Installation
Table Of Contents
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- View Installation
- 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
Additional Guidelines
For general information about requesting and using SSL certificates that are signed by a CA, see Benefits
of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA.
When client endpoints connect to a Connection Server instance or security server, they are presented
with the server's SSL server certificate and any intermediate certificates in the trust chain. To trust the
server certificate, the client systems must have installed the root certificate of the signing CA.
When Connection Server communicates with vCenter Server and View Composer, Connection Server is
presented with SSL server certificates and intermediate certificates from these servers. To trust the
vCenter Server and View Composer servers, the Connection Server computer must have installed the
root certificate of the signing CA.
Similarly, if a SAML 2.0 authenticator is configured for Connection Server, the Connection Server
computer must have installed the root certificate of the signing CA for the SAML 2.0 server certificate.
Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certiļ¬cates
To set up SSL server certificates for Horizon 7 servers, you must perform several high-level tasks.
In a pod of replicated Connection Server instances, you must perform these tasks on all instances in the
pod.
The procedures for carrying out these tasks are described in the topics that follow this overview.
1 Determine if you need to obtain a new signed SSL certificate from a CA.
If your organization already has a valid SSL server certificate, you can use that certificate to replace
the default SSL server certificate provided with Connection Server, security server, or View
Composer. To use an existing certificate, you also need the accompanying private key.
Starting Place Action
Your organization provided you with a valid SSL server certificate. Go directly to step 2.
You do not have an SSL server certificate. Obtain a signed SSL server certificate from a CA.
2 Import the SSL certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store on the Horizon 7 server
host.
3 For Connection Server instances and security servers, modify the certificate Friendly name to vdm.
Assign the Friendly name vdm to only one certificate on each Horizon 7 server host.
4 On Connection Server computers, if the root certificate is not trusted by the Windows Server host,
import the root certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store.
In addition, if the Connection Server instances do not trust the root certificates of the SSL server
certificates configured for security server, View Composer, and vCenter Server hosts, you also must
import those root certificates. Take these steps for Connection Server instances only. You do not have
to import the root certificate to View Composer, vCenter Server, or security server hosts.
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