{"id":44642,"date":"2020-08-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=44642"},"modified":"2020-08-20T20:48:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:48:46","slug":"vmware-horizon-7-12-configuration-pt-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-configuration-pt-3\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware Horizon 7.12: configuration - pt.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44803 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-01.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once <a href=\"#\">Connection Server<\/a> and <a href=\"#\">View Composer<\/a> have been deployed, Horizon requires a configuration to provision VDIs within your infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the <strong>available license<\/strong> and the business requirements, you can deploy virtual desktops using two different technologies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instant Clone desktops<\/strong> - requires the Enterprise license<\/li>\n<li><strong>Linked Clone desktops<\/strong> - requires View Composer component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Blog Series<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-installing-connection-server-pt-1\/\">VMware Horizon 7.12: installing Connection Server - pt.1<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-installing-view-composer-pt-2\/\">VMware Horizon 7.12: installing View Composer - pt.2<\/a><br \/>\nVMware Horizon 7.12: configuration - pt.3<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-instant-clone-setup-pt-4\/\">VMware Horizon 7.12: Instant Clone setup - pt.4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-linked-clone-setup-pt-5\/\">VMware Horizon 7.12: Linked Clone setup - pt.5<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-connect-virtual-desktop-pt-6\/\">VMware Horizon 7.12: connect to virtual desktop - pt.6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Service account<\/h2>\n<p>To <strong>avoid providing full permissions<\/strong> to the account used to connect the vCenter Server, you can create an <strong>account with a dedicated role<\/strong> in vSphere with the minimum permissions required to run Horizon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44805 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-02-600x736.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"736\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From vSphere Client, go to <strong>Menu &gt; Administration &gt; Access Control &gt; Roles<\/strong> area, select the <strong>Read-only<\/strong> role and click on the <strong>Clone role action<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44807 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-03-600x272.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a <strong>Role name<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44809 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-04-600x261.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the just created role and click <strong>Edit role action<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44813 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-05.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-05\" width=\"530\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Assign the required permissions and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44815 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-06-600x356.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to save assigned permissions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44817 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-07-600x356.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the vCenter Server and go to <strong>Permission<\/strong>\u00a0tab. Click <strong>Add permissions<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44819 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-08-600x262.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>User<\/strong> and select the appropriate <strong>Role<\/strong>. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44821 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-09.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-09\" width=\"515\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The account has been assigned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcenter-server-6-7-converge-tool-embed-external-psc-into-vcsa\/\">vCenter Server<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44823 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-10.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-10\" width=\"577\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Enter the license<\/h2>\n<p>Before proceeding with the configuration, you need to <strong>add the software's license<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Open the <strong>Horizon Connection Server<\/strong> login page and run the <strong>Horizon Console (HTML5)<\/strong> by clicking <strong>Launch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44825 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-11.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-11\" width=\"577\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the credentials and click <strong>Sign in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44827 size-full\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-12.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-12\" width=\"377\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Access the <strong>Settings &gt; Product Licensing and Usage<\/strong> area and click on <strong>Edit License<\/strong> button to specify the license to use.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44829 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-13-600x389.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>License Serial Number<\/strong> to use and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44831 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-14-600x167.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The license has been entered successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44833 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-15-600x370.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind the <strong>license type<\/strong> defines the virtual desktop technology you can adopt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enterprise<\/strong> - Instant Clone desktops<\/li>\n<li><strong>Standard<\/strong> - Linked Clone desktops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Grant Administrator permissions<\/h2>\n<p>Access <strong>Settings &gt; Administrators<\/strong> area and click <strong>Add User or Group<\/strong> button for additional users or groups. The group already configured was defined during the <a href=\"#\">Connection Server deployment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44835 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-16-600x445.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Add the vCenter Server<\/h2>\n<p>Access the <strong>Settings &gt; Servers<\/strong> area and click <strong>Add<\/strong> to add the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-vms-encryption-setup-vcenter-server-pt-2\/\">vCenter Server<\/a>. If you need to use <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/configure-vmware-horizon-7-to-access-physical-machines\/\">Horizon to access physical machines<\/a> only, you don't need to add the vCenter to the configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44837 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-17-600x386.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>Server Address<\/strong> and the credentials using the account previously created. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44839 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-18-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>View Certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44841 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-19-600x356.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Accept<\/strong> to accept the certificate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44843 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-20-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Standalone View Composer Server<\/strong> (required only if you need to provision Linked Clone desktops) and enter the <strong>Server Address<\/strong> of the View Composer. Enter the local Administrator credentials to access then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44845 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-21-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>View Certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44847 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-22-600x379.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Accept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44849 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-23-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> to specify the domain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44851 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-24-600x317.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>Full domain name<\/strong> and specify a\u00a0View Composer user for <strong>AD operations<\/strong>. You need to create in Active Directory a service account with <strong>add and remove virtual machines permissions<\/strong> from the Active Directory domain that contains the Linked Clones. Click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44857 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-25-600x266.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44859 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-26-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enable <strong>Reclaim VM disk space<\/strong> and <strong>Enable Horizon Storage Accelerator<\/strong> options then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44861 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-27\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-27-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong> to add the configured vCenter Server.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44863 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-28\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-28-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The vCenter Server has been added.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44865 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-29\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-29-600x250.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When license and vCenter Server have been added to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/horizon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VMware Horizon<\/a>, the <strong>creation of <\/strong><strong>desktop pools\u00a0<\/strong>is the next step required to complete the configuration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Configure the Event Database<\/h2>\n<p>VMware Horizon uses the Event Database to\u00a0<strong>store logs<\/strong>\u00a0about View Manager events instead of storing data\u00a0in a log file that is limited in information.<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>configure the Event Database<\/strong> just follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-view-event-database-configuration\/\">how-to guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45366 size-large\" title=\"horizon-7-configuration-30\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/horizon-7-configuration-30-600x579.jpg\" alt=\"horizon-7-configuration-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"579\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-horizon-7-12-instant-clone-setup-pt-4\/\">Part 4<\/a> will cover the creation of the master image for desktops and the configuration to provision <strong>Instant Clone desktops<\/strong>, a type of virtual desktops that <strong>share a virtual disk<\/strong> of a parent VM consuming less storage than full VMs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once Connection Server and View Composer have been deployed, Horizon requires a configuration to provision VDIs within your infrastructure. Depending on the available license and the business requirements, you can deploy virtual desktops using two different technologies: Instant Clone desktops - requires the Enterprise license Linked Clone desktops - requires View Composer component<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,1025],"tags":[1068,1711,699],"class_list":["post-44642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-horizon-en","tag-configuration-en","tag-horizon","tag-vmware-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}