VMware Horizon View 5.2 Reviewer s Guide REVIEWER S GUIDE

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1 VMware Horizon View 5.2 Reviewer s Guide REVIEWER S GUIDE

2 Table of Contents Introduction... 5 What Is VMware Horizon View?... 5 Simplify Manage and Secure Empower... 5 Architecture and Components of a Horizon View Deployment... 6 VMware Horizon View Components... 7 Horizon View Connection Server Horizon View Composer Server Horizon View Security Server VMware ThinApp ThinApp Deployment... 8 Horizon View Agent Horizon View Client Horizon View Persona Management Persona Management Deployment... 9 Infrastructure Requirements Active Directory Domain Controller vcenter Credentials SSL Certificate SQL Database File and Print Server Graphics Card (Optional) Horizon View Components Virtual Machine Hardware Configuration Minimum Requirements Create Virtual Machines for Horizon View Components Horizon View Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Download the VMware Horizon View Installer Files Exercise 2: Complete the Prerequisite Worksheets Installing Horizon View Exercise 1: Installing View Connection Server Exercise 2: Installing View Security Server Exercise 3: Installing Horizon View HTML Access Web Portal on View Connection Server Exercise 4: Installing View Composer REVIEWER S GUIDE / 2

3 Configuring Horizon View Exercise 1: Logging into VMware Horizon View Administrator Console and Licensing the Product Exercise 2: Connecting vcenter Server Appliance and Configuring View Composer Settings Exercise 3: Configuring ThinApp Repository Exercise 4: Configuring Persona Administrative Templates in Active Directory Exercise 5: Adjusting PCoIP Settings for PCoIP Tuning Exercise 6: Setting up SYSLOG Collection for View Events Preparing Desktop Images Exercise 1: Create Parent Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment Exercise 2: Install View Agent and Enable Persona Management on Desktop Image Virtual Machine Exercise 3: Install Horizon View Remote Experience Agent to Enable HTML Access and Unity Touch on the Desktop Image Virtual Machine Exercise 4: Optimizing the Parent Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment Exercise 5: Install Custom Applications and Configure the Parent Virtual Machine Operating System Exercise 6: Preparing the Parent Virtual Machine for Linked-Clone Deployment.. 87 Deploying Horizon View Desktops Exercise 1: Create Linked Clone Desktop Pool Exercise 2: Entitling Users to Desktop Pool Exercise 3: Assigning ThinApps to a Desktop or a Desktop Pool Connecting to Horizon View Desktops Exercise 1: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop Using the View Client Exercise 2: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop Using HTML Access Exercise 3: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop from a Mobile View Client About the Author REVIEWER S GUIDE / 3

4 The VMware Horizon Suite 1.0 is designed for today s mobile workforce. Users want to access business assets from anywhere, anytime, and from any device. IT needs to keep assets secure. With the Horizon Suite, IT has control, and users have choice. The Horizon Suite includes VMware Horizon Workspace, VMware Horizon View, and VMware Horizon Mirage. Horizon Workspace provides secure, single sign-on to applications, data, and virtual desktops from any mobile device or computer. Horizon View provides users with remote access to secure virtual desktops stored in the datacenter. End users can access their Horizon View desktops through Horizon Workspace. Horizon Mirage centrally manages desktop images of physical computers at the same time as it provides end users with local execution power and user personalization of the desktop. Users on Mirage-managed desktops can access their business assets through Horizon Workspace. Figure 1: VMware Horizon Suite Simplified Architecture This Reviewer s Guide focuses on VMware Horizon View. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 4

5 Introduction Welcome to the VMware Horizon View 5.2 Reviewer s Guide. The purpose of this document is to support a selfguided, hands-on review of VMware Horizon View 5.2. You ll learn how easy it is to configure and use a VMware Horizon View 5.2 environment so you can evaluate both new and core capabilities. This document assumes you have basic knowledge of VMware vsphere ESXi and VMware vcenter and are comfortable configuring networking and storage in a virtual environment. Our step-by-step instructions will guide you through installation and how to work through the core and deployment scenarios. This is not intended as a substitute for product documentation. You can find more detailed information regarding installation, configuration, administration, and use of VMware Horizon View in the online VMware documentation. You may also consult the online VMware Knowledge Base if you have additional questions. For in-depth technical white papers, refer to the VMware Horizon View Technical Resources page on the VMware Web site. What Is VMware Horizon View? VMware Horizon View 5.2 enables the first step on the journey to end-user computing by transforming traditional physical PCs into centralized managed IT services. VMware Horizon View simplifies IT management, increases security and control, reduces IT costs and increases end-user access and flexibility in Windows desktop services. A single management console streamlines traditional desktop management tasks into mere clicks, while granular levels of control allow IT to customize the user s experience, access, and personalization to support corporate policy. Horizon View 5.2 delivers the highest-fidelity experience for users around the world who need applications, unified communications, and 3D graphics as part of their daily workspace. With access available from a wide variety of device platforms, and performance optimization to accommodate users in even the most remote locations, Horizon View delivers on the promise of a new way to work. Simplify Decouple applications, data, and desktops from their silos to deliver a highly responsive, scalable, and available environment. This provides IT resource elasticity to quickly meet the needs of businesses responding to changing markets and competition. Manage and Secure Enable a flexible architecture to securely deliver traditional desktops as services from the private cloud to simplify management and control. IT can manage, provision, and entitle desktops from a central location. Empower Provide optimal user experience and maximize productivity by delivering rich, personalized desktops to multiple devices. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 5

6 VMware Horizon View 5.2 Reviewer s Guide Overview of Horizon View This section provides a high-level overview of VMware Horizon View components, how they work together, and their minimum requirements. VMware Horizon View ships as Windows-server-based installers that you install on virtual machines residing on a vsphere host. Architecture and Components of a Horizon View Deployment Figure 2 shows an architecture overview of a Horizon View deployment, and how all the components fit together. Figure 2: VMware Horizon View Deployment and Components REVIEWER S GUIDE / 6

7 VMware Horizon View Components This section provides a high-level overview of the components of Horizon View and their functions. Horizon View Connection Server Horizon View Connection Server is the broker for client connections. It authenticates and directs incoming user desktop requests. View Connection Server is sometimes referred to as VMware View Manager. Horizon View Composer Server Horizon View Composer is an optional service that you install only if you plan to deploy multiple linked-clone desktops from a single centralized base image. Linked-clone desktop images optimize your use of storage space. Administrators make changes to a master image, which View Composer applies to user desktops without affecting user settings, data, and applications. View Composer is a feature of View Connection Server, but its service operates directly on virtual machines managed by vcenter. Horizon View Security Server A Horizon View Security Server provides an extra layer of security for external Internet users who use a View Connection Server to access your internal network. The Security Server handles SSL functions. VMware ThinApp VMware ThinApp is software that creates virtualized applications. In a Horizon View implementation, these virtual packages reside on a ThinApp repository, which is a network share. The administrator can copy a full ThinApp package from the repository to the virtual desktop. The administrator can also place a shortcut on the virtual desktop, which points to the ThinApp package on the repository. Applications on Horizon View virtual desktops can be: Natively installed applications ThinApp virtual applications Shortcuts to ThinApp virtual applications ThinApp is an optional component included with Horizon View. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 7

