18.3. Configuring the VMware View Environment

18.3.1. How to Disable Secure Tunnel Connections to View Desktops
18.3.2. How to Enable Non-SSL Connections to the View Connection Server
18.3.3. How to Enable SSL Connections to the View Connection Server

This section describes the changes needed to the VMware View environment before configuring and using the VMware View connector. It is assumed that the VMware View environment is properly configured and working before using the VMware View connector. Refer to the VMware View documentation for details.

18.3.1. How to Disable Secure Tunnel Connections to View Desktops

The VMware View connector does not support tunneled connections when accessing View desktops. The following steps describe how to disable secure tunnel connections to View desktops through a View Connection Server.

This procedure is based on the VMware View 5.0 release.

  1. Log in to the VMware View Administrator.

  2. From the View Configuration menu in the left-hand navigation pane, click Servers.

  3. From the Servers panel, select the appropriate View Connection Server and click Edit.

  4. From the Edit View Connection Server Settings pop-up screen, deselect Use Secure Tunnel connection to desktop.

  5. Click OK.

18.3.2. How to Enable Non-SSL Connections to the View Connection Server

If (Secure Sockets Layer) SSL is not required, use the following steps to enable non-SSL connections to the View Connection Server.

Note

This configuration is not possible in VMware View 5.1 or later, because only SSL connections are supported.

This procedure is based on the VMware View 5.0 release.

  1. Log in to the VMware View Administrator.

  2. From the View Configuration menu in the left-hand navigation pane, click Global Settings.

  3. Click Edit.

  4. Deselect Require SSL for client connections and View Administrator in the pop-up screen.

  5. Click OK.

18.3.3. How to Enable SSL Connections to the View Connection Server

The default SSL certificate created from the VMware View Manager installation must be imported into the Sun Ray server to enable SSL connections to desktops. The following steps assume that you have generated and stored a new certificate on the View Connection Server.

  1. Export the certificate from the keystore on the View Connection Server:

    # keytool -export -keystore keys.p12 -storetype pkcs12 -file vmware.cer
  2. Copy the vmware.cer file to the Sun Ray server.

  3. Import the certificate into a keystore on the Sun Ray server:

    # keytool -import -file vmware.cer -trustcacerts -v -keystore \
    /etc/opt/SUNWkio/sessions/vdm/keystore
  4. Edit the kiosk script (/etc/opt/SUNWkio/sessions/vdm/vdm) and modify the line that begins with javaKeyStorePass= to include the password for the keystore.

  5. Restart the Sun Ray server via the Admin GUI.

Note

The administrator may choose to import the certificate into the default keystore of the server's Java installation instead of following steps 3 and 4. If this is done, the kiosk script must be modified and all references to javaKeyStore and javaKeyStorePass should be removed.