The CoB Information and Learning Technologies Center (CILTC), manages computer labs for use by current students. We provide over 100 computers to students between two large rooms. Our labs are open year round, including summer, with the exception of days when the University is closed.

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Access CoB Applications (via VMware View)

How to access files on your Mac from VMware View


Access CoB Applications (via VMware View)

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Remote access to College of Business applications is provided by our VMware View virtual desktop system. You can connect to different "pools" of virtual machines, based on your needs and entitlements, from any internet connected computer.

Windows users: To access the CoB virtual desktop system, you will need administrative access to the machine you intend to connect from.  Simply launch Internet Explorer (sorry, no Firefox and Mac OS X users see additional notes below) and go to http://cob-view.coba.unt.edu.  Respond to the security certificate warning and the UNT Computer Use policy notice.

UPDATE 2-10-2011:Because of an issue with a recent Microsoft Windows Update, Windows 7 users will receive an error when trying to connect. Linked below are the newest versions of the VMware view client which must be installed to rectify this error.

To correct issue remove current VMware Client and install newest VMware Client.

  1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Programs and Features
  2. Choose the previously installed VMware View Client and click Uninstall
  3. A reboot is required after the Uninstall
  4. Navigate to https://cob-view.coba.unt.edu via IE and run the executable file.
  5. Follow the installation wizard to complete installation.
  6. Reboot the computer.

For 32-bit systems -VMware-viewclient-4.6.0-366101.exe
For 64-bit systems -VMware-viewclient-x86_64-4.6.0-366101.exe

If prompted with a certificate warning:

Certificate Dialog

Mac OS X users:Note that PRIOR to connecting to the CoB virtual desktop system for the first time, you MUST install the VMware View Client for Mac along with the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac. These can be downloaded from the following links:

VMware View Client for Mac -VMware-View-Client-4.6.0-366101.dmg

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client (from Microsoft's site) - http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx.

In addition, you would use the installed VMware View client instead of Internet Explorer to connect to the server address: cob-view.coba.unt.edu.


When prompted to login, use your Student EUID credentials:

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Respond to the UNT Computer Use policy notice and, when prompted to login, use your UNT EUID credentials:

NOTE: You must be currently enrolled in a business class to access the virtual lab.  Make sure you change the Domain to STUDENTS for non-employee student access.

Following a successful login, the system will download the VMware View client. Follow the onscreen prompts as necessary to complete the installation. Once rebooted, simply double-click the VMware View Client desktop icon:

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Respond to the UNT Computer Use policy notice and, when prompted to login, use your STUDENT EUID credentials:

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Make sure you change the Domain to STUDENTS for non-employee student access.

You should then see a selection dialog similar to the following:

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We suggest you change the Display: to Window so you can more easily get back to your home/local machine. Click Connect and the View Client will then open in a new window to the virutal machine.

When finished with your session, simply close the View Client window and then Logout of the View Portal.

Please remember that the virtual desktop system is a limited, shared resource and you should only remain connected as long as necessary to accomplish your task.


Disclaimer: These virtual machines are still being tested. Do not use them for time sensitive or last minute projects. Also, the machines are not persistant. This means anything you store on them will be gone the next time you use a machine. Please use other sources of storage for your files.

How to access files on your Mac from VMware View
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Mac users of VMware View may find that they cannot see their local drives inside of a VMware View session. To enable viewing of local drives follow these steps.

WARNING: This procedure should only be attempted by experienced users who are thoroughly familiar with their Mac.

  1. Open the Applications folder on your Mac (or wherever you installed the VMware View Client).
  2. Right-click (or Ctrl-Click) on the VMware View Client application and select Show Package Contents from the context menu.
  3. Finder will now show you the contents of the application. In this new window open the Contents folder, then open the Resources folder.
  4. In the Resources folder, you'll see a file named vmware-view.rdp. This is the template the View Client uses to generate new RDP connections. By modifying this file, you can modify the behavior of the RDP sessions that View creates.
  5. Open the vmware-view.rdp file in a text editor and edit the entry for DriveRedirectionMode, changing its value from 0 to 1.
  6. Save the changes, you will most likely be prompted for authentication from your Mac (because you are modifying the contents of an application in the Applications folder).

The next time you start the VMware View client on your Mac your local drives will be available inside VMware View. You will see a security warning at each connect about sharing your Mac drives to potential Windows users. Also note that any USB connected drives need to be connected to your Mac before starting VMware View for them to be visible.