8 ThinApp Deployment Figure 3 shows the two possible deployment modes for ThinApp (local or streaming), and the location of the ThinApp repository within the Horizon View architecture. Figure 3: ThinApp Architecture in a Horizon View Deployment You can permanently copy a ThinApp virtual application to the Horizon View desktop, or a shortcut on the Horizon View desktop can point to the virtual application on the ThinApp repository. Horizon View Agent Horizon View Agent must be installed on all virtual machines managed by vcenter Server so View Connection Server can communicate with them. Install View Agent in the guest operating system. View Agent assists with session management, single sign-on, and device redirection. Horizon View Client Install Horizon View Client on all endpoint devices. Users run View Client to: Connect to the View Connection Server or a Security Server Log in to their Horizon View desktops in the datacenter Edit the list of servers they connect to Install View Client on each device. Each device must have a supported operating system. View administrators have a few options where end users can download View Clients. One option is View Portal. View Portal is a Web access page installed with View Connection Server, which is the default landing page for View Connection Server. End users navigate to their View Connection Server URL from a browser, and View Portal appears. Users can then download and install View Client from View Portal. By default, links on View Portal connect users to the View Client Download Center on the VMware Web site. View Portal is also customizable so you can control which View Clients are downloadable, and store the client installers on a local storage device. The alternative option is for end users to download clients from the View Client Download Center on the VMware Web site. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 8

9 Horizon View Persona Management Horizon View Persona Management provides for persistent, dynamic user profiles across user sessions on different desktops. User profile data is downloaded as needed to speed up login and logout time. New user settings are sent up to the user profile repository automatically during desktop use. For detailed deployment recommendations, see the VMware View Persona Management Deployment Guide. Persona Management is an optional component included with Horizon View. Persona Management Deployment Figure 4 shows the Persona repository in a Horizon View deployment, and the location of the user profile (persona) on the Horizon View desktop. View Persona Management is enabled as an option during View Agent Installation on the virtual desktop. Figure 4: View Persona Management Architecture Infrastructure Requirements To take advantage of all the new features of View 5.2, we recommend that you pre-install and configure vsphere 5.1 Update 1 and vcenter Server Appliance 5.1 on your host. Active Directory Domain Controller VMware Horizon View integrates with your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure. The View Connection manager will join to the existing AD, and will set up a lightweight directory services instance for the storage of Horizon View configuration information. You will need the following information to proceed: Servername of an Active Directory domain controller in the environment FQDN of an Active Directory domain controller in the environment Base DN Username Base DN Password AD Username with privileges to join computers to the domain REVIEWER S GUIDE / 9

10 vcenter Credentials For a desktop deployment View Connection Server requires you to connect to the vcenter host. The following information is required: vcenter Hostname FQDN vcenter Port Number vcenter Administrator Username vcenter Administrator Password SSL Certificate Horizon View components include a self-signed certificate by default. The self-signed certificate can be used for testing purposes. For a production environment, we recommend that you replace the self-signed certificate with an approved certificated signed by a Certificate Authority (CA). SQL Database View Composer requires a SQL database to store data with connections and components of linked-clone desktops. Supported databases are: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express R2 SP1 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise R2 (32- and 64-bit) Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter SP2 (32- and 64-bit) Oracle 10g Release 2 [ ] Standard, Standard ONE, and Enterprise (32- and 64-bit) Oracle 11g Release 2 [ ] with Patch 5 - Standard, Standard ONE, and Enterprise (32- and 64-bit) You need the following information to proceed: IP Address for SQL Server FQDM for SQL Server Database Instance Name Name of a newly created database specifically for View Composer data Name of a newly created database specifically for View Events data Login credentials with DBO (Database Owner) rights on the database File and Print Server VMware Horizon View Persona management and VMware ThinApp require a network file server for the storage of roaming Persona data and ThinApp packages. Ensure you have adequate storage allocated if you wish to use these features with VMware Horizon View. Network Requirements We recommend that you have at least 1Gbps network connectivity between all the required components and desktops. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 10

11 Graphics Card (Optional) To try vsga (Virtual Shared Graphics Acceleration) from a Horizon View Desktop, you must install a supported graphics card on your ESXi host. You must also download an ESXi VIB driver file for your graphics card. The following GPUs are currently supported: Nvidia Quadro 4000 Nvidia Quadro 5000 Nvidia Quadro 6000 Additional cards may be supported in the future. Horizon View Components Virtual Machine Hardware Configuration Minimum Requirements Table 1 shows the minimum and recommended supported hardware requirements of each virtual appliance for VMware Horizon View components. Note: These are recommended supported requirements for each of the components. COMPONENT VCPU RAM View Connection Server Minimum: 2 vcpu Recommended: 4 vcpu Minimum: 4GB Recommended: 10GB View Composer Minimum: 2 vcpu Recommended: 4 vcpu Minimum: 4GB Recommended: 8GB View Security Server Minimum: 2 vcpu Recommended: 4 vcpu Minimum: 4GB Recommended: 10GB Table 1: Minimum Supported Hardware Requirements Table 2 shows the operating system requirements for a VMware Horizon View deployment. OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION EDITION MINIMUM DISKSPACE Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Standard Enterprise 40GB Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Enterprise 40GB Table 2: Operating System Requirements REVIEWER S GUIDE / 11

12 Create Virtual Machines for Horizon View Components Three virtual machines must be prepared and created with the above requirements for each of the Horizon View components: View Connection Server, View Security Server, and View Composer Server. For each virtual machine you will need the following: Static IP Address configured Active Directory administrative credentials (rights to join computers to the domain) Virtual machines joined to the domain (optional for View Security Servers) Virtual machine Hostname FQDN in DNS with reverse lookup (PTR) records defined Windows Firewall turned on (optional for View Composer Server) ODBC Driver installed for your desired SQL Server (required for View Composer Server) REVIEWER S GUIDE / 12

13 Horizon View Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Download the VMware Horizon View Installer Files Navigate to to download the following Horizon View 5.2 installers: VMware View Connection Server (64-bit) VMware View Agent (32-bit) or VMware View Agent (64-bit) VMware View Composer VMware View Client (32-bit) or VMware View Client (64-bit) VMware View HTML Access Web Portal installer (64-bit) You will need approximately 700MB of space to download all the installers. We recommend that you use an ISO creation utility to create an ISO image with all the installers on it. Exercise 2: Complete the Prerequisite Worksheets Complete the Component worksheet below. COMPONENT HOSTNAME FQDN IP CREDENTIALS View Connection Server View Security Server View Composer Server vcenter Server Appliance Table 3: Component Worksheet Then, complete the SQL Database worksheet. FQDN IP INSTANCE NAME DATABASE NAME CREDENTIALS FOR USER WITH DBO ACCESS: USER/PW View Composer DB Table 4: SQL Database Worksheet REVIEWER S GUIDE / 13

