In Chapter 1, VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview, we discussed some of the roles of Horizon Connection Server. These roles include the following:
- Managing connections between end user Horizon client connections and Horizon-managed resources, including Horizon desktops and Microsoft RDS servers
- Authenticating user connection requests and providing access to assigned resources
- Hosting the Horizon Administrator console for the VMware Horizon infrastructure
- Working in tandem with VMware vCenter and Horizon Composer to manage, deploy, and maintain virtual desktops
The following diagram shows the placement of the Horizon Connection Server in a simple Horizon environment. For now, only the Horizon Connection Server is displayed; later chapters will add respective Horizon Servers to this diagram:
The Horizon Connection Server authenticates...