Tutorial on how to setup a lab for VMware Horizon 8
Components in Lab
The following components are installed
| No | Server Name | IP Address | Roles |
| 1 | DEV-AD01.AVENTIS.DEV | 10.10.10.30/24 | AD Domain Controller |
| 2 | DEV-CON01.AVENTIS.DEV | 10.10.10.200/24 | Horizon Connection Server |
| 3 | VCSA.AVENTIS.DEV | 10.10.10.21/24 | vCenter Appliance 7.0 |
| 4 | NUC2.AVENTIS.DEV | 10.10.10.22/24 | ESXi 7.0 Host managed by vCenter |
Installation of First Horizon Connection Server
Download VMware Horizon 8 2006 Connection Server (64-bit) from VMware Portal
Double Click on VMware-Horizon-Connection-Server-x86_64-8.0.0-16592062.exe
Accept the License Agreement
Default Installation Folder – C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server
Select Horizon Standard Server
Enter the Data Recovery Password
Configure the Windows Firewall Automatically
Authorize Domain\Administrator as Horizon Administrators
Select General
Installation of First Horizon Connection Server completed successfully
Replace Default Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Generate Wildcard SSL Certificate from Let’s Encrypt and convert the PEM file to PFX with openssl
openssl pkcs12 -export -in cert.cer -inkey privkey.pem -out AventisDev.pfx
Import the PFX to local Certificate Store (Computer)
Highlight the default Self-Signed Cert and delete the Friendly Name called vdm
Change the Friendly Name of imported Wildcard SSL Certificate to vdm
Restart VMware Horizon View Connection Server Service
Restart-Service wsbroker
Go to https://dev-con01.aventis.dev/admin to verify the Wildcard SSL Certificate is installed properly and login in with Domain Administrator Credential
Licensing VMware Horizon
Enter the License Key (VMware Horizon 8 Enterprise per Concurrent User) in Settings > Product Licensing and Usage
Add vCenter
Add vCenter in Settings > Servers > vCenter Servers
Enter the vCenter Name with Credential
Accept the default settings – Do Not Use View Composer
Accept the default settings
Click Submit to add the vCenter
