End User Computing

8. Testing your Horizon Infrastructure

This lab requires you to complete all the labs starting from Lab no. 2 to Lab no. 7 before starting this lab.

Part 1. Validating Local Server Traffic Manager Configuration

Section 1. Testing Site1 Local traffic management using Instant clone Pools

On your ControlCenter server
- On the Desktop
  - Open the Remote Desktops Folder
    - open Site1
      - launch W11Client-01a.rdp

you should be automatically logged in as [email protected] with the password Pa$$w0rd

On your W11Client-01a
- from the Desktop
  - launch the Horizon Client shortcut
- on the Horizon Client,
  - select the Add Server Button
    - In the Name of the Connection Sever textbox,
      - enter
        
        uag-hzn-avi01.techseals.co
        
        select Connect

In the Horizon Client textbox
- in the Enter your user name area
  - enter craig
- in the Enter your password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
    - select Login

In the Horizon Client
- double click the W11INST Pool
  - you will be presented with the desktop

In the Horizon Client
- from the Taskbar > Search area
  - enter Command
- in the pop-up window
  - in the Command Prompt area
    - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with keyboard
  - select ENTER

Compare this with your Site 1 Instant Clone Desktops and see what their names are

This validates our testing and configuration for Site 1
- In the Horizon Client
  1. select the More Icon
  2. from the dropdown
    - select Logoff Desktop

Section 2. Testing Site2 Local traffic management using Instant clone Pools

On your ControlCenter server
- on the Desktop
  - open the Remote Desktops Folder
    - open Site 2
      - launch W11Client-02a.RDP
        
        login as malcolm
        
        In the password area
        
        enter Pa$$w0rd
        
        select OK to login

In W11Client-02a
- Open Horizon Client from desktop
  - In the Horizon Client,
    - click on the Add Server Button
      - In the Name of the Connection Sever box,
        
        enter
        
        uag-hzn-avi02.techseals.co
        
        select Connect

In the Horizon Client textbox
- in the Username area
  - enter malcolm
- in the Password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
    - select login

In the Horizon Client
- double click the W11INST Pool

In the Horizon Client
- from the Taskbar > Search area
  - enter Command
- in the pop-up window
  - in the Command Prompt area
    - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with keyboard
  - select ENTER

Note that your Site 2 Instant Clone Desktops starts with SEA. (Seattle for Site ) Feel free to login into vCenter to validate

This validates our testing and configuration for Site 1
- In the Horizon Client
  1. select the More Icon
  2. from the dropdown
    - select Logoff Desktop

Once the testing complete, this brings to the end of LTM configuration. Move to the next lab of GSLB configuration lab

Part 2. Testing Global server Load-balancing with Full Clone Pools

Section 1. Testing Site 1 Global traffic management using Full clone Pools

On your ControlCenter server,
- switch to your W11Client-01a.RDP Remote Desktops session

The w11Client-01a session should still be logged in with the techseals\craig account

Log out and disconnect completely

On your W11Client-01a desktop,
- launch the Omnissa Horizon Client

On the Omnissa Horizon Client
- select + Add Server

In the Name of the Connection Server window
- enter corp.techseals.co
  - select Connect

In the Horizon login
- in the user name area
  - enter craig
- in the password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
- select Login

In the Horizon client
- select the W11FullClone entitlement

In the Horizon Client
- from the Taskbar > Search area
  - enter Command
- in the pop-up window
  - in the Command Prompt area
    - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with keyboard
  - select ENTER

This validates our testing and configuration for Site 1
- In the Horizon Client
  1. select the More Icon
  2. from the dropdown
    - select Logoff Desktop

Section 2. Testing Site 2 Global traffic management using an Instant clone Pool

On your ControlCenter server,
- switch to your W11Client-02a.RDP Remote Desktops session

The w11Client-01a session should still be logged in with the techseals\craig account

Log out and disconnect completely

On your W11Client-02a desktop,
- launch the Omnissa Horizon Client

On the Omnissa Horizon Client
- select + Add Server

In the Name of the Connection Server window
- enter corp.techseals.co
  - select Connect

In the Horizon login
- in the user name area
  - enter malcolm
- in the password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
- select Login

In the Horizon client
- select the W11INST entitlement

In the Horizon Client
- from the Taskbar > Search area
  - enter Command
- in the pop-up window
  - in the Command Prompt area
    - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with keyboard
  - select ENTER

Note that you have connected to a Site 2 virtual desktop

This validates our testing and configuration for Site 2
- In the Horizon Client
  1. select the More Icon
  2. from the dropdown
    - select Logoff Desktop

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