Installation
Table Of Contents
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- Contents
- View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing View in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up View in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere, Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
- Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
- Installing View in FIPS Mode
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for Remote Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Creating a User Account for a Standalone View Composer Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- Create a User Account for Instant-Clone Operations
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Disable Weak Ciphers in SSL/TLS
- Installing View Composer
- Prepare a View Composer Database
- Configuring an SSL Certificate for View Composer
- Install the View Composer Service
- Enable TLSv1.0 on vCenter and ESXi Connections from View Composer
- Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer
- Installing View Connection Server
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installation Prerequisites for View Connection Server
- Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration
- Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server
- Configure a Security Server Pairing Password
- Install a Security Server
- Firewall Rules for View Connection Server
- Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Components Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Understanding SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a Signed SSL Certificate from a CA
- Configure View Connection Server, Security Server, or View Composer to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Configure Client Endpoints to Trust Root and Intermediate Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Setting View Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Troubleshooting Certificate Issues on View Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring View for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
- Log In to View Administrator
- Install the Product License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to View
- Configure View Composer Settings
- Configure View Composer Domains
- Allow vSphere to Reclaim Disk Space in Linked-Clone Virtual Machines
- Configure View Storage Accelerator for vCenter Server
- Concurrent Operations Limits for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Setting a Concurrent Power Operations Rate to Support Remote Desktop Logon Storms
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Configuring Horizon Client Connections
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and Secure Tunnel Connections
- Configure the Blast Secure Gateway
- Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections
- Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When View Connection Server Returns Address Information
- Allow HTML Access Through a Load Balancer
- Allow HTML Access Through a Gateway
- Replacing Default Ports for View Services
- Replace the Default HTTP Ports or NICs for View Connection Server Instances and Security Servers
- Replace the Default Ports or NICs for the PCoIP Secure Gateway on View Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Control Port for PCoIP Secure Gateway on Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Port for View Composer
- Change the Port Number for HTTP Redirection to Connection Server
- Prevent HTTP Redirection for Client Connections to Connection Server
- Enable Remote Access to View Performance Counters on Connection Servers
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring Event Reporting
- Index
Hardware Requirements for Horizon Connection Server
You must install all Horizon Connection Server installation types, including standard, replica, security
server, and enrollment server installations, on a dedicated physical or virtual machine that meets specic
hardware requirements.
Table 1‑1. Horizon Connection Server Hardware Requirements
Hardware Component Required Recommended
Processor Pentium IV 2.0GHz processor
or higher
4 CPUs
Network Adapter 100Mpbs NIC 1Gbps NICs
Memory
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
4GB RAM or higher At least 10GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more
remote desktops
Memory
Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
4GB RAM or higher At least 10GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more
remote desktops
These requirements also apply to replica and security server Horizon Connection Server instances that you
install for high availability or external access.
I The physical or virtual machine that hosts Horizon Connection Server must have an IP address
that does not change. In an IPv4 environment, congure a static IP address. In an IPv6 environment,
machines automatically get IP addresses that do not change.
Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Connection Server
You must install Horizon Connection Server on a supported Windows Server operating system.
The following operating systems support all Horizon Connection Server installation types, including
standard, replica, and security server installations.
Table 1‑2. Operating System Support for Horizon Connection Server
Operating System Version Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Standard
Datacenter
Windows Server 2016 64-bit Standard
Datacenter
N Windows Server 2008 R2 with no service pack is no longer supported.
Virtualization Software Requirements for Horizon Connection Server
Horizon Connection Server requires certain versions of VMware virtualization software.
If you are using vSphere, you must use a supported version of vSphere ESX/ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
For details about which versions of Horizon are compatible with which versions of vCenter Server and ESXi,
see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix at
hp://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
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