This tutorial is intended for IT administrators, architects, engineers, and product evaluators who want to install Horizon and deploy a VDI environment. Familiarity with other technologies is also helpful, including networking and storage in a virtual environment, Active Directory, identity management, directory services, and RSA SecurID.
VMware Horizon is a centralized desktop virtualization solution that enables organizations to deliver virtualized desktop services and applications to employees as a managed service. Horizon has advantages for both end users and IT administrators:. A single administration console provides detailed levels of control, allowing you to customize the end-user experience, access, and personalization to support corporate policy. End users get a familiar, personalized environment that they can access from any number of devices anywhere throughout the enterprise or from remote locations.
Horizon is available as a perpetual entitlement or as a subscription service. For more information, see the Compare section of the Horizon product page.
Also see the Horizon Universal License page. The Horizon universal license provides a single subscription license for all Horizon products. Horizon offers many features that help IT efficiently deploy and scale full-featured, personalized digital workspaces from a single control plane with rapid provisioning, automation, and simplified management.
Horizon contains key components and integrated products that work together. The following diagram shows the logical architecture of a typical Horizon implementation. From the top of the diagram down, the components are:. Although Unified Access Gateway is included with VMware Horizon, this quick-start guide does not include exercises for deploying and configuring the Unified Access Gateway appliance. The Connection Server provides the following management capabilities:.
Horizon Control Plane and Cloud Connector optional — One key concept in a Horizon environment design is the use of pods. A pod is made up of a group of interconnected Connection Servers that broker connections to desktops or published applications.
Horizon Control Plane is a cloud-based service that unifies and simplifies management across pods, providing monitoring as well as image, application, and lifecycle management. In addition, a global entitlement layer connects Horizon pods, letting end users access their desktop in any connected pod or cloud. Horizon Cloud Connector is a virtual appliance that you pair with a Connection Server in an on-premises pod so that the pod can be connected to the Horizon Control Plane.
This pairing also requires the use of subscription licensing. The settings are applied in the context of the client device, location, or other conditions.
Policies are enforced when users log in or when they launch an app, reconnect, or when some other triggering event occurs. Settings are also available for configuring folder redirection to store personal user data, including documents, pictures, and so on. Desktop and application resources — These Windows resources are provided by single-session desktop pools or shared-session RDSH server farms.
If Dynamic Environment Manager is used, profile and policy settings are also applied. If App Volumes is used, App Volumes application packages are attached and used instead of or in addition to natively installed applications. Horizon Agent also provides features such as connection monitoring, client drive redirection, VMware integrated printing, and access to locally connected USB devices. When a package is deployed, it is available for use within seconds without end-user installation.
It allows administrators to quickly create VMs that share virtual disks with a golden image, conserving disk space and simplifying the management of OS patches and updates—no separate server or database required.
For instant-clone virtual desktops, the operating system can be either a Windows or a Linux operating system. With Horizon 8, instant-clone smart provisioning capabilities have been added, which improve Horizon instant-clone functionality to help reduce storage requirements and costs. For more information, see the Horizon 8 Smart Provisioning video. The vCenter Server system provides key administrative and operational functions, such as provisioning, cloning, and VM management features, which are essential for VDI.
For more information, see VMware vSphere Documentation. After completing the exercises in this guide, you will have a small Horizon environment with several published applications and a virtual desktop pool. The applications are delivered using RDSH servers. Both the server farm and the desktop pool are created using instant-clone provisioning.
Below is a graphical summary of your accomplishments by the time you reach the end of this guide. The exercises in this installation chapter are sequential and build on one another.
For this reason, be sure to complete each exercise before moving on to the next. This exercise shows you which installers to download and how to download the installers from the VMware Product Evaluation Center, which gives you a free day trial. Before you begin the installation exercises in this guide, make sure that your environment meets the following infrastructure requirements:.
For this purpose, you create a VM template and clone it to create the required VMs for the server components. Note : If you are already using a vSphere environment in production and have production VMs with Windows Server installed, you might be able to use those or clone them, as long as they meet the virtual hardware requirements.
If not, you can use the procedure in this exercise. The Connection Server acts as a broker for client connections by authenticating and directing incoming user desktop requests. When you install the Connection Server, the Horizon Console is installed as well. The Horizon Console is the web-based interface for the management, provisioning, and deployment of virtual desktops. As an administrator, you can centrally manage thousands of virtual desktops from a single Horizon Console.
