
EMC Infrastructure for Virtual Desktops Enabled by EMC VNX, VMware vSphere 4.1,
VMware View 4.5, and VMware View Composer 2.5
Installation and configuration
Overview
This section describes how to configure both the VMware and storage components in this
solution, including:
Desktop pools
Storage pools
FAST Cache
Auto-tiering (FAST VP)
VNX Home Directory
PowerPath/VE
The installation and configuration steps for the following components are available on the
VMware website (www.vmware.com):
VMware View Connection Server
VMware View Composer 2.5
VMware ESX 4.1
VMware vSphere 4.1
The installation and configuration of the following components are not covered:
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
vSphere and its components
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
VMware components
VMware View installation overview
The
VMware View Installation Guide
available on the VMware website has detailed
procedures to install View Connection Server and View Composer 2.5. There are no special
configuration instructions required for this solution.
The
ESX Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide
available on the VMware website has
detailed procedures to install vCenter Server and ESX and is not covered in further detail in
this paper. There are no special configuration instructions required for this solution.
VMware View setup
Before deploying the desktop pools, ensure that the following steps from the
VMware View
Installation Guide
have been completed:
Prepare Active Directory
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