Step 39 : on second connection server provide the primary server fqdn and click next and finish. Step 38: On second connection server select Replica server, select HTML acess and ipv4. Login to second server and run exe as admin – next Second server installation steps are very straight forward as primary except below two screens. Installing second horizon connection server Step 37 : click finish after installation. Step 34 : provide the service account and the horizon admin groups Step 33: configure firewall and click next Step 32 : provide the recovery password and next Step 30 : On primary connection server select standard server, select HTML acess and ipv4. Step 26 : Login to the connection server with service account – run the connection server exe as admin. VMWare Horizon Connection server installation Now will start installing connection server and configure it. Step 24 : click finish once installation is completed. Step 21: provide the DSN name created earlier – sql sa account name and password – click next Step 20 : Domain accounts are not supported for SQL communication as shown below. Step 18 : accept the agreement and click next Step 16: Right click and run the composer exe as admin as shown below. Step 15: verify that you are logged in with valid domain service account. Step 11 : Select the database created earlier and click next Step 10 : select SQL logins – provide sql user name and password and click next Step 9: Provide a name and copy this DSN name in notepad, provide SQL server name and instance name if you are not using default instance.
Step 7: Run ODBC data sources 64 bit – system dsn – Click add
Step 6: Login to the composer windows server and Click on windows admin tools – ODBC 64 bit Step 5: Shutdown the composer server VM and select Firmware as EFI and secure boot to disable as shown below. Step 4: Provide new database name and click on owner and select the sa account created earlier. Step 3: Right click on databases – New Database ( this has to be done manually on all sql servers in cluster). VMWare composer doesn’t support domain accounts only sql local accounts are supported. Step 2: Create SQL local sa account as shown below. Step 1: Login to SQL, Management Studio – Security – Logins – Add new login Installing and configuring Horizon Composer Create SQL local sa account
Pre-requisites for VMWare Horizon installation and configuration
VMWare Horizon Connection Server – This software service acts as a broker for client connections.VMWare ESXi – VMware ESXi is a bare metal hypervisor that installs easily on to your server and partitions it into multiple virtual machines.VMWare vCenter – vCenter Server allows you to automate and deliver a virtual infrastructure.In this blog will discuss detailed installation and configuration of VMWare Horizon.īefore we jump into pre-reqs and installation below will help you to understand the component names: It transforms static desktops into secure, digital workspaces that can be delivered on demand. VMWare Horizon Delivers Desktops and Applications through a Single Platform.