a warning regarding the allocated memory amount on the View Server, you can
safely ignore that warning for this installation as this is just a lab environment. For memory sizing
of a proper installation please refer to the needed settings for your implementation size.
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7. After installation is complete open your web browser and go to
https://<your.view.server.ip>/admin
8. Login with the administrator-credentials on the View Server
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9. First thing you’ll have to do after installation is to configure the VMware View license, click on
the “Edit License”-button on top of the page and enter the license number you have gotten from
VMware, either a trial or a proper license.
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10. After adding the license you’ll see the following page, with a License expiration date set as well if
it’s a trial license
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11. Now to add a vCenter to the View environment so we can actually manage and create our virtual
desktops, first click on “Servers” under “View Configuration” in the menu to the left
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12. Click the “Add”-button in the “vCenter Servers”-part on top of the page, enter the vCenter
information and choose to have “Enable View Composer” unchecked for now. We’ll go through
the installation of View composer in just a few moments.
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Installing VMware View Composer
View Composer is the service that enables Linked Clone functionality in the Virtual Desktop environment.
This service will be installed on the vCenter Server.
1. First of all we need to create a database for the View Composer service. Use Remote Desktop to
login to vCenter, and open up SQL Server Management Studio Express. You can connect to and
use the already installed vCenter database instance, choose to create a new database and call it
“ViewComposer”.
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2. Create a database user for this database, for example username ViewComposer, password
view2011. Make sure the “Enforce password policy” is unchecked otherwise you’ll not be able to
use “easy” passwords . Change the default database to ViewComposer.
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3. Edit the database properties of the ViewComposer database, make sure the newly created
database user ViewComposer is the owner of the database
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4. Make sure the database instance allows for Windows and SQL authentication mode. If needed,
restart the MSSQL service after configuring this.
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5. Create a new ODBC connection for this new database, call the ODBC connection ViewComposer
as well, keeping it simple.
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6. Install the View Composer service on the vCenter server from the installation media
7. Choose to install to default directory
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8. Use the newly created ODBC connection for this service
9. Choose the default ports and to create a default SSL certificate
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10. If required, reboot after installation is complete
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11. Now go back to the VMware View administration web GUI and edit the vCenter server
connection you added before. Make sure that View Composer is checked.
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12. Add the domain and domain credentials that will be used to create virtual desktops. You’ll need
an Active Directory administrative account with rights to add computers.
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You’re finished with the VMware View Server and
View Composer installations!
By now your VMware View environment is ready for
the next module.
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