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VMware Horizon View High Availability

By : Andrew Alloway
Book Image

VMware Horizon View High Availability

By: Andrew Alloway

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
VMware Horizon View High Availability
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installation of the View Composer 6.0


VMware Horizon View requires a working ESXi and a vCenter server. You will need the following to continue:

  • FQDN or IP address of the vCenter server

  • Login information for the vCenter server with local administration rights

  • Download the most current versions of the following software from http://my.vmware.com:

    • Horizon View Connection Server (x64)

    • Horizon View Composer

    • Horizon View Agent (64-bit) or Horizon View Agent (32-bit) to match your guest OS

  • One Windows server (Version 2008 R2 or higher) or an existing Windows vCenter server

  • Ensure each Windows server is joined to the Active Directory domain

  • OCDB connection setup for the View Composer with credentials that have full access to the database

Tip

For compatibility concerns, please consult the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix:

http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php

The following steps outline how to install the View Composer:

  1. Launch the View Composer installer on the Windows server that we are installing. This can be either a Windows vCenter server or a standalone Windows server.

  2. On the Welcome to the Installation Wizard for VMware Horizon View Composer window, hit Next.

  3. On the License Agreement window, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and hit Next.

  4. Select the installation location using the Change… button and hit Next.

  5. Type in the name of the ODBC Data Source Name (DSN). Type in the username for the database. Type in the password for the database connection and hit Next.

  6. Leave the default SOAP Port as 18443. Select Create default SSL certificate.

  7. On the Read to Install the Program window, select Install.

  8. On the Installer Completed window, hit Finish.

  9. You will be required to restart the Windows server the View Composer is installed on. Hit Yes to restart the server.

We completed the installation of the View Composer. We can now move onto the installation of the View Connection servers.