14 Exercise 3: Prepare ESXi Host for 3D Graphics Before you prepare and configure your ESXi host to support 3D Graphics, make sure you have a graphics card physically installed on your ESXi host. Configure the card to work with your host. Warning: Installing a VIB driver and configuring the device will require an ESXi host reboot. 1. Upload the ESXi VIB driver file for your video card to a datastore on your ESXi host 2. Prepare your host for VIB installation and ESXi host reboot. Gracefully shut down all the virtual machines and put the host into Maintenance Mode. 3. SSH into your ESXi host console and run the following command: esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/datastore/nvidia- VMware-xxxxxxxxx.x86_64.vib You should see the following results when the installation of the VIB has completed: Installation Result Message: Host is changed. Reboot Required: true VIBs Installed: NVIDIA_bootbank_NVIDIA-VMware_ESXi_5.1_Host_ Driver_ OEM VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped: For additional information on installing ESXi VIB drivers, refer to the VMware Knowledge Base article Installing async drivers on ESXi 5.x. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 14

15 4. Run the following command to verify that the VIB was installed: esxcli software vib list Note the name of the VIB module as you will verify that this driver loads in a later step. Figure 5: ESXi Console Listing Installed VIB Drivers 5. Reboot your ESXi host. You can initiate this from the vsphere client or from the command line by typing reboot. Warning: Do not reboot until you have followed proper vsphere shutdown procedures. 6. When your host has powered back on, SSH back onto the ESXi console. Run the following command to ensure that the driver modules will load: Esxcli system module load module nameofmodule If this returns a successful result, then you are finished installing the ESXi VIB driver. Warning: Do not reboot until you have followed proper vsphere shutdown procedures. After rebooting ESXi remember to connect to your host with the vsphere client and initiate proper virtual machine power-on procedures to return your environment to the previous state. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 15

16 Installing Horizon View Exercise 1: Installing View Connection Server Log in to the virtual machine that you prepared as the target for installing View Connection Server. Ensure that this virtual machine has met all prerequisites. Ensure that the VMware View Connection Server (64-bit) installer is accessible by the operating system of the target virtual machine and begin the installation. 1. Launch and load the View Connection Server installer. Figure 6: View Connection Server Installation REVIEWER S GUIDE / 16

17 2. When the installer has loaded click Next. Figure 7: View Connection Server Installer 3. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 8: View Connection Server License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 17

18 4. Figure 9 shows the default installation directory for View Connection Server. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 9: View Connection Server Default Installation Directory REVIEWER S GUIDE / 18

19 5. The View Connection Server installer includes multiple components. Select View Standard Server and click Next. Figure 10: Select View Standard Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 19

20 6. Create a password to protect data backups of the View Connection Server. Specify a password and re-enter the password in the text boxes. Optionally select a password reminder and click Next. Figure 11: Data Recovery Password Protection REVIEWER S GUIDE / 20

21 7. The View Connection Server installer can automatically configure Windows Firewall with the necessary ports required for the VCM to function correctly, or you can configure the ports manually. If you decide to configure the ports manually, be sure to complete the port configuration required prior to continuing with the next steps of the installation. When you have selected an option (Recommended: Configure Windows Firewall automatically) click Next. Figure 12: Windows Firewall Configuration REVIEWER S GUIDE / 21

22 8. Decide which Administrators group or specific Administrator user you want to authorize to manage View Connection Server. Select the user(s) to authorize and click Next. Figure 13: Authorize Horizon View Administrators REVIEWER S GUIDE / 22

23 9. You can optionally decide to participate anonymously in the User Experience Improvement Program. If you decide to participate, answer the questions listed from the drop-down menus and click Next. Figure 14: User Experience Improvement Program REVIEWER S GUIDE / 23

24 10. You have completed the configuration screens and are ready to install. If necessary, go back to make adjustments to earlier screens. When ready click Install. Figure 15: Ready to Install Program 11. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Figure 16: Connection Server Installation Monitor REVIEWER S GUIDE / 24

25 12. The Installer Completed screen appears when the installation is finished. You can decide to automatically open the readme file or not. Click Finish to close out the View Connection Server installer. Figure 17: Installer Completed Screen REVIEWER S GUIDE / 25

26 Exercise 2: Installing View Security Server Log in to the pre-build virtual machine you prepared as the target for installing View Security Server. Ensure that this virtual machine has met all prerequisites. Ensure that the View Connection Server (64-bit) installer is accessible by the operating system of the target virtual machine. 1. Launch and load the View Connection Server installer. Figure 18: View Connection Server Installer REVIEWER S GUIDE / 26

27 2. When the installer has loaded click Next. Figure 19: View Connection Server Installation Wizard 3. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 20: View Connection Server License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 27

28 4. Figure 21 shows the default installation directory for View Connection Server. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 21: View Connection Server Default Installation Directory REVIEWER S GUIDE / 28

29 5. The View Connection Server installer includes multiple components. Select View Security Server and click Next. Figure 22: Select View Security Server 6. VMware View pairs View Security Server with a View Connection Server. Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name of the View Connection Server and click Next. Figure 23: Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name of the View Connection Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 29

30 7. To initiate the pairing process of the View Security Server to the View Connection Server, a pairing password must be set from the Horizon View Administrator console. Navigate to the URL of the Horizon View Administrator console found at: Replace the text fqdm-of-view-connection-server with the fully qualified domain name of the View Connection Server or the IP address of the View Connection Server. Click Next. Figure 24: Set a Password to Initiate Pairing REVIEWER S GUIDE / 30

31 8. Navigate to the Horizon View Administrator console where you will be prompted for authorized Administrator user credentials. In the preceding View Connection Server installation, you had authorized an Administrator user. Fill in the User name and Password fields with the credentials for the Administrator you authorized, and click Login. Figure 25: Horizon View Administrator Authorized Login 9. In the Horizon View Administrator console navigate to View Configuration in the left-hand menu and click the drop-down tab Servers. Figure 26: View Configuration in the Horizon View Administrator Console REVIEWER S GUIDE / 31

32 10. In the Servers tab navigate to the Connection Servers menu tab at the top. You will see the View Connection Server that you installed in Exercise 1. Click your View Connection Server so it is highlighted then click the drop-down button More Commands and select Specify Security Server Pairing Password. Figure 27: Connection Server in the Horizon View Administrator Console REVIEWER S GUIDE / 32

33 11. The dialog box Specify Security Server Pairing Password will pop up. To specify a Pairing Password and a Password Timeout Period value, decide on a password and fill in the Pairing password field. Re-enter this password in the Confirm password field. Then decide on a Password Timeout Period. This is a security measure to ensure only authorized pairings. When finished click OK. Now that the Pairing Password has been set you can log out of the Horizon View Administrator console. An overview of the Horizon View Administrator console menus and configuration will be covered in later sections. Figure 28: Set a Password and Password Timeout Period REVIEWER S GUIDE / 33

34 12. Return to the virtual machine where you are installing the View Security Server. Fill in the Password field with your Security Pairing Password and click Next. This initiates the pairing process, which can take a few minutes to complete. Figure 29: Use Your Security Pairing Password to Initiate Pairing REVIEWER S GUIDE / 34

