Administration
Table Of Contents
- View Administration
- Contents
- View Administration
- Using Horizon Administrator
- Configuring View Connection Server
- Configuring vCenter Server and View Composer
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- Add vCenter Server Instances to Horizon 7
- 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
- Remove a vCenter Server Instance from View
- Remove View Composer from View
- Conflicting vCenter Server Unique IDs
- Backing Up View Connection Server
- Configuring Settings for Client Sessions
- Set Options for Client Sessions and Connections
- Change the Data Recovery Password
- Global Settings for Client Sessions
- Global Security Settings for Client Sessions and Connections
- Message Security Mode for View Components
- Configure the Secure Tunnel and PCoIP Secure Gateway
- Configure the Blast Secure Gateway
- Off-load SSL Connections to Intermediate Servers
- Configure the Gateway Location for a Horizon Connection Server or Security Server Host
- Disable or Enable View Connection Server
- Edit the External URLs
- Join or Withdraw from the Customer Experience Program
- View LDAP Directory
- Configuring vCenter Server and View Composer
- Setting Up Smart Card Authentication
- Logging In with a Smart Card
- Configure Smart Card Authentication on View Connection Server
- Configure Smart Card Authentication on Third-Party Solutions
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Verify Your Smart Card Authentication Configuration
- Using Smart Card Certificate Revocation Checking
- Setting Up Other Types of User Authentication
- Using Two-Factor Authentication
- Using SAML Authentication
- Using SAML Authentication for VMware Identity Manager Integration
- Configure a SAML Authenticator in Horizon Administrator
- Configure Proxy Support for VMware Identity Manager
- Change the Expiration Period for Service Provider Metadata on Connection Server
- Generate SAML Metadata So That Connection Server Can Be Used as a Service Provider
- Response Time Considerations for Multiple Dynamic SAML Authenticators
- Configure Workspace ONE Access Policies in Horizon Administrator
- Configure Biometric Authentication
- Authenticating Users Without Requiring Credentials
- Providing Unauthenticated Access for Published Applications
- Using the Log In as Current User Feature Available with Windows-Based Horizon Client
- Saving Credentials in Mobile and Mac Horizon Clients
- Setting Up True SSO
- Determining an Architecture for True SSO
- Set Up an Enterprise Certificate Authority
- Create Certificate Templates Used with True SSO
- Install and Set Up an Enrollment Server
- Export the Enrollment Service Client Certificate
- Import the Enrollment Service Client Certificate on the Enrollment Server
- Configure SAML Authentication to Work with True SSO
- Configure View Connection Server for True SSO
- Command-line Reference for Configuring True SSO
- Advanced Configuration Settings for True SSO
- Identify an AD User That Does not Have an AD UPN
- Using the System Health Dashboard to Troubleshoot Issues Related to True SSO
- Configuring Role-Based Delegated Administration
- Understanding Roles and Privileges
- Using Access Groups to Delegate Administration of Pools and Farms
- Understanding Permissions
- Manage Administrators
- Manage and Review Permissions
- Manage and Review Access Groups
- Manage Custom Roles
- Predefined Roles and Privileges
- Required Privileges for Common Tasks
- Best Practices for Administrator Users and Groups
- Configuring Policies in Horizon Administrator and Active Directory
- Maintaining View Components
- Backing Up and Restoring View Configuration Data
- Monitor View Components
- Monitor Machine Status
- Understanding View Services
- Change the Product License Key
- Monitoring Product License Usage
- Update General User Information from Active Directory
- Migrate View Composer to Another Machine
- Update the Certificates on a View Connection Server Instance, Security Server, or View Composer
- Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Managing ThinApp Applications in View Administrator
- View Requirements for ThinApp Applications
- Capturing and Storing Application Packages
- Assigning ThinApp Applications to Machines and Desktop Pools
- Best Practices for Assigning ThinApp Applications
- Assign a ThinApp Application to Multiple Machines
- Assign Multiple ThinApp Applications to a Machine
- Assign a ThinApp Application to Multiple Desktop Pools
- Assign Multiple ThinApp Applications to a Desktop Pool
- Assign a ThinApp Template to a Machine or Desktop Pool
- Review ThinApp Application Assignments
- Display MSI Package Information
- Maintaining ThinApp Applications in View Administrator
- Remove a ThinApp Application Assignment from Multiple Machines
- Remove Multiple ThinApp Application Assignments from a Machine
- Remove a ThinApp Application Assignment from Multiple Desktop Pools
- Remove Multiple ThinApp Application Assignments from a Desktop Pool
- Remove a ThinApp Application from View Administrator
- Modify or Delete a ThinApp Template
- Remove an Application Repository
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting ThinApp Applications in View Administrator
- ThinApp Configuration Example
- Setting Up Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Configure Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Prepare Active Directory and View for Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Set Default Values for Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Display the MAC Addresses of Client Devices
