Software Installation

In order to deploy an existing DVM in HyWorks, few tools are required to be installed while few software are required for better performance. Depending on your requirement you can choose to install install all or specific applications.

  1. Hypervisor Tools: Required, By hypervisor tools, it means, installing guest tools as per respective hypervisor on which VMs are residing. HyWorks fetches some critical details (e.g., network configurations of VMs) from hypervisors directly and the hypervisor tools are required to enable that information.

    • VMware Tools: If you are using VMWare as session provider, you must install VMware Tools on the DVMs (Desktop Virtual Machines) from VMware ESXi/vCenter Server.

    • Nutanix Guest Tools: If you are using Nutanix as session provider, you must install Nutanix Guest Tools on DVMs.

    • Hyper-V Integration Tools: If you are using DVMs from Hyper-V, you must install Hyper-V Integration Tools on DVMs.

  2. Feature-specific Tools: Must

    1. HyWorks DVM Agent: A critical HyWorks component which must be installed on DVMs to avoid manual RDP configurations and enabling DVM power policies.

    2. Built-In USB Redirection Driver (Server Component): Integrated with HyWorks Tools and must be installed on DVMs, if USB redirection is required, and built-in USB Redirection driver is used.

    3. Enhanced USB Redirection Driver (Server): Must be installed, if Enhanced USB Redirection Driver is used for USB redirection. It requires to be installed separately on remote desktop servers.

    4. RDP8.0 Updates on Windows7 DVMs: Performance of remote session can be improved by using RDP8 protocol for session. To use RDP8 protocol in remote session, RDP8 patches must be installed and configured correctly. Must be installed if the following deployment configuration is used:

      1. Target DVM is on Windows 7 OS

      2. HyDesk devices are configured with RDP8 Protocol

      3. Connection profiles are using RDP8 optimized options such as graphics accelerations.

        Refer section Install and Enable RDP8 on DVMs

    5. Enable Audio and Audio Recording Devices
      Enable Audio and Audio Recording Devices if users are required to use audio and audio recording devices, appropriate settings must be configured on the target DVM. Refer section Enabling Audio in Remote Session

  3. Performance Improvement Recommendation

    1. HyWorks USB Cleaner: Integrated in HyWorks Tools and must be installed if USB redirection is used. HyWorks USB Cleaner utility gracefully disconnects all the plugged in USB devices and thus, ensuring that in the next session, these USB devices will be shared correctly.
    2. System Performance Improvements: System tweaks to improve overall performance of the system in order to support better remote session experience. Refer section Customizations to Improve System Performance
    3. Hypervisor Settings: Few Hypervisor settings can also be modified to have a better performance. Refer section Hypervisor Settings to Improve Performance