Installation
Table Of Contents
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- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing Horizon 7 in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up Horizon 7 in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere, Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for Horizon 7 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 Horizon 7 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 Horizon Connection Server
- Installing the Horizon Connection Server Software
- Installation Prerequisites for Horizon Connection Server
- Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration
- Install a Replicated Instance of Horizon Connection Server
- Configure a Security Server Pairing Password
- Install a Security Server
- Firewall Rules for Horizon Connection Server
- Reinstall Horizon Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling Horizon 7 Components Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring SSL Certificates for Horizon 7 Servers
- Understanding SSL Certificates for Horizon 7 Servers
- Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a Signed SSL Certificate from a CA
- Configure Horizon 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 Horizon Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Troubleshooting Certificate Issues on Horizon Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring Horizon 7 for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server, View Composer, and Instant Clones
- Configuring Horizon Connection Server for the First Time
- Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
- Log In to Horizon Administrator
- Install the Product License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to Horizon 7
- Configure View Composer Settings
- Configure View Composer Domains
- Add an Instant-Clone Domain Administrator
- 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 an Horizon Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When Horizon Connection Server Returns Address Information
- Allow HTML Access Through a Load Balancer
- Allow HTML Access Through a Gateway
- Replacing Default Ports for Horizon 7 Services
- Replace the Default HTTP Ports or NICs for Horizon Connection Server Instances and Security Servers
- Replace the Default Ports or NICs for the PCoIP Secure Gateway on Horizon 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 Horizon 7 Performance Counters on Connection Servers
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring Event Reporting
To summarize, when you configure Horizon 7 for the first time, you provide these user accounts in
Horizon Administrator:
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The vCenter Server user allows Horizon 7 and View Composer to perform operations in vCenter
Server.
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The standalone View Composer Server user allows Horizon 7 to authenticate to the View Composer
service on a standalone machine.
If you install View Composer on the same machine as vCenter Server, the vCenter Server user
performs both of the preceding functions, and you do not use a standalone View Composer Server
user.
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The View Composer user for AD operations allows View Composer to perform certain operations in
Active Directory.
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The instant clone user for AD operations allows Connection Server to perform certain operations in
Active Directory.
Where to Use the vCenter Server User and View Composer Users
After you create and configure these user accounts, you specify the user names in Horizon Administrator.
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You specify a vCenter Server user when you add vCenter Server to Horizon 7.
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You specify a standalone View Composer Server user when you configure View Composer settings
and select Standalone View Composer Server.
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You specify a View Composer user for AD operations when you configure View Composer domains.
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You specify the View Composer user for AD operations when you create linked-clone pools.
Configure a vCenter Server User for Horizon 7 and View
Composer
To configure a user account that allows Horizon 7 to perform operations in vCenter Server, you must
assign a vCenter Server role with appropriate privileges to that user.
The list of privileges that you must add to the vCenter Server role varies, depending on whether you use
Horizon 7 with or without View Composer. The View Composer service performs operations in vCenter
Server that require privileges in addition to the base privileges.
If you install View Composer on the same machine as vCenter Server, you must make the vCenter Server
user a local system administrator on the vCenter Server machine. This requirement allows Horizon 7 to
authenticate to the View Composer service.
If you install View Composer on a different machine than vCenter Server, you do not have to make the
vCenter Server user a local administrator on the vCenter Server machine. However, you do have to
create a standalone View Composer Server user account that must be a local administrator on the View
Composer machine.
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