35 13. Adjust the External URLs for the View Security Server. These URLs are used by the View Clients to establish a connection to the View Security Server. The default values are loaded shown below. Note that the PCoIP External URL must contain an IP address and not a FQDN. When you have modified the URLs or are satisfied with the default values click Next. Figure 30: Enter External URLs for Security Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 35

36 14. The View Security Server installer can automatically configure Windows Firewall with the necessary ports required for the VCM to function correctly, or you can configure the ports manually. If you decide to configure the ports manually, be sure to complete the port configuration required prior to continuing with the next steps of the installation. When you have selected an option (Recommended: Configure Windows Firewall automatically) click Next. Figure 31: Windows Firewall Configuration REVIEWER S GUIDE / 36

37 15. Click Install to complete your installation. Figure 32: Ready to Install Program 16. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Figure 33: Connection Server Installation Monitor REVIEWER S GUIDE / 37

38 17. The Installer Completed screen appears when the installation is finished. You can decide to automatically open the readme file or not. Click Finish to close out the View Connection Server installer. Figure 34: Installer Completed Screen REVIEWER S GUIDE / 38

39 Exercise 3: Installing Horizon View HTML Access Web Portal on View Connection Server This feature is new in View 5.2. This feature is part of a Horizon View Feature Pack. 1. Launch the VMware Horizon View HTML Access installer. This must be loaded on the View Connection Server virtual machine. Figure 35: Horizon View HTML Access Setup Wizard REVIEWER S GUIDE / 39

40 2. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 36: Horizon View HTML Access License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 40

41 3. Figure 37 shows the default installation directory for Horizon View HTML Access Web Portal. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 37: Horizon View HTML Access Default Installation Directory REVIEWER S GUIDE / 41

42 4. You have completed the configuration screens and are ready to install. If necessary, go back to make adjustments to earlier screens. When ready, click Install. Figure 38: Ready to Install Horizon View HTML Access 5. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Figure 39: Horizon View HTML Access Installation Monitor REVIEWER S GUIDE / 42

43 6. The Installer Completed screen appears when the installation is finished. Click Finish to close the Horizon View HTML Web Portal Access installer. Figure 40: Horizon View HTML Access Installation Completed REVIEWER S GUIDE / 43

44 7. To finalize the installation, you will want to check that TCP Port 8443 is open on the Windows Firewall. Confirm the port is open by loading the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security module on the operating system of the View Connection Server virtual machine and checking the Inbound Rules. If the port is not listed, then you will want to add the inbound rule. Once you have confirmed the port is open, your installation is complete. You will also want to make sure that this port is not blocked on your network firewall. Figure 41: Horizon View HTML Access Installation Port Verification REVIEWER S GUIDE / 44

45 Exercise 4: Installing View Composer Log in to the pre-build virtual machine you prepared as the target for installing View Composer Server. Ensure that this virtual machine has met all prerequisites. Confirm that the virtual machine has the appropriate native SQL driver installed for your SQL Server. Ensure that the VMware View Composer Server (64-bit) installer is accessible by the operating system of the target virtual machine. 1. Launch the View Composer Server installer. When the installer has loaded click Next. Figure 42: View Composer Server Installer REVIEWER S GUIDE / 45

46 2. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 43: View Composer Server License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 46

47 3. Figure 44 shows the default installation directory for View Composer Server. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 44: View Composer Server Installation Directory REVIEWER S GUIDE / 47

48 4. Click ODBC DSN Setup to set up a new Data Source Name (DSN) that will define the connection between View Composer Server and the database setup for View Composer on SQL Server. Figure 45: Data Source Name Setup Wizard 5. Click the System DSN tab, then click Add. Figure 46: Data Source Administrator REVIEWER S GUIDE / 48

49 6. Select the driver appropriate for your SQL Server. In this example we select SQL Server New Client When you have selected a driver click Finish. Figure 47: Select SQL Server Driver REVIEWER S GUIDE / 49

50 7. Fill in the information for your data source. The Name field refers to the data source. The Description field is optional. Server refers to the address of your SQL Server in the format of FQDN\ SQLInstanceName or IP\SQLInstanceName. Fill in the required values and click Next. Figure 48: SQL Server New Data Source Wizard REVIEWER S GUIDE / 50

51 8. Enter the SQL Server Login ID and Password. These credentials must have DBO privileges. Be sure to check the box Connect to SQL Server to obtain default settings for the additional configuration options. Click Next. Figure 49: Set Up SQL Server Login ID and Password REVIEWER S GUIDE / 51

52 9. Check the box Change the default database to. From the drop-down select the database you created for View Composer data. Select the correct database and click Next. Figure 50: Select Your Database from View Composer REVIEWER S GUIDE / 52

53 10. Additional database options are available but not required for the View Composer database. After you have selected additional options click Finish. Figure 51: Options for View Composer Database REVIEWER S GUIDE / 53

54 11. The Setup Wizard displays a summary of DSN options. Click Test Data Source to ensure that your connection to the SQL Server is functional. Figure 52: Ensure Your Connection to SQL Server Is Functioning 12. A dialog box shows the ODBC Data Source Test status. Click OK to continue. Figure 53: Data Source Test Status REVIEWER S GUIDE / 54

55 13. If your previous connection test completed successfully click OK to add the System DSN to your ODBC Data Source Administrator List. If your connection test was unsuccessful click Cancel, go back and make changes to the parameters in the previous screens. Figure 54: Data Source Test Connection Configuration REVIEWER S GUIDE / 55

56 14. The Setup Wizard will add System DSN and list it under System Data Sources. Highlight the newly added System DSN name and click OK. Figure 55: System Data Sources 15. After the System DSN has been successfully created, the Setup Wizard brings you back to the View Composer installer. Fill in the System DSN Name, Username, and Password fields and click Next. Figure 56: View Composer Database Information REVIEWER S GUIDE / 56

57 16. You must specify a SOAP Port for View Composer communication. Accept the default value or enter a preferred port. When you have entered a valid port click Next. Figure 57: Set up SOAP Port REVIEWER S GUIDE / 57

58 17. You have completed the configuration screens and are ready to install. If necessary, go back to make adjustments to earlier screens. When ready click Install. Figure 58: Ready to Install View Composer 18. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Click Finish to close the View Composer Server installer. Figure 59: View Composer Server Installation Completed REVIEWER S GUIDE / 58

59 19. View Composer requires a system restart to finalize the installation. Click Yes to reboot the virtual machine. Figure 60: Reboot the Virtual Machine to Finalize Installation REVIEWER S GUIDE / 59

60 Configuring Horizon View Exercise 1: Logging into VMware Horizon View Administrator Console and Licensing the Product 1. Navigate to the Horizon View Administrator console which will prompt you for authorized Administrator user credentials. Fill in the User name and Password fields with the credentials for an authorized Administrator and click Login. Figure 61: Add Credentials for Authorized Administrator 2. Click the left hand menu tab Product Licensing and Usage. When the menu has loaded click Edit Options in the Licensing section. Figure 62: Edit Options in Product Licensing REVIEWER S GUIDE / 60