- Add Accounts for Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Enable Authentication of Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Verify the Configuration of Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Connect to Remote Desktops from Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Configure Clients in Kiosk Mode
- Troubleshooting Horizon 7
- Using Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Verify Horizon Help Desk Tool License
- Configure Role-Based Access for Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Log In to Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Troubleshooting Users in Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Session Details for Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Session Processes for Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Application Status for Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Troubleshoot Desktop or Application Sessions in Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Monitoring System Health
- Monitor Events in Horizon 7
- Collecting Diagnostic Information for Horizon 7
- Create a Data Collection Tool Bundle for Horizon Agent
- Save Diagnostic Information for Horizon Client
- Collect Diagnostic Information for View Composer Using the Support Script
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon Connection Server
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon Agent , Horizon Client, or Horizon Connection Server from the Console
- Update Support Requests
- Troubleshooting an Unsuccessful Security Server Pairing with Horizon Connection Server
- Troubleshooting View Server Certificate Revocation Checking
- Troubleshooting Smart Card Certificate Revocation Checking
- Further Troubleshooting Information
- Using Horizon Help Desk Tool
- Using the vdmadmin Command
- vdmadmin Command Usage
- Configuring Logging in Horizon Agent Using the -A Option
- Overriding IP Addresses Using the -A Option
- Setting the Name of a View Connection Server Group Using the ‑C Option
- Updating Foreign Security Principals Using the ‑F Option
- Listing and Displaying Health Monitors Using the ‑H Option
- Listing and Displaying Reports of View Operation Using the ‑I Option
- Generating View Event Log Messages in Syslog Format Using the ‑I Option
- Assigning Dedicated Machines Using the ‑L Option
- Displaying Information About Machines Using the -M Option
- Reclaiming Disk Space on Virtual Machines Using the ‑M Option
- Configuring Domain Filters Using the ‑N Option
- Configuring Domain Filters
- Displaying the Machines and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the ‑O and ‑P Options
- Configuring Clients in Kiosk Mode Using the ‑Q Option
- Displaying the First User of a Machine Using the -R Option
- Removing the Entry for a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server Using the ‑S Option
- Providing Secondary Credentials for Administrators Using the ‑T Option
- Displaying Information About Users Using the ‑U Option
- Unlocking or Locking Virtual Machines Using the ‑V Option
- Detecting and Resolving LDAP Entry Collisions Using the -X Option
Set Up an Enterprise Certificate Authority
If you do not already have a certificate authority set up, you must add the Active Directory Certificate
Services (AD CS) role to a Windows server and configure the server to be an enterprise CA.
If you do already have an enterprise CA set up, verify that you are using the settings described in this
procedure.
You must have at least one enterprise CA, and VMware recommends that you have two for purposes of
failover and load balancing. The enrollment server you will create for True SSO communicates with the
enterprise CA. If you configure the enrollment server to use multiple enterprise CAs, the enrollment server
will alternate between the CAs available. If you install the enrollment server on the same machine that
hosts the enterprise CA, you can configure the enrollment server to prefer using the local CA. This
configuration is recommended for best performance.
Part of this procedure involves enabling non-persistent certificate processing. By default, certificate
processing includes storing a record of each certificate request and issued certificate in the CA database.
A sustained high volume of requests increases the CA database growth rate and could consume all
available disk space if not monitored. Enabling non-persistent certificate processing can help reduce the
CA database growth rate and frequency of database management tasks.
Prerequisites
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Create a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine.
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Verify that the virtual machine is part of the Active Directory domain for the Horizon 7 deployment.
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Verify that you are using an IPv4 environment. This feature is currently not supported in an IPv6
environment.
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Verify that the system has a static IP address.
Procedure
1 Log in to the virtual machine operating system as an administrator and start Server Manager.
2 Select the settings for adding roles.
Operating System Selections
Windows Server 2012 R2 a Select Add roles and features.
b On the Select Installation Type page, select Role-based or feature-based
installation.
c On the Select Destination Server page, select a server.
Windows Server 2008 R2 a Select Roles in the navigation tree.
b Click Add Roles to start the Add Role wizard.
3 On the Select Server Roles page, select Active Directory Certificate Services.
4 In the Add Roles and Features wizard, click Add Features, and leave the Include management
tools check box selected.
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