After you install Connection Server, you can configure it based on your requirements. What to read next Horizon Console and Horizon Connection ServerHorizon Console provides a Web-based management interface for VMware Horizon 8. Log In to Horizon ConsoleTo perform desktop or application pool deployment tasks, or monitoring and troubleshooting tasks, you must log in to Horizon Console. You access Horizon Console by using a secure (TLS) connection. Add Perpetual or Term License Key in Horizon Console If you have a perpetual or term license, you must enter a product license key. For information on how to add a license key, see License Management in the Horizon Administration document. Enabling Horizon 8 for SaaS Subscription Licenses and Horizon Control Plane Services If you are using a SaaS subscription license, you can enable your Horizon 8 deployment to connect to the Horizon Control Plane. You can optionally use the SaaS services provided by the Horizon Control Plane. You must first use the Horizon Cloud Connector virtual appliance or Horizon Edge to connect your Horizon 8 deployment with the Horizon Control Plane. Add vCenter Server Instances to Horizon 8If you plan to deploy Horizon 8 on a VMware virtualization platform, you must configure Horizon 8 to connect to the vCenter Server instances in your deployment. vCenter Server creates and manages the VMware virtual machines that Horizon 8 uses in desktop pools and RDS farms. Register Gateways in Horizon ConsoleHorizon Clients connect through a gateway or Unified Access Gateway appliance that you register in Horizon Console. Add an Instant-Clone Domain AdministratorBefore you create an instant-clone desktop pool, you must add an instant-clone domain administrator to VMware Horizon 8. Configuring View Storage Accelerator for vCenter ServerYou can enable View Storage Accelerator on desktop pools that contain instant clones and desktop pools that contain full clone virtual machines. This feature uses the Content Based Read Cache (CBRC) feature in ESXi hosts. Instead of reading the entire OS or application from the storage system over and over, a host can read common data blocks from cache. Concurrent Operations Limits for vCenter ServerWhen you add vCenter Server to VMware Horizon 8 or edit the vCenter Server settings, you can configure several options that set the maximum number of concurrent operations that are performed by vCenter Server. Setting a Concurrent Power Operations Rate to Support Remote Desktop Logon StormsThe Max concurrent power operations setting governs the maximum number of concurrent power operations that can occur on remote desktop virtual machines in a vCenter Server instance. This limit is set to 50 by default. You can change this value to support peak power-on rates when many users log on to their desktops at the same time. Accept the Thumbprint of a Default TLS CertificateWhen you add vCenter Server instances to VMware Horizon 8, you must ensure that the TLS certificates that are used for the vCenter Server are valid and trusted by Connection Server. If the default certificates that are installed with vCenter Server are still in place, you must determine whether to accept these certificates' thumbprints. Parent topic: Configuring VMware Horizon for the First Time
