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Revision History
Version Date Description
2 October 27, 2011 Update for VMw are View 5
1 April 8, 2010 Initial release
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Contents
Table of Figures ....................................................................................................6
1 Overview ........................................................................................................9
1.1 Additional Resources ......................................................................................... 9
2 Prerequisites ................................................................................................11
2.1 Inst al ling VMware View 5 or Later ...................................................................... 11
2.2 Setti ng up t he PCoIP Host Card and Zero Client .................................................. 11
2.3 Inst al ling Tera1 Firm ware Rel ease 3.4.1 or Later.................................................. 12
2.3.1 Checking the Firmware Version .............................................................. 12
2.3.2 Updating the Fir mware .......................................................................... 13
2.4 Inst al ling PCoIP Host Driver Software Release v3. 3.20 for Wi ndows ....................... 14
2.5 Ensuring your Operating System Complies w ith VMware View ............................... 14
3 Host PC Configuration .................................................................................15
3.1 Installing the VMware View Agen t on a Host PC................................................... 15
4 Configuring a Physical PC in View .............................................................17
5 Installing the PCoIP Host Driver Software..................................................18
5.1 Inst al ling the P CoIP Host Driver S oft ware on a Host PC ........................................ 18
6 Configuring the PCoI P Zero Client .............................................................19
7 Connecting a PCoIP Zero Client to View ...................................................21
7.1 Testi ng the PCoIP Connect i on........................................................................... 21
8 Deployment Considerations ........................................................................22
8.1 Bandwidth Matrix for V ari ous Set ups of Zero Clients, Soft Cli ents, and Hosts ........... 22
9 Known Issues, Troubleshooting, and FAQ.................................................23
9.1 Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 23
9.2 Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................. 23
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Table of Figures
Figure 1-1: VMware View and PCoIP Technolog y Architec ture .........................................9
Figure 2-1: A dminist rative Web Int erfac e Version Webpage ........................................... 13
Figure 3-1: VMware View Agen t Custom Setup Window ................................................ 15
Figure 3-2: V M ware View Agent Regist er with View Connecti on S erver Wi ndow................ 16
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Definitions
CA Certificate A uthorities
CMI Connection Management Interface – interface provided by the client or host,
used to communic ate with an ex ternal connec tion management s erv er
CMS Connection Management Server – an ex ternal management entity (third
DDC Display Data Channel
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name System
DNS SRV Domain Name System Service Record
EDID Extended Display Identification Data
FQDN Fully Qualif ied Domain Name
GPU Graphics Proc es sing Unit
GUI Graphical User Interf ace pr esented by the client On-Screen Display w hen not
HPDET Hot Plug Detect
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
NTP Network Time Protocol
OS Operating System
OSD On Sc reen Display
PC-over-IP® Personal Computer over Internet Protocol
PCoIP
PCoIP host Host side of PC-over-IP system
PCoIP zero client Desktop or client side of PC -over-IP system
SLP Service Loc ation Protoc ol
SSL Secure Socket Lay er ( sec urity pr otoc ol)
TERA1100 Teradici PCoIP zero client processor
TERA1200 Teradici PCoIP host processor
VPD V ital Pr oduc t Data – Factory prov isioned inf ormation to uniquely identif y a
VPN V irtual Priv ate Netw or k
party ) that manages and contr ols the client/host thr ough the CMI interf ac e
operating in a PC-over-IP session
Personal Computer over Internet Protocol (PC-over-IP)
client or host
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Introduction
This document describes the use of PCoI P® hos t cards to remote demandi ng a pplicati ons that
®
require de di cated graphi cs cards withi n an e nvironment brokered by V M ware
View ™. It
describes the setup and configuration of PCoIP host cards (or “host cards”) i n physical PCs or
workstations connecting to PCoIP software clients or PCoIP zero clients.
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