The installation and configuration process for the first Horizon Connection Server, referred to as a Horizon Standard Connection Server during installation, requires some amount of preparation. This section will outline what is required prior to beginning the installation.
There are a number of prerequisites that should be addressed prior to installing the first VMware Horizon Connection Server. The previous chapter discussed the infrastructure requirements. These included:
Windows 2003 or later Active Directory
An Active Directory user account or security group that will be granted full Horizon administrator access
A Static IP address for the Horizon Connection Server
Local administrator access on the host server
A Horizon license key
A Horizon event log database
In addition to the items described in Chapter 1, VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview, the following items should be prepared in advance for the installation.