$credential | Export-CliXml -Path 'hz_admin.xml' New-VICredentialStoreItem -User -Password -Host -File C: I first create the following credentials to be used in the script: Pre-configured portal-links-html-access.properties file.Pre-downloaded client binaires to network share.PowerShell Administrative access to the Connection-server.In this session however, I will show how to do this using PowerShell. Previously, I have created this distribution point manually. The setup file is a lightweight download of around 233 MB for Horizon View 7.3 Connection Server.In my lab, I use the Horizon Portal to distribute clients. InstallationĪfter provisioning a supported platform and operating system for the Horizon View Connection Server installation, we are ready to pull down its install file. Using the Cloud Pod Architecture, you can link 25 pods to provide a geographically spanned desktop brokering and management environment. VMware has a provision for replicating Connection Server instances over a WAN by using what they call a Cloud Pod Architecture. Latency between the servers can cause issues with connectivity, replication, and so on. Typically, the network requirements for Horizon Connection Servers include connecting the servers or replicas with a high-speed LAN connection between them, usually 1 Gbps or higher.

You can configure VMware Horizon View Connection Servers with 'replica' servers that in the end are exact copies of the Connection Server. VMware product interoperability matrix Network requirements for replicas This screen shows the specific ESXi versions compatible with Horizon 7.3.0. VMware has a great tool to verify its product interoperability and check system requirements called the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix.įor example, searching for 'VMware Horizon 7,' '7.3.0' as the Solution and choosing 'VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)' as the Platform/Solution yields the following results.

Windows Server 2016 64-bit (Standard or Datacenter)Įrror received after launching the Connection Server installer on an unsupported OS Software requirements.

Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit (Standard or Datacenter).

Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit with SP1 (Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter).

VMware Horizon View supports the following server operating systems for installation:

4 GB RAM or higher, with at least 10 GB RAM for more than 50 desktops.

At least a 100 Mpbs network interface card (NIC), with a 1 Gbps NIC recommended.

At least a Pentium 4 2.0 GHz processor or higher (4 CPUs/vCPUs recommended).

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