61 3. Enter a valid license serial number in the popup box. When finished click OK. You have now licensed VMware Horizon View. Figure 63: Enter Serial Number to License Horizon View Exercise 2: Connecting vcenter Server Appliance and Configuring View Composer Settings 1. When you log into the Horizon View Administrator console the main landing page is the Dashboard. This provides an overview of your Horizon View environment. Click the left hand menu item Servers under the View Configuration tab. Figure 64: View Dashboard REVIEWER S GUIDE / 61

62 2. On the Servers page look for the active tab vcenter Servers and click Add. This begins the process of connecting a vcenter Server to your View environment. Figure 65: Add vcenter Server to View 3. Fill in the fields for your vcenter Server Settings. The required fields are Server address, User name and Password. The Server address must be the fully qualified domain name or IP address of your vcenter Server. The other fields are set to default values as shown in Figure 66. You can modify these values or accept the defaults. Click Next to continue. Figure 66: Enter Your vcenter Server Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 62

63 4. A popup box appears with a warning about your vcenter Server SSL Certificate. Click View Certificate if you d like to see your certificate. In an evaluation environment you can use default self-signed certificates. We recommend that you replace the self-signed certificate with an approved certificate signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) for a production environment. Figure 67: vcenter Server SSL Certificate Warning 5. A dialog box shows the certificate information for you to verify. It is a self-signed certificate generated by the default installation of vcenter Server appliance. Click Accept to approve the certificate. Figure 68: Accept the vcenter Server Certificate REVIEWER S GUIDE / 63

64 6. Configure the parameters for your View Composer Server. Click the Standalone View Composer Server option and fill in the required parameters Server address, User name and Password. The Server address is the fully qualified domain name or the IP of your View Composer Server virtual machine. You can modify the default Port value only if you modified it during the View Composer Server installation. Otherwise the default value matches the default value used during the installation. Click Next to continue. Figure 69: Configure View Composer Server Parameters 7. A popup box appears with a warning about your View Composer SSL Certificate. Click View Certificate. In an evaluation environment you can use default self-signed certificates. We recommend that you replace the self-signed certificate with an approved certificated signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) for a production environment. Figure 70: View Composer SSL Certificate Warning REVIEWER S GUIDE / 64

65 8. A dialog box shows the certificate information for you to verify. It is a self-signed certificate generated by the default installation of View Composer Server. Click Accept to approve the certificate. Figure 71: Accept the View Composer Certificate 9. Configure the View Composer Domains. Click Add to continue. Figure 72: Configure View Composer Domains REVIEWER S GUIDE / 65

66 10. Fill in the values for the fields Full domain name, User name, and Password. The User name and Password are the credentials for your domain. This account must have permissions to Create Computer Objects, Delete Computer Objects and Write Properties in the domain. Click OK to continue. Figure 73: Add View Composer Domain 11. Configure the Storage options for your vcenter Server. Under Storage Settings click the check box Reclaim VM disk space, then click Enable View Storage Accelerator to enable both these features. You can accept the default value for Default host cache size or adjust it to a valid value. Click Next to continue. Figure 74: Configure Storage Options for vcenter Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 66

67 The Reclaim VM (virtual machine) disk space option is new in View 5.2. This option refers to sparse disk, the space-efficient (SE) virtual disk format introduced in vsphere 5.1. The major feature of SE sparse disk is its ability to reclaim previously used space within the guest OS. Linked clones utilizing the space-efficient sparse disk format are able to reclaim disk space and therefore only occupy as much storage as is currently being used. The Space Reclaim feature reclaims blocks that were previously used but are now unused on the guest OS. There are two steps involved in the Space Reclaim feature, as seen in Figure 75. The first step is the wipe operation that frees a contiguous area of space in the virtual machine disk (VMDK). The second step is the shrink, which unmaps or truncates that area of free space to enable the physical storage to be returned to the free pool. Figure 75: Virtual Machine Space Reclaim Feature Space-efficient sparse virtual disks address some of the limitations of virtual machine disks. The new features result in reduced storage capacity requirements (lower CAPEX) for persistent desktops. They allow for the deployment of persistent desktops that are simplified through the use of View Composer with linked clones. SE Sparse disks have a new configurable block allocation size which can be tuned to the recommendations of the storage array vendor, or to applications running inside the Guest OS. This results in improved performance of View Composer linked clones. The space-efficient sparse virtual disks format is displayed as disk type Flex-SE in properties of a virtual machine. Desktops deployed as View Composer linked clones will automatically take advantage of the SE-sparse virtual disk format. Virtual Machine Hardware Version 9 and vsphere 5.1 are required to take advantage of this virtual disk format. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 67

68 For more detailed information regarding the SE-sparse virtual disk format, refer to the What s New in VMware vsphere 5.1 Storage white paper. 12. A summary of information to add vcenter Server is shown in Figure 76. Click Finish to accept these values and add the vcenter Server to your View environment. Otherwise click Back to modify any of the previous screens. Figure 76: Finish or Modify vcenter Server in View 13. You have successfully added the vcenter Server to your View environment. You can highlight the vcenter Server and click Edit at any time to make changes to your vcenter connection information or settings. Figure 77: vcenter Server Added to Horizon View REVIEWER S GUIDE / 68

69 Exercise 3: Configuring ThinApp Repository 1. Log in to the View Administrator console. Navigate to the ThinApp Configuration menu under View Configuration. Click Add Repository. Figure 78: Add Repository in ThinApp Configuration Menu REVIEWER S GUIDE / 69

70 2. Fill in the fields Display name, Share path, and Description. The Share Path must be in the format of \\fqdn\fileshare. The fileshare is the name of the fileshare you set up on your File and Print Server where your ThinApp packages are located. When you have entered valid values, click Save to add the repository. Figure 79: Enter Required Fields 3. You have successfully added the ThinApp Application Repository. Figure 80: ThinApp Application Repository Added REVIEWER S GUIDE / 70

71 4. Now we will scan for available ThinApp packages. From the left hand menu, click ThinApp. When the ThinApp section loads, click Scan New ThinApps. Figure 81: Scan for ThinApp Packages 5. Click the Select a repository drop-down menu to choose an available repository. Figure 82: Select a ThinApp Repository REVIEWER S GUIDE / 71

72 6. After choosing a valid ThinApp repository, a listing of available folders will appear. Select the folder where your ThinApps are located and click Next to continue. Figure 83: Select ThinApp Folder Location 7. A list of the available potential ThinApp packages will appear. Highlight the files you wish to scan and click Scan to continue. Figure 84: Select MSI Files to Scan REVIEWER S GUIDE / 72

73 8. When the scan is complete, a summary with all the available ThinApps will appear. Click Finish to finalize adding the ThinApp packages to your inventory. Figure 85: Add ThinApp Packages to Your Inventory 9. A listing of your ThinApp package inventory will be shown. You have successfully added ThinApp packages that are now available to assign to specific desktops or a desktop pool. Figure 86: ThinApp Packages Added REVIEWER S GUIDE / 73

