Administration

Using Horizon Administrator 1
Horizon Administrator is the Web interface through which you congure Horizon Connection Server and
manage your remote desktops and applications.
For a comparison of the operations that you can perform with View Administrator, View cmdlets, and
vdmadmin, see the View Integration document.
N In Horizon 7, View Administrator is named Horizon Administrator. References in this document
might use View Administrator.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server,” on page 9
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“Log In to Horizon Administrator,” on page 10
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“Tips for Using the Horizon Administrator Interface,” on page 10
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“Troubleshooting the Text Display in Horizon Administrator,” on page 12
Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
Horizon Administrator provides a Web-based management interface for Horizon 7.
The 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:
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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.
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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 If you use Unied Access Gateway appliances rather than security servers, you must use the
Unied Access Gateway REST API to manage the Unied Access Gateway appliances. Earlier versions of
Unied Access Gateway are named Access Point. For more information, see Deploying and Conguring
Unied Access Gateway.
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