Objective 2.1 - Configure Group Policy Settings Related to Horizon View

This Post will cover Objective 2.1 of the VCAP-DTM Deployment Exam

Tools and References for Objective 2.1

View Administration
Group Policy Editor
ADM/ADMX templates

Skills and Abilities:

Configure View Persona Management settings

A remote file repository must be configured to store user profiles when using Persona Management

• VMware documentation link for access permissions required for file repository click here

To be able to use persona management you must select the option when installing the View Agent.

• From the parent VM run the view agent installer
• in the options for features to install select Horizon View Persona Management

You must add the View persona Management GPO template to your GPO that will be applied to VDIs

• Template File: ViewPM.adm
• VMware documentation link for settings click here
• Settings that must be configured for Persona Management to work:
• Manage User Persona
• Persona repository location

Configure PCoIP settings

PCoIP Settings come in 2 GPO templates:

• View PCoIP Session Variables
• Template File: pcoip.adm
• Contains policy settings related to the PCoIP display protocol
• VMware documentation link for settings click here
• View PCoIP Client Session Variables
• Template File: pcoip.client.adm
• Contains policy settings related to the PCoIP display protocol that affects Horizon Client for windows
• VMware documentation link for settings click here

Configure folder redirection

Using the same GPO created for setting up View Persona Management add the following settings so that folders can be redirected:

• Expand Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates > Classic Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > Persona Management > Folder Redirection
• Here you will see a list of settings that are connected to each folder you want to redirect
• Select each folder type you want to redirect and select enable then set the file path
• Example file path \\\\%username%\My Documents

Configure location-based printing

Register the location-based printing group policy DLL file:

• Copy the appropriate version of TPVMGPoACmap.dll to your Active Directory server or to the domain computer that you use to configure group policies.
• Use the regsvr32 utility to register the TPVMGPoACmap.dll file. 
• For example: regsvr32 "C:\TPVMGPoACmap.dll"

Configure the location-based printing group policy:

• On the Active Directory server, edit the GPO.
• Expand Computer Configuration, open the Software Settings folder, and select AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View.
• In the Policy pane, double-click Configure AutoConnect Map Additional Printers.
• The AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View window appears.
• Select Enabled to enable the group policy setting.
• The translation table headings and buttons appear in the group policy window.
• Clicking Disabled deletes all table entries. As a precaution, save your configuration so that you can import it later.
• Add the printers that you want to map to View desktops and define their associated translation rules.
• Click OK to save your changes.