74 Exercise 4: Configuring Persona Administrative Templates in Active Directory Refer to the VMware View Persona Management Guide for instructions on importing and tuning the Persona Administrative Template in Active Directory. Exercise 5: Adjusting PCoIP Settings for PCoIP Tuning Refer to the VMware View 5 PCoIP Network Optimization Guide for instructions on tuning PCoIP. Exercise 6: Setting up SYSLOG Collection for View Events This new feature in View 5.2 allows you to send View Events to a syslog server. 1. Log in to the View Administrator console. Navigate to the Events Configuration menu under View Configuration. Click Add under Syslog on the right side of the page. Figure 87: Events Configuration Menu in View Administrator Console REVIEWER S GUIDE / 74

75 2. A popup box appears with the fields Server address and UDP Port for your target Syslog Server. Fill in your information and click OK. You have now successfully added a Syslog Server to log Horizon View events. Figure 88: Add Syslog Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 75

76 Preparing Desktop Images Use virtual machines managed by vcenter Server to provision and deploy View desktops. You can use a virtual machine managed by vcenter Server as a template for an automated pool, a parent for a linked-clone pool, or a desktop source in a manual pool. You must prepare virtual machines to deliver View desktop access. In this guide we will be deploying Windows 7 32-bit View Desktops configured in a stateless linked-clone pool. We will be optimizing the desktop image for linked-clone deployment. Review the View Administration Guide for preparing desktop images for different types of pool deployments. New in View 5.2 is the ability to deliver Windows 8 View Desktops. Exercise 1: Create Parent Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment A Parent Virtual Machine is also known as a Golden Image or Master Image. 1. Log in to your host from the vsphere client. Create a new virtual machine with the following specifications: Use the specifications as a guide for creating a parent virtual machine or template for the type of virtual desktop you wish to deploy. Testing 3D graphics is a heavy workload, and the virtual machine will require additional resources versus a non-3d-graphics-enhanced virtual machine. Note: The desktop specifications in this guide are only a recommendation for evaluating a nonproduction View desktop deployment. In a production environment, desktop sizing will vary based on different types of user workloads. Review the Horizon View Architecture Planning Guide for best practices on resource planning for a Horizon View desktop deployment in a production environment. TYPE VCPU RAM VIRTUAL DISK SIZE Knowledge Worker 1 vcpu 2GB RAM 24GB Power Worker (with 3D graphics) 2 vcpu 4GB RAM 24GB Table 5: Recommended Desktop Specifications for Non-Production Deployment 2. Install the guest operating system: Windows 7 32-bit. 3. After the installation is complete and you are logged into the virtual machine as a local administrator you are ready to continue. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 76

77 Exercise 2: Install View Agent and Enable Persona Management on Desktop Image Virtual Machine 1. Launch the VMware Horizon View Agent installer. This installer must be accessible from your virtual machine. Launch the installer with Run As Administrator option. Figure 89: Launch VMware Horizon View Agent Installer REVIEWER S GUIDE / 77

78 2. When the installer has loaded click Next to continue. Figure 90: Installation Wizard for View Agent 3. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 91: View Agent License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 78

79 4. Figure 92 shows the available features that can be installed with the Horizon View Agent. You can leave all the default features selected. By default the View Persona Management feature will be selected as a feature to install. Scroll down the feature list to confirm this feature is enabled. You will also notice the default installation directory for Horizon View Agent. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 92: Accept or Modify Default Installation REVIEWER S GUIDE / 79

80 5. You have completed the configuration screens and are ready to install. If necessary, go back to make adjustments to earlier screens. When ready click Install. Figure 93: View Agent Ready to Install 6. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Figure 94: View Agent Installation Monitor REVIEWER S GUIDE / 80

81 7. The Installer Completed screen appears when the installation is finished. Click Finish to close the Horizon View Agent installer. Figure 95: View Agent Installation Completed 8. An operating system restart is necessary to finalize the installation of the Horizon View Agent. Click Yes to initiate the OS restart. Figure 96: Restart for Configuration Changes to Take Effect REVIEWER S GUIDE / 81

82 Exercise 3: Install Horizon View Remote Experience Agent to Enable HTML Access and Unity Touch on the Desktop Image Virtual Machine This feature is new in View 5.2. This feature is part of a Horizon View Feature Pack. 1. Launch the VMware Horizon View Remote Experience Agent installer. This installer must be accessible from your virtual machine. Launch the installer with Run As Administrator option. When the launcher has loaded click Next. Figure 97: Horizon View Remote Experience Agent Setup Wizard REVIEWER S GUIDE / 82

83 2. Read through the license agreement, accept the terms and conditions, and click Next. Figure 98: Horizon View Remote Experience Agent License Agreement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 83

84 3. Figure 99 shows the default installation directory for Horizon View Remote Experience Agent. If you would like to modify it, click Change. When you have identified an installation directory or are ready to accept the default installation location, click Next. Figure 99: Accept or Modify Default Installation Directory REVIEWER S GUIDE / 84

85 4. You have completed the configuration screens and are ready to install. If necessary, go back to make adjustments to earlier screens. When ready click Install. Figure 100: Horizon View Remote Experience Agent Ready to Install 5. Monitor your installation status as it progresses. Figure 101: Horizon View Remote Experience Agent Installation Monitor REVIEWER S GUIDE / 85

86 6. The Installer Completed screen appears when the installation is finished. Click Finish to close the Horizon View Remote Experience Agent installer. Figure 102: Horizon View Remote Experience Agent Setup Completed Exercise 4: Optimizing the Parent Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment We recommend that you optimize Windows 7 for Horizon View desktop deployment. Refer to the Windows 7 Optimization Guide for best practices and optimization scripts. Note: See the Windows 7 Optimization Guide recommendations for optimizing the Horizon View desktop parent virtual machine to use with or without Persona Management. Be sure to optimize the parent virtual machine for use with Persona Management. Exercise 5: Install Custom Applications and Configure the Parent Virtual Machine Operating System Install any custom applications that you want to have pre-installed on your parent virtual machine for Horizon View desktop deployment. Make any additional modifications to the Windows operating system at this time. Follow Windows Activation procedures to ensure that your operating system is activated. When you have made all desired modifications you are ready to continue. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 86

87 Exercise 6: Preparing the Parent Virtual Machine for Linked-Clone Deployment 1. Join the parent virtual machine to the domain. 2. Ensure that the parent virtual machine is set to receive a DHCP IP address. 3. From the Windows command prompt run the command ipconfig /release to release the DHCP lease. 4. Shut down the guest operating system. 5. When the guest operating system has shut down and the parent virtual machine is powered off, take a snapshot of the virtual machine. This is done from the vsphere client. Give the snapshot a meaningful name and description so you have a reference of what each snapshot contains. 6. Your parent virtual machine is now ready for Horizon View desktop deployment. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 87

88 Deploying Horizon View Desktops Exercise 1: Create Linked Clone Desktop Pool 1. Navigate to the Pools menu. You will see a listing of all your deployed desktop pools. Click Add. Figure 103: Add Desktop Pool 2. A dialog box with the different type of pools that can be deployed will be listed. In our exercise you will be deploying an Automated Pool. Select Automated Pool and then click Next. Figure 104: Select Automated Pool REVIEWER S GUIDE / 88

