Lab 2: Configuring an Instant Clone Desktop Pool

Objective and Tasks

In this lab, we create an Instant Clone Pool

  1. Login to your Connection Server
  2. Add a Domain Account
  3. Create an Instant Clone Pool
  4. Test the Instant Clone Pool

Configuring and Deploying a Windows based Instant Clone Pool

Expand or collapse content Task 1: Login to your Connection Server
  1. On your Controlcenter server
    • Chrome browser
      • from the Favourites bar
        • select the Horizon-01A shortcut
      • In the Horizon Login window
        • Username
          • enter Administrator
        • Password
          • enter Pa$$w0rd
        • select Sign in
Expand or collapse content Task 2: Add a Domain Account
  1. In the Horizon Admin console
    • in the menu pane
    • below Settings
      • select Domains
  1. In the Horizon Admin console
    • Domains > Domain Accounts tab
      • select ADD
  1. In the Add Domain Admin window
    • next to * Username
      • enter Instant
    • next to * Password
      • enter Pa$$w0rd
    • select OK
Expand or collapse content Task 3: Create an Instant Clone Pool
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the left pane
      • under Inventory,
        • select Desktops
  1. In the Desktop Pools
    • select ADD
  1. In the Add Pool wizard
    • step 1. Type
      • leave all default
        • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool wizard
    • step 2. vCenter Server
      • leave all default
        • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool wizard
    • step 3. User Assignment
      • next to Floating
        • select the radio button
      • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool wizard
    • step 4. Storage Optimization
      • accept the defaults
        • select NEXT
  2. In the Add Pool wizard
    • step 5 Desktop Pool Identification,
    • update the following:
    • under ID
    • enter W11-INST
    • under Display Name
    • enter W11-INST
    • select Next
  1. In the Add Pool9 - W11-INST wizard
    • Provisioning Settings
      • under Use a Naming Pattern
        • enter W11INST-
      • under Desktop Pool sizing Maximum Machines
        • enter 2
    • at the bottom fo the window
      • below Virtual Device
        • next to Add vTPM Device to VMs
          • select the checkbox
        • In the Warning window
          • select OK
    • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • vCenter Settings
      • On the line with Golden Image in vCenter configure the following:-
        • BROWSE to W11PreBuilt and SUBMIT
      • under Snapshot
        • BROWSE to Production ready version 1.0 and SUBMIT
      • under Virtual Machine Location
        • BROWSE to RegionA01 and SUBMIT
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • vCenter Settings
      • continue configuring the following:-
        • under Resource Settings
          • Cluster
            • Browse to BlrCapacity and SUBMIT
          • Resource Pool
            • Browse to BlrCapacity and SUBMIT
          • Datastores
            • Browse to CorpLUN-01a and SUBMIT
            • In the Warning window , click OK
        • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • Pool Settings
      • under Log off After Disconnect:
        • from the dropdown
          • select Immediately
      • under Allow Users to Restart Machines
        • from the dropdown
          • select Yes
    • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • Remote Display Settings
      • accept the defaults
    • select NEXT
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • Guest Customization
      • below Domain
        • validate that techseals.co(Instant) is selected
      • below AD Container
        • select BROWSE
          • expand OU=Corp,
            • select OU=Computers,OU=Corp
            • select Submit
          • Use ClonePrep
          • select the radio button
        • next to Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts
          • select the checkbox
        • Select Next
  1. In the Add Pool - W11-INST wizard
    • step 11 Ready to Complete
      • next to Entitle Users After Adding Pool
        • select the checkbox
      • select SUBMIT
  1. In the Add Entitlements window
    • select ADD
  2. In the Find User or Group window
    • next to Domain, from the dropdown, select techseals.co
    • next to Name/User Name, to the right of Starts with, enter developers
    • select Find, under Find, next to Developers, select the CheckBox
    • to close Find User or Group select OK
    • to close Add Entitlements select OK
  1. In the Info window
    • select OK
  1. In the Desktop Pools
    • Refresh the Admin Console
      • Click the Refresh button
    • Click on the Desktop Pool ID W11-INST
  1. under the Summary tab,
    • scroll down to Secondary Image
      • view the progress of the pool being Provisioned
    • To the right notice the State is Publishing
      • When complete this will report as Published
    • you will need to have to wait until the Pool is Published

NOTE: The page does not dynamically update. You will have to refresh periodically.

  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • under Inventory
      • select Machines
  1. In Machines
    • to view the Machine Status ,
      • use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window
        • scroll right.
    • wait until the Status shows Available for your Machines
Expand or collapse content Task 4: Test the Instant Clone Pool
  1. On your Control Center server
    • Select and launch the Omnissa Horizon Client shortcut
  1. In the Horizon Client window
    • Select which Horizon environment top connect to
    • Double-click on horizon-01a.techseals.co
  1. In the Horizon Sign in window
  1. Select the desktop pool
    • Double-click on W11-INST
  1. In the Horizon client
    • Note you now have a Windows 11 Desktop experience
    • You can now log off the session and close the Horizon Client

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