Horizon 7.11 Deployment – Part 3: Deploying & Configuring Connection Server

Hi readers,

In this third part of the series, we will be deploying the Connection Server., the base of the Horizon package.

First, we will need a server or virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 or higher. The OS requirement is simple (source):

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  Version
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  Edition
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  64-bit
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  Standard Enterprise Datacenter
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  64-bit
</td>

<td>
  Standard Datacenter
</td>

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  64-bit
</td>

<td>
  Standard Datacenter
</td>

<td>
  64-bit
</td>

<td>
  Standard Datacenter
</td>

The following hardware requirements apply (source):

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  Required
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  Recommended
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  Pentium IV 2.0GHz processor or higher
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  4 CPUs
</td>

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  100Mpbs NIC
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  1Gbps NICs
</td>

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  4GB RAM or higher
</td>

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  At least 10GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more remote desktops
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  4GB RAM or higher
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  At least 10GB RAM for deployments of 50 or more remote desktops
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Here I have installed a Windows Server 2016 VM. We mount the Connection Server ISO and start the installation .exe file. We accept the license agreements, and install the Horizon 7 Standard Server. In my case, I want to use HTML Access so I use that too.

Next we fill in the data recovery password. Be sure to keep it somewhere safe. Then I choose to let the installer update Windows Firewall to open some ports. Followed by authorizing as a Domain Admin.

After the installation, we can access the console through this link:

It will ask for a license. Fill in your license or your trial license.

Here I added a vCenter so I can use it in the next part.

If you would like more information or have any questions, feel free to contact me. There’s also a nice TechZone article that goes a bit more in-depth in the process of this.

See you in the next part!