To create and prepare a VMware vSphere -based Windows virtual machine (VM) for use in an automated desktop pool, follow the documentation links on this page.
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Creating a Windows Virtual Machine for Cloning The first step in the process of deploying a pool of cloned desktops is to create a virtual machine in VMware vSphere and install and configure the operating system.
Install Horizon Agent on a Windows Virtual Machine You must install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines that are managed by vCenter Server so that Connection Server can communicate with them. Install Horizon Agent on all virtual machines that you use as templates for full-clone desktop pools and golden images for instant-clone desktops.
Installing Horizon Agent for Windows Silently You can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install Horizon Agent on several Windows virtual machines or physical computers. In a silent installation, you do not have to respond to wizard prompts. A silent upgrade uses the same install commands. You can also modify already installed Horizon Agent components silently.
Preparing a Windows Golden Image Virtual Machine for Instant Clones To deploy a Windows instant-clone desktop pool, you must first prepare a golden image virtual machine in vCenter Server .
Using the VMware Indirect Display Driver on Windows Desktops The VMware Indirect Display Driver is a hypervisor-agnostic display driver that supports a variety of system environments, from on-premises ESXi -hosted virtual machines (VMs) to cloud-based VMs. It is distributed as part of Horizon Agent for Windows and works with both hardware GPUs and software rasterizers.