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Getting Started with VMware View

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.

To log in to View Administrator

1UsingInternetExplorer7or8orFirefox3.0or3.5,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the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displayedlicenseexpirationdate.

Add the vCenter Server

Afteryouinstallthelicensekey,youmustconfigurethevCenterServertousewithViewManager.

To add a vCenter Server entry in View Administrator

1FromtheConfigurationtab,clickServersintheleftnavigationpane.

2UnderVirtualCenterServers,clickAddandentertheinformationforthevCenterServer.

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

addressofthevCenter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.

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