For more information about virtual hardware requirements, see Hardware Requirements for Horizon Connection Server in the Horizon Installation guide. You install the Horizon Connection Server in the same manner as you would other Windows applications.
For more information about installation and all the options, see the Horizon Installation guide. In subsequent chapters, you will create and monitor desktop and application pools.
Some exercises in this chapter are mandatory, and some are optional. For example, the exercise Create a Domain User Account and OUs in AD for Clone Operations is optional in that you are not required to create a new domain user account and new Active Directory organizational units if you just want to set up a proof-of-concept POC environment. Similarly, you are not required to set up the Events database. The Events database allows you to monitor logging operations in Horizon.
Note : This exercise shows how you would typically create an OU in a production environment and set the minimum required Active Directory domain privileges. However, for a test environment, you can skip this exercise and deploy the instant-clone virtual machines VMs to the Computers OU, and use a domain administrator account for the instant-clone domain.
To perform this exercise, you must have a user account for logging in to the domain controller as an administrator and creating users and OUs in Active Directory. You will also assign permissions to this user so that the user account can create and delete VMs in the OUs. Although you could skip the first few steps of this procedure, which describe creating a new OU, and instead use the existing Computers OU in a test environment, you should still go through the rest of the procedure for whichever OU you use.
That way, you can ensure that control of the OU is delegated to the correct user account, with the correct permissions granted on the correct AD objects. Important : Before you perform this exercise, you need a valid license. You can use an evaluation license if you have not yet purchased a license, which is listed on the VMware Horizon Product Evaluation Center. For information about purchase options, see the see the Compare section of the Horizon product page.
If you see a security warning, use the necessary UI controls to continue on. For example, for Firefox, you would click the Advanced button and then scroll down and click Accept the risk and continue.
You see this warning because the default self-signed security certificate is being used. Important : For this tutorial, you are using a term license, rather than a subscription or universal subscription license. That is because this quick-start tutorial is designed to let you easily get a test environment up and running without having to purchase any Horizon software or contact any sales representative. For production environments, VMware recommends purchasing and using a universal subscription license, which provides a single subscription license for all Horizon products, encompassing on-premises, Horizon subscription, and Horizon Cloud.
For more information, see the Horizon Universal License page. Because this tutorial does not include using a universal subscription license, the tutorial does not walk you through the process of deploying a Horizon Cloud Connector and pairing it with a Connection Server so that the pod can be connected to the cloud-based Horizon Control Plane.
Because the exercises in this tutorial walk you through the process of setting up a Horizon environment that uses a VMware vSphere infrastructure, the next task is to add a vCenter Server instance. Important : Before you perform this exercise, you need a vCenter Server user account that has the correct permissions. Important : Before you perform this exercise, you must have a domain user account that has the required Active Directory permissions so that cloned VMs can be joined to the domain.
These include permissions to create and delete computer objects, and to write properties in the domain or in the OUs organizational units that you select when creating desktop pools or server farms in later exercises. Tip : In a test environment, you could use an account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group, which has all the required privileges.
You are returned to the Instant-Clone Engine Domain Accounts page, and the user account you just added appears in the list. In this exercise, you create an Events database to log Horizon events to a SQL Server instance, making the event data available to analytics software. The Events database is not required for every Horizon environment. With single-user desktops, each virtual machine allows a single end-user connection at a time.
In contrast, with session-based desktops, one RDSH server can accommodate many concurrent user connections. In this chapter, you will create an instant-clone single-user desktop pool. In a later chapter of this tutorial, you will complete an exercise for creating an RDSH server farm and a published application pool.
Besides Windows-based desktops, you can create Linux-based desktops. VMware instant-clone provisioning improves on and accelerates the process of creating cloned VMs over the previous Horizon Composer linked-clone technology. In addition, instant clones require less storage and less expense to manage and update because the desktop is deleted when the user logs out, and a new desktop is created using the latest golden image. Publishing the golden image can take from 7 to 40 minutes, depending on the type of storage you are using.
