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Procedure
1 Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface, select Dashboard List > Horizon, and
click the Horizon Adapter Self Health tab.
2 Select a Horizon adapter in the Select Horizon Adapter widget to view the status of the adapter.
3 Use the Horizon Adapter Statistics widget to view metrics for the selected adapter.
The Horizon Adapter Statistics widget shows the length of the last collection period, the number of
desktops that sent data samples during the last collection period, and the total number of objects that
the adapter received during the last collection period.
4 Select a broker agent in the Select Horizon Broker Agent widget to show the status of the broker
agent.
5 Use the Horizon Broker Agent Status widget to view metrics for the selected broker agent.
The Horizon Broker Agent Status widget shows the topology, metric, and database collection times
and the user session, desktop virtual machine, and database event record counts.
6 View collection statistics for the selected broker agent in the Horizon Broker Agent Topology
Collection Statistics, Horizon Broker Agent Metric Collection Statistics, and Horizon Broker Agent
Event DB Collection Statistics widget.
These widgets show simple graphs that contain the values of their associated collection metrics over
time.
What to do next
After vRealize Operations Manager is populated with data from your Horizon environment, associate
objects with your vRealize Operations for Horizon license key. See Associate Horizon Objects with Your
vRealize Operations for Horizon License Key.
If a Horizon adapter or broker agent is not operating as expected, see GUID-02C0BBA4-5F06-41D8-
AB7E-0F0AE9CAC3E6#GUID-02C0BBA4-5F06-41D8-AB7E-0F0AE9CAC3E6 for troubleshooting tips.
If a Horizon adapter or broker agent is not operating as expected, see "Troubleshooting a
vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation" in the VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon
Administration document for troubleshooting tips.
Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon Desktop Agent
For linked-clone and instant clone desktops, you install the desktop agent on the parent virtual machine
that Horizon Composer users to generate the linked-clone and instant clone virtual machines. For
desktops in automated and manual desktop pools, you install the desktop agent on each virtual machine
desktop source in the desktop pool. For RDSH Services pools, you install the desktop agent on the
RDSH server.
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 10 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise Windows 10 Anniversary
Windows 8.1 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional Latest update
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