89 3. You will now specify the type of user assignment for the pool. Select Floating and click Next to continue. Figure 105: Selecting User Assignment 4. Now you will select the type of virtual desktops you will deploy. Select View Composer linked clones and click Next. Figure 106: Select View Composer Linked Clones REVIEWER S GUIDE / 89

90 5. You will decide on a pool ID and Display name. You may optionally select a folder to organize your pools. Click Next to continue. Figure 107: Use a Unique Name for Pool ID 6. You will now adjust the Pool Settings to enable certain features. In this example, you will enable View Media Services for 3D Graphics and enable HTML Access for the desktop pool. Change the Allow users to choose protocol setting to No. Figure 108: Adjusting Pool Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 90

91 7. In the Remote Display Protocol section, click the drop-down menu for 3D Renderer and select Automatic. Figure 109: Adjusting Pool Settings 8. Scroll down the Pool Settings window to see the rest of the available options. Make sure the Enabled check box for HTML Access is checked. Now you will configure the amount of VRAM for 3D guests. Click Configure next to the drop-down menu for 3D Renderer. Figure 110: Adjusting Pool Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 91

92 9. Use the slider to configure the amount of VRAM available to each virtual desktop guest. Select the amount of VRAM and click OK. You have now configured the settings for 3D graphics and enabled HTML Access. Figure 111: Increase VRAM Size to Improve 3D Performance REVIEWER S GUIDE / 92

93 10. You will now set the Provisioning Settings. You must specify Virtual Machine Naming. Select the Use a naming pattern option and enter a naming pattern. You can adjust the naming pattern to meet your needs. One of the most common patterns is <poolname>-{n} which will display the poolname and then append an incremental desktop number as desktops in the pool are provisioned. You will also specify Pool Sizing for this pool. You should deploy a small number of desktops to test your initial pool deployment and then deploy a larger desktop pool once you have confirmed that your deployment was successful. Enter the Max number of desktops you wish to deploy for this pool. You will also select Provision all desktops up-front. Click Next to continue. Alternatively, you could Provision the desktops on demand and decide on the minimum number of desktops to have ready at initial pool deployment. Then any additional desktops would be provisioned as required up to the maximum number of desktops. You can try these different pool features during subsequent pool deployments. Figure 112: Provisioning Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 93

94 11. You will decide on the type of disks you can deploy with the pool. For this exercise, select Do not redirect disposable files. Click Next to continue. Figure 113: Do Not Redirect Disposable Files 12. You do not need to make any modifications to the Storage Optimization options. Click Next to continue. Figure 114: Default Storage Optimization Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 94

95 13. Next you will review the vcenter Settings to select your Windows 7 template and associated options. Click Browse for the Parent VM field. Figure 115: Add Parent VM Location 14. Highlight the Windows 7 parent virtual machine you wish to use for the pool deployment. Click OK. Figure 116: Select Parent Virtual Machine REVIEWER S GUIDE / 95

96 15. Click Browse for the Snapshot field. Figure 117: Add Snapshot Location 16. Highlight the desired snapshot you wish to use for the pool deployment. Click OK. Figure 118: Confirm Snapshot Details REVIEWER S GUIDE / 96

97 17. Click Browse for the VM folder location field. Figure 119: Add Virtual Machine Folder Location 18. Highlight a folder location or, if you do not have a folder created, select the datacenter and click OK. Figure 120: Select Virtual Machine Folder REVIEWER S GUIDE / 97

98 19. Click Browse for the Host or cluster field. Figure 121: Add Host or Cluster Location 20. Highlight the target host or cluster for your pool desktop deployment. Click OK. Figure 122: Find and Select Host or Cluster REVIEWER S GUIDE / 98

99 21. Click Browse for the Resource pool field. Figure 123: Add Resource Pool Location 22. Select the host if you have not set up a resource pool or select a resource pool you would like to use. Click OK. Figure 124: Select Resource Pool REVIEWER S GUIDE / 99

100 23. Click Browse for the Datastores field. Figure 125: Select Datastores 24. Select a target datastore where your virtual desktops will be stored. You can leave the Storage Overcommit settings as the default Conservative. Click OK. Figure 126: Select Datastores REVIEWER S GUIDE / 100

101 25. A warning may appear if you are storing your virtual desktops on a local datastore. Since we are using a single host we can ignore this warning. Click OK to continue. Figure 127: Local Datastore Storage Warning Screen 26. Now you can review your vcenter Settings. When you are finished making any modifications click Next. Figure 128: vcenter Settings Completed REVIEWER S GUIDE / 101

102 27. Now you will adjust the Advanced Storage Options. You may optionally select Use View Storage Accelerator. You will want to check the box to enable Other Options and then select Reclaim VM disk space. Adjust the value of Initiate reclamation when unused space on VM exceeds to a valid value. The recommended value is 1GB. Click Next to continue. Figure 129: Enter Advanced Storage Options 28. You will now modify the Guest Customization options. Adjust the AD container. Click Browse to view the available AD containers for your domain. Figure 130: Enter Guest Customization Information REVIEWER S GUIDE / 102

103 29. Select a valid OU or the default CN to store your Horizon View desktop computer account names. Click OK. This brings you back to the Guest Customization menu. Click Next. Figure 131: Select OU Group 30. A summary of all your pool settings will appear. You can click Back to make any modifications or click Finish to deploy the pool. Figure 132: Summary of Pool Settings REVIEWER S GUIDE / 103

104 31. You will be brought back to the pool inventory list. Click your desktop pool to check on the deployment status. Figure 133: Check Deployment Status 32. Now you will be brought to the pool settings overview. Click the Inventory tab to check the individual desktop deployment status. Figure 134: Check Desktop Deployment Status REVIEWER S GUIDE / 104

105 33. Now you can monitor the deployment status for each of your desktops. Click the refresh icon to update the status. Figure 135: Refresh to Update Deployment Status 34. When the desktop status has changed to Available your desktop will be ready to entitle and use. When all your desktops have changed to Available then your desktop pool will have been successfully deployed. Figure 136: Desktop Status Shows as Available REVIEWER S GUIDE / 105

106 Exercise 2: Entitling Users to Desktop Pool 1. From the desktop pool properties menu, you will see a high-level overview of all the desktop pool settings. Click the Entitlements tab. Figure 137: Desktop Pool Settings Overview 2. Here you will see a listing of all the entitlements to this particular desktop pool. To add an entitlement, click Add Entitlement. Figure 138: Add Entitlement REVIEWER S GUIDE / 106

107 3. The Find User or Group dialog box appears. You will use the search to query your domain controller for Users or Groups that you wish to entitle to this desktop pool. Narrow down your query using the dropdown menus and adding search terms and modifiers. Click Find when you are ready to search. In this example, we have found a user named View User. Highlight your desired user and then click OK. Figure 139: Find User or Group 4. This user has now been entitled to this desktop pool. In the previous exercise you deployed a floating pool. With this feature you do not need to do additional assignments of users to a specific Horizon View desktop. Horizon View automatically assigns an available desktop when an entitled user first logs on. Be sure to size your pool to accommodate the amount of entitled users. Figure 140: Select User REVIEWER S GUIDE / 107

