Installation and Configuration

Preface

Sun Ray is a certified VMware View and VMware VDM client solution. It is listed in VMware's Hardware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility.

Sun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager (SRVC) is a software product that connects users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via the VMware View Manager. SRVC is intended to be used as part of a virtualization solution with VMware ESX server software, VMware vCenter, VMware View Manager software, and Sun Ray Software. For further information on these products, see the Related Documentation.

This document describes the installation of SRVC, and the configuration of SRVC interfacing software. For an overview of the complete virtualization solution, refer to the Sun Blueprint, Virtualizing Desktops with Sun Ray Software and VMware View Manager.

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

The command to remove a file is rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell 

machine_name%

C shell for superuser 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser 

#