Complete these high-level tasks to install Horizon 7 and configure an initial deployment.
| Step | Task |
|---|---|
| 1 | Set up the required administrator users and groups in Active Directory. Instructions: Horizon 7 Installation and vSphere documentation. |
| 2 | If you have not yet done so, install and set up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server. Instructions: VMware vSphere documentation. |
| 3 | (Optional) If you are going to deploy linked-clone desktops, install View Composer, either on the vCenter Server system or on a separate server. Also install the View Composer database. Instructions: Horizon 7 Installation document. |
| 4 | Install and set up Horizon Connection Server. Also install the Events database. Instructions: Horizon 7 Installation document. |
| 5 | Create one or more virtual machines that can be used as a template for full-clone desktop pools or as a parent for linked-clone desktop pools or instant clone desktop pools. Instructions: Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7. |
| 6 | (Optional) Set up an RDS host and install applications to be remoted to end users. Instructions: Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7. |
| 7 | Create desktop pools, application pools, or both. Instructions: Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 and Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7. |
| 8 | Control user access to desktops. Instructions: Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7. |
| 9 | Install Horizon Client on end users' machines and have end users access their remote desktops and applications. Instructions: Horizon Client documentation at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-Client/index.html. |
| 10 | (Optional) Create and configure additional administrators to allow different levels of access to specific inventory objects and settings. Instructions: Horizon 7 Administration document. |
| 11 | (Optional) Configure policies to control the behavior of Horizon 7 components, desktop and application pools, and end users. Instructions: Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7. |
| 12 | (Optional) Configure Horizon Persona Management, which gives users access to personalized data and settings whenever they log in to a desktop. Instructions: Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7. |
| 13 | (Optional) For added security, integrate smart card authentication or a RADIUS two-factor authentication solution. Instructions: Horizon 7 Administration document. |
