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Installing and Configuring
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You install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon software components on machines in your
vRealize Operations Manager and Horizon environments.
The amount of time required to install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon depends on the
number of desktop pools in your Horizon environment. The installation and configuration process typically
takes about an hour, excluding download time.
Prerequisites
n Verify that your environment meets product compatibility, hardware, and software requirements. See
Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation.
n Verify that VMware Horizon and vRealize Operations Manager are installed, running, and upgraded to
the desired version.
n Verify that a vCenter Adapter instance is configured for each vCenter Server instance in your Horizon
infrastructure. The vCenter Adapter is provided with vRealize Operations Manager.
n Ensure that the vCenter Server configuration in Horizon Administrator is consistent with the
configuration on the vCenter Adapter. The vCenter Server must be specified by FQDN in both
configurations or by IP address in both configurations.
n Synchronize the time on all hosts to an NTP server.
n Obtain a license key for the vRealize Operations for Horizon solution.
n Download the vRealize Operations for Horizon installation files. See vRealize Operations for Horizon
Installation Files.
Procedure
1 Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon Solution
You install the vRealize Operations for Horizon solution in vRealize Operations Manager by loading
a PAK file.
2 Create a Horizon Adapter Instance
You create an instance of the Horizon Adapter on a vRealize Operations Manager node to receive
communications from agents.
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