Provisioning the VMs takes only 1 or 2 seconds per VM. You can perform these tasks at separate times, so that the provisioning process occurs either at a scheduled time or immediately after the publishing process is complete. The Add Desktop Pool wizard or the Add Farm wizard in the Horizon Console guides you through the process of publishing the golden image. Completing the wizard for instant clones is similar to adding any type of pool or farm.
Important : If your session in the Horizon Console is idle for more than a few minutes, you might be automatically logged out, and if you are in the middle of creating a desktop pool, your changes will be lost. When the instant clone is finished being created, if you scroll up to the General section, the Machines field shows 1. Note : The Summary tab is shown in this screenshot. To see details of the particular instant clone you just created, click the Machines tab or the Machines Instant-Clone Details tab, and for even more details, click the machine name in the list.
To manage OS patches and software updates with instant clones, you use the push-image operation. Because the provisioning of instant clones takes so little time, it is not necessary to plan for maintenance windows. When a user logs out of their desktop, the desktop is deleted and recreated. This approach to desktop deletion and recreation staggers the patching operation across desktops, eliminates boot storms, reduces storage IOPS, and creates less of a load on the vCenter Server.
Delivering published applications and desktops is a very simple process:. The exercises that follow walk you through creating an instant-clone server farm and publishing applications. On client devices, a published application looks and behaves like it would if it were a locally installed application, providing seamless integration into the user experience of the client operating system.
For example, on Windows client devices, the application icon for the published application appears in the taskbar just as it would for a locally installed application. With Horizon, you can also publish applications that are hosted on virtual desktops, such as a Windows 10 desktop pool. This feature is especially important if you want to publish applications that are certified only on Windows 10 or that require drivers that are not supported on RDSH servers.
A farm can contain from 1 to RDSH servers. For the exercises in this guide, you create an automated farm of RDSH servers, which is similar to creating an automated pool of instant-clone desktops.
To see details of the particular instant clone you just created, click the RDS Hosts tab. After applications are published, end users launch Horizon Client, or the HTML Access web client, to access a catalog of published applications. Selecting an application from the catalog opens a window for that application on the local client device, and the application looks and behaves as if it were locally installed.
For example, on a Windows client computer, an item for the application appears in the taskbar and looks identical to the way it would look if it were installed on the local Windows computer. Users can also create shortcuts for published applications, and the shortcuts appear on the client desktop, just like shortcuts for locally installed applications.
To publish applications, administrators create an application pool. Horizon automatically enumerates the installed applications on the RDSH servers. Administrators can select which of the applications to deploy and entitle users to. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Related Articles. Article Summary. Author Info Last Updated: September 16, Part 1.
Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. Because you will be running an operating system from within your own operating system, VMware Workstation has fairly high system requirements. You must have a bit processor. VMware supports Windows and Linux operating systems. You must have enough memory to run your operating system, the virtual operating system, and any programs inside that operating system. You must have a bit or bit display adapter.
You need at least 1. Download the VMware software. Select the newest version and click the link for the installer. You will need to login with your VMware username. You will be asked to read and review the license agreement before you can download the file. You can only have one version of VMware Workstation installed at a time.
Install VMware Workstation. Most users can use the Typical installation option. At the end of the installation, you will be prompted for your license key. Once the installation is finished, restart the computer. Part 2. Open VMware. Installing a virtual operating system is much like installing it on a regular PC. You will need to have the installation disc or ISO image as well as any necessary licenses for the operating system that you want to install. You can install most distributions of Linux as well as any version of Windows.
Click File. Select New Virtual Machine and then choose Typical. VMware will prompt you for the installation media. If it recognizes the operating system, it will enable Easy Installation: Physical disc — Insert the installation disc for the operating system you want to install and then select the drive in VMware.
Install operating system later. This will create a blank virtual disk. You will need to manually install the operating system later. Enter in the details for the operating system. For Windows and other licensed operating systems, you will need to enter your product key. You will also need to enter your preferred username and a password if you want one.
If you are not using Easy Install, you will need to browse the list for the operating system you are installing. Name your virtual machine. The name will help you identify it on your physical computer. It will also help distinguish between multiple virtual computers running different operating systems.
Set the disk size. Make sure to set enough to install any programs that you want to run in the virtual machine. This can be useful if you are trying to run an older program that only supports certain hardware.
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