Administration

Using Horizon Administrator
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Horizon Administrator is the Web interface through which you configure Horizon Connection
Server and manage your remote desktops and applications.
For a comparison of the operations that you can perform with Horizon Administrator, cmdlets, and
vdmadmin, see the Horizon 7 Integration document.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
n Log In to Horizon Administrator
n Tips for Using the Horizon Administrator Interface
n Troubleshooting the Text Display in Horizon Administrator
Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
Horizon Administrator provides a Web-based management interface for Horizon 7.
Horizon Connection Server can have multiple instances that serve as replica servers or security
servers. Depending on your Horizon 7 deployment, you can get a Horizon Administrator interface
with each instance of a Connection Server.
Use the following best practices to use Horizon Administrator with a Connection Server:
n Use the host name and IP address of the Connection Server to log in to Horizon Administrator.
Use the Horizon Administrator interface to manage the Connection Server, and any associated
security server or replica server.
n In a pod environment, verify that all administrators use the host name and IP address of the
same Connection Server to log in to Horizon Administrator. Do not use the host name and IP
address of the load balancer to access a Horizon Administrator web page.
n To identify the CPA pod or cluster name of the Connection Server you are working with, you
can view the name in the Horizon Administrator header and in the Web browser tab.
Note If you use Unified Access Gateway appliances rather than security servers, you must use
the Unified Access Gateway REST API to manage the Unified Access Gateway appliances. Earlier
versions of Unified Access Gateway are named Access Point. For more information, see Deploying
and Configuring Unified Access Gateway .
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