A security server is an instance of View Connection Server that adds an additional layer of security between the Internet and your internal network. You can install one or more security servers to be connected to a View Connection Server instance.
The security server software cannot coexist on the same virtual or physical machine with any other View Manager software component, including a replica server, View Connection Server, View Composer, View Agent, View Client, or View Transfer Server.
Prerequisites
n Determine the type of topology to use. For example, determine which load balancing solution to use. Decide if the View Connection Server instances that are paired with security servers will be dedicated to users of the external network. For information, see the VMware Horizon View Architecture Planning document.
IMPORTANT If you use a load balancer, you must have static IP addresses for the load balancer and each security server. For example, if you use a load balancer with two security servers, you need 3 static IP addresses.
n Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server
Requirements,” on page 7.
n Prepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View Connection
Server,” on page 40.
n Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is installed and configured and is running a View Connection Server version that is compatible with the security server version. See "Horizon View Component Compatibility Matrix" in the VMware Horizon View Upgrades document.
n Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is accessible to the computer on which you plan to install the security server.
n Configure a security server pairing password. See “Configure a Security Server Pairing Password,” on page 50.
n Familiarize yourself with the format of external URLs. See “Configuring External URLs for Secure
Gateway and Tunnel Connections,” on page 106.
n Verify that Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is
recommended that you turn this setting to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections between security server and View Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to be enabled.
n Familiarize yourself with the network ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for a security server. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 57.
n If your network topology includes a back-end firewall between the security server and View Connection Server, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See “Configuring a Back-End Firewall to Support IPsec,” on page 58.
n If you are upgrading or reinstalling the security server, verify that the existing IPsec rules for the security server were removed. See “Prepare to Upgrade or Reinstall a Security Server,” on page 56.
Procedure
1 Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer.
The installer filename is VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where xxxxxx is the
build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 To start the View Connection Server installation program, double-click the installer file. 3 Accept the VMware license terms.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
5 Select the View Security Server installation option.
6 Type the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the View Connection Server instance to pair with the security server in the Server text box.
The security server forwards network traffic to this View Connection Server instance. 7 Type the security server pairing password in the Password text box.
If the password has expired, you can use View Administrator to configure a new password and type the new password in the installation program.
8 In the External URL text box, type the external URL of the security server for View Clients that use the RDP or PCoIP display protocols.
The URL must contain the protocol, client-resolvable security server name, and port number. Tunnel clients that run outside of your network use this URL to connect to the security server.
For example: https://view.example.com:443
9 In the PCoIP External URL text box, type the external URL of the security server for View Clients that use the PCoIP display protocol.
Specify the PCoIP external URL as an IP address with the port number 4172. Do not include a protocol name.
For example: 10.20.30.40:4172
The URL must contain the IP address and port number that a client system can use to reach the security server. You can type into the text box only if a PCoIP Secure Gateway is installed on the security server. 10 In the Blast External URL text box, type the external URL of the security server for users who use
HTML access to connect to View desktops.
The URL must contain the HTTPS protocol, client-resolvable host name, and port number. For example: https://myserver.example.com:8443
By default, the URL includes the FQDN of the secure tunnel external URL and the default port number, 8443. The URL must contain the FQDN and port number that a client system can use to reach this security server.
11 Choose how to configure the Windows Firewall service.
Option Action
Configure Windows Firewall automatically
Let the installer configure Windows Firewall to allow the required network connections.
Do not configure Windows Firewall Configure the Windows firewall rules manually.
Select this option only if your organization uses its own predefined rules for configuring Windows Firewall.
The security server services are installed on the Windows Server computer: n VMware View Security Server
n VMware View Framework Component n VMware View Security Gateway Component n VMware View PCoIP Secure Gateway n VMware Blast Secure Gateway
For information about these services, see VMware Horizon View Administration. The security server appears in the Security Servers pane in View Administrator.
NOTE If the installation is cancelled or aborted, you might have to remove IPsec rules for the security server before you can begin the installation again. Take this step even if you already removed IPsec rules prior to reinstalling or upgrading security server. For instructions on removing IPsec rules, see “Prepare to Upgrade or Reinstall a Security Server,” on page 56.
What to do next
Configure an SSL server certificate for the security server. See Chapter 7, “Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers,” on page 71.
You might have to configure client connection settings for the security server, and you can tune Windows Server settings to support a large deployment. See “Configuring View Client Connections,” on page 103 and “Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment,” on page 112.
If your users connect to the security server through HTML Access, you must enable a rule in the Windows Firewall to open the HTML Access port. See “Open the Port Used by HTML Access on Security Servers,” on page 105.
If you are reinstalling the security server on a Windows Server 2008 operating system and you have a data collector set configured to monitor performance data, stop the data collector set and start it again.