VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.2.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: https://docs.vmware.com/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2016 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com 2 VMware, Inc.
Contents VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 5 1 Introducing vRealize Operations for Horizon 7 vRealize Operations for Horizon Architecture 8 Horizon Adapter 8 vRealize Operations for Horizon Desktop Agent 9 vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent 9 2 System Requirements for vRealize Operations for Horizon 11 Product Compatibility for vRealize Operations for Horizon 11 Software Requirements for vRealize Operations for Horizon 11 Support for Oracle Databases that Provide Horizon Even
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 4 VMware, Inc.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation provides information about installing, configuring, and ® troubleshooting VMware vRealize™ Operations for Horizon . Intended Audience This information is intended for anyone who wants to install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon. VMware, Inc.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 6 VMware, Inc.
Introducing vRealize Operations for Horizon 1 vRealize Operations for Horizon collects performance data from monitored software and hardware objects in your Horizon environment and provides predictive analysis and real-time information about problems in your Horizon infrastructure. vRealize Operations for Horizon presents data through alerts, on configurable dashboards, and on predefined pages in vRealize Operations Manager.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation vRealize Operations for Horizon Architecture The vRealize Operations for Horizon components include the Horizon adapter, broker agent, and desktop agents. Figure 1‑1.
Chapter 1 Introducing vRealize Operations for Horizon If your Horizon environment resembles one of the following configurations, VMware recommends that you create the Horizon adapter instance on a remote collector node. Large-scale Horizon installation with more than 5,000 desktops To improve scalability, create the Horizon adapter instance on a remote collector node to offload processing from the vRealize Operations Manager cluster data nodes.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 10 VMware, Inc.
System Requirements for vRealize Operations for Horizon 2 vRealize Operations for Horizon has specific system requirements. Verify that your environment meets these system requirements before you install vRealize Operations for Horizon.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation The broker agent has the following software requirements: n View Connection Server 6.0.1 or later n Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 or later Desktop Agent Software Requirements In VMware Horizon 6 version 6.2.1 environments, the vRealize Operations for Horizon desktop agent version 6.2 is installed as part of the View Agent installation. Note The desktop agent version that is installed depends on the version of View Agent that you install.
3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon Installing or upgrading vRealize Operations for Horizon involves downloading the installation files from the VMware product download page and installing and configuring software components on machines in your vRealize Operations Manager and View environments.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Prerequisites n Verify that your environment meets product compatibility, hardware, and software requirements. See Chapter 2, “System Requirements for vRealize Operations for Horizon,” on page 11. n Verify that View is installed and running. See the installation document for your Horizon version. n Verify that vRealize Operations Manager is deployed and running.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon Solution You install vRealize Operations for Horizon solution from a PAK file in vRealize Operations Manager. Note The installation process restarts vRealize Operations Manager. Data is not collected while vRealize Operations Manager is restarting. Procedure 1 Copy the VMware-vrops-viewadapter-6.2.1-buildnumber.pak file to a temporary folder.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Associate Horizon Objects with Your vRealize Operations for Horizon License Key You must associate Horizon objects with your vRealize Operations for Horizon license key by editing license groups in vRealize Operations Manager. A license group is a way to gather certain objects, called license group members, under a particular license key.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon 5 f In the fourth Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Datastore, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is, and type All Storage in the Object name text box. g Click Next and then click Finish to save your configuration. Edit the membership criteria for the Product Licensing group.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 7 In Basic Settings, configure an adapter ID and credential for the adapter instance. a Type an identifier for the adapter instance in the Adapter ID text box. The identifier must be unique across all Horizon adapter instances in the cluster. b Configure the credential to use when the broker agent pairs with the Horizon adapter instance. Option Action Use an existing credential Select the credential from the Credential drop-down menu.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon What to do next Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon broker agent. See “Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent,” on page 19. Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent You install the vRealize Operations for Horizon broker agent on one Horizon Connection Server host in each Horizon pod in your Horizon environment. Important You cannot install the broker agent on a Horizon security server.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Configure the vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent After you install the broker agent, you use the Broker Agent Configuration wizard to configure the broker agent on the Horizon Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed. You can also use the Broker Agent Configuration wizard to make changes to your broker agent configuration.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon 6 For Horizon 6.1 with Horizon or later, type and validate the user name, domain, and password of a Horizon Administrator account by clicking Test. A Horizon Administrator account is typically part of the local administrators group on the Windows server computer on which Horizon Connection Server is installed. 7 If your Horizon environment includes an events database, type the credentials for that database.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 3 Use the Horizon Adapter status widget to view metrics for the selected adapter. The Horizon Adapter status 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.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon Procedure n To install the desktop agent for linked-clone desktops, perform these steps on the parent virtual machine in the linked-clone desktop pool. a In vSphere Client, open the console for the parent virtual machine and log in to the guest operating system as an administrator. b Copy the desktop agent installation file that corresponds to the guest operating system in the parent virtual machine.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation n To install the desktop agent on a RDSH server or physical machine desktop source, perform these steps. a Copy the desktop agent installation file that corresponds to the operating system of the terminal server or physical machine. Option Description 64-bit guest operating system VMware-v4vdesktopagent-x86_64-6.2.1-buildnumber.exe 32-bit guest operating system VMware-v4vdesktopagent-6.2.1-buildnumber.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon 5 On the Solutions tab, select VMware Horizon and click the Add (plus sign) icon. 6 Browse to locate the temporary folder and select the PAK file. 7 Select Force installation and Reset out-of-the-box content and click Upload to overwrite the previous solution. 8 Read and accept the EULA and click Next. Installation details appear in the window during the upload process. 9 When the upgrade is complete, click Finish.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 26 VMware, Inc.
Index A S about information 5 adapter configuration 17 B security 20 supported database 12 system requirements, software 11 System Requirements 11 broker agent configuration 20 broker agent 9 broker agent installation 19 tokens 20 C U components 8 configuring adapter instance 17 broker agent 20 Horizon adapter 17 upgrading 24 T V verifying an installation 21 View adapter 8 D database support 12 desktop agent 9, 22 E events database 12 I installation broker agent 19 desktop agent 22 overview
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 28 VMware, Inc.
