Administration

Using Horizon Administrator 1
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 View Administrator, View cmdlets, and
vdmadmin, see the View Integration document.
Note 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
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Log In to Horizon Administrator
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Tips for Using the Horizon Administrator Interface
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Troubleshooting the Text Display in Horizon Administrator
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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