To configure Horizon Performance Tracker, install the Horizon Performance Tracker ADMX template file (perf_tracker.admx) on the agent machine and use the Local Group Policy Editor to configure the policy settings.
All ADMX files that provide group policy settings for Horizon 7 are available in VMware-Horizon-Extras-Bundle-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.zip, where x.x.x is the version and yyyyyyy is the build number. You can download the file from the VMware Downloads site at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads. Under Desktop & End-User Computing, select the VMware Horizon 7 download, which includes the ZIP file.
Procedure
- Extract the perf_tracker.admx file from the VMware-Horizon-Extras-Bundle-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.zip file and copy it to the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder on the agent machine.
- Extract the perf_tracker.adml file from the VMware-Horizon-Extras-Bundle-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.zip file and copy it to the appropriate language subfolder in the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions\ folder on the agent machine.
For example, copy the
en_us version of the
perf_tracker.adml file to the
%systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions\en_us subfolder.
- Start the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to .
- Edit the group policy settings.
| Setting |
Description |
| Horizon Performance Tracker basic setting |
When enabled, you can set the frequency in seconds at which Horizon Performance Tracker collects data. |
| Enable Horizon Performance Tracker auto start in remote desktop connection. |
When enabled, Horizon Performance Tracker starts automatically when a user logs in to a remote desktop connection. To clear this preference GPO setting, select Disable. |
| Enable Horizon Performance Tracker auto start in remote application connection |
When enabled, Horizon Performance Tracker starts automatically when a user logs in to a remote application connection. To clear this preference GPO setting, select Disable. |
- To make your changes take effect, restart Horizon Performance Tracker on the agent machine.
