Lab 3: Initial configuration of the Horizon pod

Objective and Tasks

In this lab, you will complete the initial configuration required for a new Horizon 8 pod. The tasks and steps outlined here only need to be performed once for the Horizon pod, on the first Connection Server.

  1. Login to the Horizon admin console.
  2. Apply Horizon licensing.
  3. Configure the Event database.
  4. Configure domain and clone credentials.
Expand or collapse content Task 1: Login to the Horizon admin console
  1. Open the Horizon admin console for horizon-01a.
    • On your ControlCenter desktop, open the Google Chrome browser.
    • Click the bookmark in the bookmark bar for Horizon-01a
    • This will connect you to the Horizon administrator console at https://horizon-01a.omnissatraining.com/admin

You will get a warning in Chrome that "Your connection is not private". This is because you have just installed the Connection Server and it is still using a self-signed certificate. Until you replace the certificate, you will need to bypass the warning message that Chrome displays.

  1. Bypass the Chrome security warning.
    • Click on Advanced.
    • Click on Proceed to horizon-01a.omnissatraining.com (unsafe).
  2. Login to the Horizon admin console.
    • Username: administrator
    • Password: Pa$$w0rd
    • Domain: OmnissaTraining
Expand or collapse content Task 2: Apply Horizon licensing

Use the Horizon administrator browser session from the previous task.

  1. The first time you login to a freshly installed Connection Server you will be greeted with a licensing prompt.
  1. Add a license key and activate licensing.
    • In the Licensing and Usage pane, click Activate.
    • Select Term or Perpetual license from the drop down list.
    • Click on the License Key field in the Active License dialog that displays.
John Horizon 8 - Install Configure Manage
  1. Use the term license key provided to license the Connection Server and the Horizon pod.
    • Switch to the Instructions tab of the lab interface on the pane on the right and locate the Horizon License key.
    • Click on the license key and the contents should copy into the console field.
    • Click VALIDATE.
    • Click SAVE.

This will activate the Connection Server (and the Horizon pod) with an expiring term key. This key is specific to this class.

Expand or collapse content Task 3: Configure the Event database

Horizon 8 uses an external database to record events that can be used for historical event reporting, auditing, and troubleshooting. You configure an Event database once per Horizon pod.

The SQL server and database have already been provisioned for you.

  1. Start the Event Database configuration wizard
    • Navigate to Settings > Event Configuration
    • Click on EDIT.
  2. Enter the required information:
    • Database Server: sql-01a.omnissatraining.com
    • Database Type: Microsoft SQL Server
    • Port: 1433
    • Database Name: eventdb
    • User Name: sa
    • Password: Pa$$w0rd
    • Confirm Password: Pa$$w0rd
  3. Click OK apply the settings.
  4. You should see a confirmation that the events database has been configured.
Expand or collapse content Task 4: Configure domain and clone credentials

Horizon 8 needs a domain account with appropriate permissions to use when joining cloned desktops to Active Directory.

  1. Start the Add Domain Admin wizard.
    • Navigate to Settings > Domains.
    • Ensure that you are on the Domain Accounts tab
    • Click ADD.
  2. On the Add Domain Admin screen.
    • Full Domain Name: omnissatraining.com
    • Username: administrator
    • Password: Pa$$w0rd
    • Click OK.

Note: in a production environment you would use properly configured service accounts instead of the domain administrator account.

This concludes this lab.

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