
See Configuring Settings for Client Sessions.
(Optional) Configure policies to control the behavior of Horizon components, desktop and application pools, and end users. (Optional) Create and configure additional administrators to allow different levels of access to specific inventory objects and settings. (Optional) Set up and configure enrollment servers to enable True SSO. Install VMware Horizon ® Client ™ on end users’ machines and have end users access their remote desktops and applications. Entitle users to desktops and published applications. Create desktop pools, application pools, or both. Set up an RDSH server VM and install applications to be remoted to end users.
Create one or more VMs that can be used as a template for full-clone desktop pools or as a golden image for instant-clone desktop pools. Install and set up Connection Servers. If you have not yet done so, install and set up VMware ESXi ™ hosts and VMware vCenter Server ®. Set up the required administrator users and groups in Active Directory. This section outlines the Horizon installation steps.
You must also create a Windows Server RDSH VM template, using the guidelines in Manually Creating Optimized Windows Images for VMware Horizon VMs. A load balancer, as described in the Load Balancing sections in Horizon Architecture.Certificate Authority, as described in the Certificate Authority section.Active Directory, as described in the Active Directory section.VDI vSphere cluster, as described in the vSphere section.Management VMware vSphere ® cluster, as described in the vSphere section.Refer to Environment Infrastructure Design, and see the following sections in that chapter: This section provides an overview of the VMware Horizon ® 8 deployment process, points to specific documents for detailed instructions, and lists certain settings that were used in this reference architecture.īefore starting, certain other infrastructure components must be in place and configured.