Install Horizon Connection Server

The Horizon Connection Server standard installation creates a new, local View LDAP configuration. The installation loads the schema definitions, Directory Information Tree (DIT) definition, access Control Lists (ACL), and initializes the data.
  • Create a virtual machine and install the Windows Server operating system.
  • Ensure that the virtual machine is on
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    network with a static IP and domain assigned to the network.
  1. Download VMware Horizon and save the installer to your Windows VM.
  2. To start the installation process, right-click the installer file and select
    Run as Administrator
    .
  3. In the
    Welcome to Installation Wizard for VMware Horizon Connection Server
    window, click
    Next
    .
  4. Accept the license agreement and click
    Next
    .
  5. Select the installation folder and click
    Next
    .
  6. In the
    Installation Options
    window, perform the following steps and then click
    Next
    .
    1. Select the type of Horizon server as
      Horizon Standard Server
      .
      When you are installing a replicated instance of the connection server, you must select
      Horizon Replica Server
      .
    2. Select the
      Install HTML Access
      check box.
  7. Enter the Data Recovery password and click Next.
  8. Select
    Configure Windows Firewall automatically
    and click
    Next
    .
  9. Select a domain user or a user group that can access the Horizon administrative console and click
    Next
    .
  10. Select
    Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program
    and click
    Next
    .
  11. Select
    Dell EMC
    as the deployment type and click
    Install
    .
    You cannot change the deployment location of the Horizon Connection Server after the installation is completed.
  12. In the
    Installer Completed
    window, click
    Finish
    .
    Install the second
    Horizon Connection Server
    by following the steps described in this procedure. However, you must select
    Horizon Replica Server
    as the
    Horizon
    server type.