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
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A prefix for the tables in the event database, for example, VE_. The prefix enables the database to be
shared among Horizon 7 installations.
Note You must enter characters that are valid for the database software you are using. The syntax
of the prefix is not checked when you complete the dialog box. If you enter characters that are not
valid for the database software you are using, an error occurs when Connection Server attempts to
connect to the database server. The log file indicates all errors, including this error and any others
returned from the database server if the database name is invalid.
Procedure
1 In Horizon Administrator, select View Configuration > Event Configuration.
2 In the Event Database section, click Edit, enter the information in the fields provided, and click OK.
3 (Optional) In the Event Settings window, click Edit, change the length of time to show events and the
number of days to classify events as new, and click OK.
These settings pertain to the length of time the events are listed in the Horizon Administrator
interface. After this time, the events are only available in the historical database tables.
The Database Configuration window displays the current configuration of the event database.
4 Select Monitoring > Events to verify that the connection to the event database is successful.
If the connection is unsuccessful, and error message appears. If you are using SQL Express or if you
are using a named instance of SQL Server, you might need to determine the correct port number, as
mentioned in the prerequisites.
In the Horizon Administrator Dashboard, the System Component Status displays the event database
server under the Reporting Database heading.
Configure Event Logging for Syslog Servers
You can generate Horizon 7 events in Syslog format so that the event data can be accessible to analytics
software.
You need to configure only one host in a Connection Server group. The remaining hosts in the group are
configured automatically.
If you enable file-based logging of events, events are accumulated in a local log file. If you specify a file
share, these log files are moved to that share.
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Use a local file only for quick troubleshooting during configuration, perhaps before the Events
database is configured, so that you have some way to see events.
The maximum size of the local directory for event logs, including closed log files, before the oldest
files are deleted, is 300MB. The default destination of the Syslog output is %PROGRAMDATA
%\VMware\VDM\events\.
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Use a UNC path to save log files for a long-term record of events, of if you do not have a Syslog
server, or if your current Syslog server does not meet your needs.
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