Provide details for the Active Directory to which you want to connect the Horizon domain.

Procedure

  1. Provide the following information for the Active Directory.
    Field Name Information to be Entered
    FQDN Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for the Active Directory.
    Organizational Unit for Horizon VMs Enter the Organizational Unit where Horizon management VM are to be placed.

    The OU format must be as follows:

    OU=aaa, DC=bbb, DC=ccc

    For example, ou=vdi,dc=horizon-1,dc=local

    Administrator Username

    Enter a user name from the Active Directory with administrative privileges granted for the Horizon domain. The user must be a member to the Active Directory groups managing Horizon and App Volumes. This user is only used during the creation process - it can later be deleted or the password can be changed.

    Format must be as follows:

    myDomain.local\myUserName

    For example, horizon-1.local\vdiadmin

    Administrator Password Enter the password for the specified Administrator user.
    Read Write Account Enter an Active Directory account name with read and write permissions on the Active Directory. The user must have read and write permissions for the specified Organization Unit, and will join the servers under its context.

    Format must be as follows:

    myDomain.local\myUserName

    For example, horizon-1.local\rwadmin

    Read Write Account Password Enter the password for the specified read and write account.
    LDAPS Select this to use Secure LDAP (LDAPS) to connect to the Active Directory.
    DC 1 IP Address Enter the IP address for Domain Controller 1.
    Thumbprint If you are using LDAPS and are configuring Domain Controller 1, validate the thumbprint of Domain Controller 1.
    DC 2 IP Address Enter the IP address for Domain Controller 2. This is optional, but recommended.
    Thumbprint If you are using LDAPS and are configuring Domain Controller 2, validate the thumbprint of Domain Controller 2.
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