The following steps use the Admin GUI to configure the Sun Ray server to automatically provide direct access to their Windows desktops through the VMware View connector.
For more information about setting up the VMware View connector environment, see Chapter 16, VMware View Connector.
Log in to the Admin GUI.
Click the Advanced tab and Kiosk Mode sub-tab. Then click Edit.
Choose VMware View Manager Session from the Session (Session Type) menu.
Modify the session parameters.
Add session arguments to the Arguments field at the bottom in the format:
[session-type-arguments
] [--uttsc-arguments
]
The arguments accepted are:
Table 7.4. Kiosk Session Arguments for VMware View Connector
Argument | Description |
---|---|
| VMware View Connection Server hostname. |
| Use SSL connection to VMware View Connection Server (default). |
| Do not use SSL connection to VMware View Connection Server. |
| VMware View Connection Server port number. |
| If no smart card is used, the length of inactivity before the user is automatically logged out of the desktop selection dialog. Default value is 3 minutes. |
| Users are automatically forwarded to their desktop if there is only one desktop. This flag disables this behavior. |
| This domain name will be preselected in the login screen, if available. |
|
Specify any valid uttsc
arguments. For detailed information on these
options, refer to the |
The Sun Ray Software is capable of supporting Windows
Network Level Authentication (NLA), but VMware View 4.5 does
not support NLA on non-Windows based View clients. You must
use the standard RDP authentication with VMware View 4.5. To
configure RDP authentication, enable RDP authentication on
the guest OS and add the -N off
option to
the uttsc arguments field.
Configure the server to use Kiosk Mode for card and non-card users.
Click the System Policy sub-tab on the Advanced menu.
Enable Kiosk Mode for both card and non-card users.
Click Save.
All new or restarted sessions matching the policy configuration to use kiosk mode will access the new session type.