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Deployment Guide
Dell Wyse Solutions Engineering
November 2014
A Dell Deployment and Configuration Guide
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November 2014
Initial release
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2014–11
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Contents
Revisions .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1 Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Purpose of this document .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Configuring Nutanix Storage Pool and Containers .......................................................................................................................... 5
3 Installing vCenter Server Appliance ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.1 Appliance Installation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Adding Hosts to vCenter ...............................................................................................................................................................28
3.3 Setting up vCenter Networking ..................................................................................................................................................34
4 Installing SQL Server .................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
5 Installing VMware View Connection Server ....................................................................................................................................... 51
6 Installing a VMware View Composer Instance .................................................................................................................................63
7 Configuring a VMware View Connection Server ............................................................................................................................ 69
8 Installing Remote Desktop Services Role on Windows Server 2012 R2 ................................................................................. 77
9 Adding RDSH Servers to a VMWare View Farm ............................................................................................................................... 88
10 Deploying Virtual Desktop Master Image ...........................................................................................................................................93
10.1 Creating Template VM ...................................................................................................................................................................93
10.2 Optimizing Desktop OS .................................................................................................................................................................93
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1 Overview
1.1 Purpose of this document
This document describes:
Configuration of Nutanix Storage Pool and Containers.
The tasks to be completed to install VMware vCenter Appliance, VMware View 6.0, and View
Composer 6.0.
Guidance for creating the required SQL Databases.
The tasks to be performed to install the Server 2012 RDSH Roles and add RDSH Session Hosts to a
Farm.
Configure each of the core components.
1.2 Scope
The objectives of this document are:
Provide the specific configuration required for a XC720xd View VDI Solution
Provide the Application and network security recommendations.
Provide installation guidance for a VMware View Solution leveraging the VMware vCenter Appliance
Provide guidance on the setup of VMware View RDS Farms.
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2 Configuring Nutanix Storage Pool and Containers
To use the cluster storage, you must configure a storage pool and containers within the pool. Create only
one pool consisting of all the disks in the cluster. Within the storage pool, we recommend creating
multiple containers for a logical distinction between the compute and management storage layers.
1. To configure the storage pool and containers, log in to the Nutanix Web Console. From the
Home drop-down menu, select Storage.
Figure 1 Nutanix Web Console
2. Click the Create Container link and click the plus symbol (+) under the STORAGE POOL section to
create a pool.
Figure 2 Create Container Wizard
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Figure 3 Creating Storage Pool
3. Type a name for the pool (for example, SP1) and use all unallocated disk space. Click Save. On the
Create Container page, to view additional settings, click the Advanced Settings button. The
recommended settings are as follows:
Replication Factor: 2
Reserved Capacity: 4096 GB (only for the “Compute” container that contains the persistent
virtual desktops)
Compression: Disabled
Delay: 0 minutes
Perf Tier Deduplication: On
Capacity Tier Deduplication: On (Post-Process)
4. Type a name for the management container. For example, “ds_mgmt, and click Save. Click +
Container to add another container for the compute or RDSH layer. Use the same advanced settings,
type a name (for example, ds_compute or ds_rdsh) and click Save. If you are using desktops and RDSH
on the same cluster, create an additional container for logical separation.
Figure 4 Overview
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Hyper-V Hypervisor and SMB Shares
SMB shares are used to store the virtual machine disks and settings files. The cluster name is the “host”
portion of the SMB share name. If not created during the Nutanix cluster setup, add a DNS entry for this
name and point it to the cluster IP address. The container names that you created earlier are used as the
share names. The resulting share name will be \\{cluster-name}\{container-name}. For example:
\\cluster\ds_mgmt.
By default, only the cluster hosts have access to the SMB shares. To change this, you must modify the
whitelist on the cluster. At a minimum, the IP address of the System Center VMM host must be added. If
you want all management hosts to be able to access, you can specify the network segment as opposed to
single IP addresses.
NOTE: The shares must be used only for storing VDI -related components.
To modify the Whitelist, go to the Nutanix Web Console, click the configuration wheel symbol in the
upper-right corner, and then click Filesystem Whitelists.
Figure 5 Filesystem Whitelists
Type the desired host IP address or network segment and click Add.