108 5. Click Pools from the left hand navigation menu to return to the inventory list of deployed desktop pools. From here you can see a high-level summary of the desktop pool that shows the number of entitled users to the pool. Figure 141: Desktop Pool Summary Exercise 3: Assigning ThinApps to a Desktop or a Desktop Pool 1. Click ThinApps from the left hand menu to show your available inventory of ThinApps. Highlight the desired ThinApp and then click the Add Assignment drop down menu and select Assign Desktops. Figure 142: Select Assign Desktops for ThinApps REVIEWER S GUIDE / 108

109 2. The Add Desktop Assignment dialog box will appear. Select the Horizon View desktop you wish to assign the ThinApp to and click Add. This will add the desktop to the assignment list. Repeat this for each desktop you wish to add to the assignment list. When your listing is complete, click OK. You have successfully assigned the ThinApp to a desktop or desktops. Figure 143: Add Desktop Assignment 3. Return to the ThinApps inventory list and select a ThinApp you wish to assign to a desktop pool. Click the Add Assignment drop down menu and select Assign Desktops. Figure 144: Assign a ThinApp to a Desktop Pool REVIEWER S GUIDE / 109

110 4. The Add Pool Assignment dialog box will appear. Select the Horizon View desktop pool you wish to assign the ThinApp to and click Add. This will add the desktop pool to the assignment list. Repeat this for each desktop pool you wish to add to the assignment list. When your listing is complete, click OK. You have successfully assigned the ThinApp to a desktop pool or pools. Figure 145: Add Pool Assignment REVIEWER S GUIDE / 110

111 Connecting to Horizon View Desktops Exercise 1: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop Using the View Client On your target client, install the VMware View Client. 1. Launch the VMware View Client. Click Add Server. Figure 146: Add Server Through View Client 2. Enter the fully qualified domain name of your View Connection Server in the Hostname field and click Continue. Figure 147: Enter Name of View Connection Server REVIEWER S GUIDE / 111

112 3. If you are using the default self-signed SSL certificates an Untrusted View Connection warning appears. You can modify Horizon View Client security settings by adjusting the policies on the Horizon View Connection Server. Refer to the Horizon View Security Guide for additional information. Click Show Certificate to ensure the certificate is the valid. When ready, click Continue. Figure 148: Continue with Connection 4. You will be prompted to enter your user credentials. This user must be entitled to a desktop pool or specific desktop. Figure 149: Enter Credentialed User Name and Password REVIEWER S GUIDE / 112

113 5. After the credentials are validated a group of available desktops for that user will be shown. Click the desktop that you wish to connect to. Figure 150: Available Desktops 6. You have successfully connected to your VMware Horizon View Desktop. Figure 151: Horizon View Desktop Showing Windows Screen REVIEWER S GUIDE / 113

114 7. When you are ready to terminate your View Desktop Session, click the disconnect icon at the top left of the Horizon View Client menu bar. Figure 152: Disconnect from Desktop Exercise 2: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop Using HTML Access New in View 5.2 is the ability to connect to a Horizon View desktop from an HTML5-enabled web browser. This feature is part of a Horizon View Feature Pack. This is currently supported on Horizon View desktops that meet the following criteria: Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit) Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit) View Agent 5.2 or later Currently supported web browsers: Chrome 22+ IE 9+ Safari Firefox 16+ Mobile Safari, ios 6+ Refer to the Horizon View Feature Pack release notes for a full listing of supported desktops and browsers. REVIEWER S GUIDE / 114

115 The desktop you are connecting to via HTML Access must have been deployed in a pool with the HTML Access feature enabled. 1. Open a supported web browser and navigate to the address of your View Composer Server. You will see two options. One is to download the View Client and the other is to launch HTML Access. Click VMware Horizon View HTML Access. Figure 153: Select VMware Horizon View HTML Access 2. You will prompted to enter your user credentials. This user must be entitled to a desktop pool or specific desktop. Figure 154: Enter Credentialed User Name and Password REVIEWER S GUIDE / 115

116 3. After the credentials are validated, the available desktops for the user will be shown. Click the desktop that you wish to connect to. Figure 155: Select Desktop 4. You have successfully connected to your Horizon View desktop using HTML Access. Figure 156: Successful Desktop Connection Using HTML Access REVIEWER S GUIDE / 116

117 5. You can navigate and use your desktop as you normally would. The View HTML Access menu hides at the top of the web browser. Click the down arrow to make it visible. Figure 157: Create a Document Screen 6. To disconnect from your session, click your username at the top right of the HTML Access menu bar. From the drop-down menu select Disconnect or Disconnect and Log Off. Figure 158: Disconnect from Session REVIEWER S GUIDE / 117

118 7. Confirm that you want to disconnect by clicking Yes. Figure 159: Confirm Disconnect 8. You have successfully disconnected from your Horizon View desktop session. You will be brought back to your list of available desktops. From here you can log off or connect to a different Horizon View desktop if one is available. Figure 160: Available Desktops Shown after Disconnect REVIEWER S GUIDE / 118

119 Exercise 3: Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop from a Mobile View Client New in View 5.2 is Unity Touch, the easier way to use Windows on a mobile device. Unity Touch provides numerous user experience enhancements and is available on iphone, ipad, or Android 4.2 devices using the VMware Horizon View 2.0 clients. Figure 161 shows how you can connect to a Horizon View Desktop from the ios View Client on the ipad. 1. Launch the Horizon View Client from your ios mobile device. Click the + at the top left menu bar. You will be prompted to enter the host name or IP address of the View Composer Server. Enter the information and click Connect. Figure 161: Connect to View Desktop on the ipad REVIEWER S GUIDE / 119

120 2. If you are using the default self-signed SSL certificates an Untrusted View Connection warning will be shown. You can modify View Client security settings by adjusting the policies on the View Connection Server. Refer to the Horizon View Security Guide for additional information. Click View Certificate to ensure the certificate is the valid. When ready click Continue. Figure 162: Continue with Connection 3. You will prompted to enter your user credentials. This user must be entitled to a desktop pool or specific desktop. Figure 163: Log In with Credentialed User Name and Password REVIEWER S GUIDE / 120

121 4. After your credentials are validated, available desktops for that user will be listed. Click the desktop that you wish to connect to. Figure 164: Select an Available Desktop 5. You have successfully connected to your Horizon View desktop from the ios Horizon View client. The mobile View Clients have extra features that help you interact with your Horizon View desktop. A help box will appear to give you guidance on using your Horizon View desktop from a mobile client to ensure the best user experience. Figure 165: Touchscreen Instructions REVIEWER S GUIDE / 121

122 6. On the ios View Client, a menu button will be available as an overlay on your screen to help you. A few of the items that you can do from this menu are: disconnect your session or bring up the keyboard. Click the Disconnect button to initiate a session disconnect. Figure 166: Menu Overlay 7. A dialog box will appear for you to confirm your session disconnect. Click Yes. Figure 167: Disconnect from Desktop REVIEWER S GUIDE / 122

123 8. You have successfully disconnected from your Horizon View desktop session and will be brought back to the listing of available Horizon View desktops. You are free to close the application or reconnect to your Horizon View desktop. Figure 168: End Desktop Session on ipad REVIEWER S GUIDE / 123