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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 Supported Guest Operating Systems 12 Support for Oracl
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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.
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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.
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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. In VMware Horizon 7 version 7.0.1 environments, the vRealize Operations for Horizon Desktop Agent version 6.
Chapter 2 System Requirements for vRealize Operations for Horizon To update a 64-bit system, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/windows/downloads/index-090165.html and download the ZIP file from the 64-bit ODAC 11.2 Release 4 (11.2.0.3.0) Xcopy for Windows x64 link and follow the instructions in the readme.html file included in the ZIP file. Note The broker agent does not support 32-bit systems. VMware, Inc.
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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-6.3-buildnumber.pak file to a temporary folder.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation To add your vRealize Operations for Horizon license key, select Administration > Licensing in the vRealize Operations Manager user interface and add your license key to VMware Horizon Solution on the License Keys tab. For detailed information about adding license keys, see the vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Administration Guide.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon 4 5 Edit the membership criteria for the VMware Horizon Solution Licensing group. a Select VMware Horizon Solution Licensing and click Edit on the toolbar. b Select the vRealize Operations for Horizon license key under VMware Realize Operations for Horizon and click Next.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Prerequisites Install the vRealize Operations for Horizon solution and add your license key. Procedure 1 Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface with admin privileges. 2 Click the Administration tab and click Solutions. 3 Select VMware Horizon and click the Configure button on the toolbar. 4 Select Horizon Adapter in the Adapter Type pane. 5 Click the Add (plus sign) icon on the lower pane toolbar to add an adapter instance.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon b Select Specific local ports and type the ports that you are using. For example, 3091 - 3094. The default ports are 3091 - 3094. If you changed the default ports, specify the ports that you are using. Note By default, TLS 1.2 is enforced by in thevRealize Operations for Horizon 6.2.1. This means that the vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.2.1 cannot communicate with older Desktop Agents running with TLS 1.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation 7 When the installation finishes, click Finish to exit the broker agent setup wizard. The broker agent is installed in the same folder as Horizon Connection Server. Note If vRealize Operations for Horizon broker agent 6.2/6.2.1 is installed, you can upgrade it to vRealize Operations for Horizon broker agent 6.3 by running VMware-v4vbrokeragent-x86_64-6.3buildnumber.exe and by following the procedure mentioned above.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon Procedure 1 If the Broker Agent Configuration wizard is not already open, start it by selecting Start > VMware > vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings. 2 In the Address text box, type the IP address of the vRealize Operations Manager node or remote collector where the Horizon adapter instance is running. 3 In the Port text box, type the port to use to connect to the Horizon adapter.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Verify Your vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation You can verify your vRealize Operations for Horizon installation using the Horizon Adapter Self Health dashboard. The Horizon Adapter Self Health dashboard shows health information for the Horizon adapters and broker agents in your installation. Prerequisites n Install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon. n Become familiar with broker agent metrics.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack Windows 8 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional None Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional SP1 Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Datacenter None Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Datacenter SP1 Prerequisites n Install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation n To install the desktop agent for desktops in an automated or manual desktop pool, perform these steps on each virtual machine in the pool. Important For an automated desktop pool, you must also modify the virtual machine template so that the desktop agent is installed in newly created desktops in the pool. a Copy the desktop agent installation file that corresponds to the guest operating system to the virtual machine.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon n Verify that vRealize Operations Manager is deployed and running. n If you have not yet upgraded to vRealize Operations Manager 6.1 or vRealize Operations Manager 6.2, upgrade vRealize Operations Manager before you upgrade vRealize Operations for Horizon. n Verify that a vCenter adapter is configured for each vCenter Server instance in your Horizon infrastructure. The vCenter adapter is provided with vRealize Operations Manager.
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation Upgrade Desktop Agent vRealize Operations for Horizon Desktop Agent 6.2/6.2.1 can be upgraded to vRealize Operations for Horizon Desktop Agent 6.3 on all the required machines. To upgrade the Desktop Agent, perform the following task: Procedure 1 Using a domain account that is part of the local administrators group, log in to the desktop machine where you plan to upgrade the Desktop Agent. 2 Copy the VMware-v4vdesktopagent-x86_64-6.3-buildnumber.
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vRealize Operations for Horizon 8 When the configuration utility opens, enter the vRealize Operations Manager IP address and the pairing credentials and pair them on the first screen of the wizard. Subsequent screens have data such as vRealize Operations for Horizon Credentials and Events DB Configuration populated from the previous installation. 9 Restart the Broker Agent service on the Configure The Broker Agent Service screen.
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Index A P about information 5 adapter configuration 19 Adapter Instance 29 Agents 29 pairing certificates 22 product compatiblity 11 B broker agent configuration 22 broker agent 9 Broker Agent 28 broker agent installation 21 C components 8 configuring adapter instance 19 broker agent 22 Horizon adapter 19 R reissuing tokens 22 requirements, software 11 S security 22 supported database 12 system requirements, software 11 System Requirements 11 T tokens 22 U upgrading 26 D database support 12 deskt
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