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3 Installing vCenter Server Appliance
The deployment of desktop pools within VMware View requires that an install of the following VMware
components is completed successfully: VMware vCenter Server Appliance, VMware View, and VMware
View Composer and an associated SQL server VM. The VMware vCenter VM will be created using the
VMware vCenter Server Appliance. The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based
virtual machine that is optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services. Visit the VMware
website for information on downloading version 5.5.0 and licensing.
3.1 Appliance Installation
1. Connect to one of the Nutanix configured ESXi hosts using the VMware vSphere client.
2. In the VMware vSphere client select File and Deploy OVF Template.
Figure 6 Deploy OVF Template
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3. In the OVF deployment wizard, click Browse and select the vCenter Appliance OVF template file and
click Next.
Figure 7 Select OVF Template file.
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4. Confirm the template details and click Next.
Figure 8 OVF Template Details
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5. Specify a name for the vCenter Server Appliance VM and click Next.
Figure 9 vCenter Appliance Name
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6. Select a storage location and click Next.
Figure 10 Select Storage
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7. Select the required disk format and click Next.
Figure 11 Disk Format
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8. Review the settings and click Finish to deploy.
Figure 12 Finish OVF Deployment Wizard
The vCenter Appliance deployment process will now start.
Figure 13 vCenter Appliance Deployment Progress
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After deployment, the vCenter Appliance VM will appear listed under the ESXi host in the vSphere
Client window.
Figure 14 vCenter Appliance
9. Turn on the vCenter Appliance VM and open the Console tab to view the on-screen Quick Start
Guide.
Figure 15 vCenter Appliance VM Powered On
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10. Open a web browser window to the URL indicated in the Quick Start Guide and type the user name
root and password vmware, and then click Login.
Figure 16 vCenter Appliance login screen
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11. Accept the EULA and click Next.
Figure 17 vCenter EULA
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12. Click Next on the Customer Experience Improvement Program screen.
Figure 18 Customer Experience Program
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13. If using a static IP address you must close the wizard and set a hostname. In this guide a static IP
Address will be used. Click Cancel to close the wizard.
Figure 19 Cancel Wizard
14. Click the Network tab, and then select Static as the address type from the IPv4 Address Type drop-
down menu.
Figure 20 Static IP Address
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15. Set the Hostname and IPv4 address settings. Click Save Settings.
Note: The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) format must be used for the host name.
Figure 21 Set IPv4 Settings
16. When the network settings have saved, change the URL on the web browser to the static IP address
you just set and log in again by using the login ID ‘root’ and password ‘vmware’, and then click the
Network tab to verify your IPv4 settings.
Note: You may briefly lose connectivity.
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Figure 22 IPv4 Settings
17. Click the vCenter Server tab, and under the Utilities section, click the Setup wizard Launch button to
re-open the Setup Wizard.
Figure 23 Setup wizard re-launch
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18. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program window, click Next.
Figure 24 Customer Experience Improvement Program
19. Click Set custom configuration and click Next.
Figure 25 Set Custom Configuration
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20. Accept the default database settings and click Next.
Figure 26 Database Settings
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21. From the SSO deployment type drop-down menu, select the embedded SSO deployment type and
type a password for the administrator@vsphere.local user and click Next.
Figure 27 Single Sign On
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22. To configure Active Directory authentication select the Active Directory Enabled check box and type
the domain name to authenticate to, along with an administrative user login and password for that
domain. Click Next.
Figure 28 Active Directory
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23. Review the configuration settings and click Start.
Figure 29 Complete Startup Wizard
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24. When the configuration processes are completed, click Close.
Figure 30 vCenter Setup Complete
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3.2 Adding Hosts to vCenter
1. To add the Nutanix configured ESXi hosts to be managed by vCenter, open the vSphere Client and
attach to the vCenter Server Appliance, click Create a datacenter to add a datacenter, and then name
the datacenter.
Figure 31 New Datacenter
2. Right-click the datacenter and select New Cluster.
Figure 32 New Cluster
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3. In the Name box, type a cluster name. vSphere HA or DRS may be enabled at this point, if required.
Click Next.
Figure 33 New Cluster Wizard
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