You can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install a security server on several Windows computers. In a silent installation, you use the command line and do not have to respond to wizard prompts.
With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy View components in a large enterprise.
Prerequisites
n Determine the type of topology to use. For example, determine which load balancing solution to use. Decide if the View Connection Server instances that are paired with security servers will be dedicated to users of the external network. For information, see the View Architecture Planning document.
IMPORTANT If you use a load balancer, it must have an IP address that does not change. In an IPv4 environment, configure a static IP address. In an IPv6 environment, machines automatically get IP addresses that do not change.
n Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server
Requirements,” on page 7.
n Prepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View Connection
Server,” on page 49.
n Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is installed and configured and is running a View Connection Server version that is compatible with the security server version. See "View Component Compatibility Matrix" in the View Upgrades document.
n Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is accessible to the computer on which you plan to install the security server.
n Configure a security server pairing password. See “Configure a Security Server Pairing Password,” on page 62.
n Familiarize yourself with the format of external URLs. See “Configuring External URLs for Secure
Gateway and Tunnel Connections,” on page 112.
n Verify that Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is
recommended that you turn this setting to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections between security server and View Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to be enabled.
n Familiarize yourself with the network ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for a security server. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 70.
n If your network topology includes a back-end firewall between the security server and View Connection Server, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See “Configuring a Back-End Firewall to Support IPsec,” on page 71.
n If you are upgrading or reinstalling the security server, verify that the existing IPsec rules for the security server were removed. See “Remove IPsec Rules for the Security Server,” on page 69. n Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See “Microsoft Windows Installer
Command-Line Options,” on page 73.
n Familiarize yourself with the silent installation properties available with a security server. See “Silent
Installation Properties for a Security Server,” on page 67.
n If you are installing View in FIPS mode, you must deselect the global setting Use IPSec for Security
Server Connections in View Administrator, because in FIPS mode, you must configure IPsec manually
after installing a security server.
Procedure
1 Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware download site at
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
Under Desktop & End-User Computing, select the VMware Horizon 6 download, which includes View Connection Server.
The installer filename is VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where xxxxxx is the
build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 Open a command prompt on the Windows Server computer. 3 Type the installation command on one line.
For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=3 VDM_SERVER_NAME=cs1.internaldomain.com VDM_SERVER_SS_EXTURL=https://view.companydomain.com: 443 VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_IPADDR=10.20.30.40 VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_TCPPORT=4172
VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_UDPPORT=4172 VDM_SERVER_SS_BSG_EXTURL=https://view.companydomain.com:8443 VDM_SERVER_SS_PWD=secret"
The security server services are installed on the Windows Server computer: n VMware Horizon View Security Server
n VMware Horizon View Framework Component n VMware Horizon View Security Gateway Component n VMware Horizon View PCoIP Secure Gateway n VMware Blast Secure Gateway
The security server appears in the Security Servers pane in View Administrator.
The VMware Horizon View Connection Server (Blast-In) rule is enabled in the Windows Firewall on the security server. This firewall rule allows Web browsers on client devices to use HTML Access to connect to the security server on TCP port 8443.
NOTE If the installation is cancelled or aborted, you might have to remove IPsec rules for the security server before you can begin the installation again. Take this step even if you already removed IPsec rules prior to reinstalling or upgrading security server. For instructions on removing IPsec rules, see “Remove IPsec Rules for the Security Server,” on page 69.
What to do next
Configure an SSL server certificate for the security server. See Chapter 8, “Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers,” on page 77.
You might have to configure client connection settings for the security server, and you can tune Windows Server settings to support a large deployment. See “Configuring Horizon Client Connections,” on page 109 and “Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment,” on page 120.