Installation
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- 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
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To install the replicated instance, you must log in as a user with the Administrators role. You specify
the account or group with the Administrators role when you install the first instance of Connection
Server. The role can be assigned to the local Administrators group or a domain user or group. See
Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration.
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If the existing Connection Server instance is in a different domain than the replicated instance, the
domain user must also have Administrator privileges on the Windows Server computer where the
existing instance is installed.
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If you use MIT Kerberos authentication to log in to a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer on which
you are installing Connection Server, install the Microsoft hotfix that is described in KB 978116 at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978116.
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Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in Horizon Connection Server
Requirements.
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Verify that the computers on which you install replicated Connection Server instances are connected
over a high-performance LAN. See Network Requirements for Replicated Horizon Connection Server
Instances.
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Prepare your environment for the installation. See Installation Prerequisites for Horizon Connection
Server.
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If you install a replicated Connection Server instance that is View 5.1 or later, and the existing
Connection Server instance you are replicating is View 5.0.x or earlier, prepare a data recovery
password. See Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration.
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Familiarize yourself with the network ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for
Connection Server instances. See Firewall Rules for Horizon Connection Server.
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If you plan to pair a security server with this Connection Server instance, verify that Windows Firewall
with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is recommended that you turn this setting
to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections between security server and
Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to be enabled.
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If your network topology includes a back-end firewall between a security server and the Connection
Server instance, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See Configuring a Back-End
Firewall to Support IPsec.
Procedure
1 Download the Connection Server installer file from the VMware download site at
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
Under Desktop & End-User Computing, select the VMware Horizon 7 download, which includes
Connection Server.
The installer filename is VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where
xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 To start the Connection Server installation program, double-click the installer file.
3 Accept the VMware license terms.
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