Installing an Enrollment Server

The final component we are going to install is the Enrollment Server.

This FINAL instance of the Connection Server is going to be installed on the virtual machine with the hostname hzn7-enrol.pvolab.com. This was built in the previous chapter. It will also need a static IP address assigned to it and needs to be joined to the domain. As the screenshots are almost identical to those from the other Connection Server installs, we will only highlight and show the differences in this section:

  1. Open a console to the hzn7-enrol.pvolab.com virtual machine, and then locate the Horizon View installation software. In the example lab, this was saved to a shared folder on the Domain Controller.
  2. Launch the VMware-Horizon-Connection-Server-x86_64-7.6.0-9823717 file to start the installation. This is the same installer application that you used for the first Connection Server, but it will be configured differently to reflect the fact that this is a Replica Server.
  3. If you see the Open File - Security Warning message, click the Run button.
  4. You will now see the Welcome to the Installation Wizard for VMware Horizon 7 Connection Server screen.
  5. Click the Next > button to start the installation. You will now see the License Agreement screen.
  6. Click the radio button for I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click the Next > button. You will now see the Destination Folder screen.
  7. Leave the folder as the default setting and then click the Next > button to continue.
  1. You will now see the Installation Options screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. As this is the final Connection Server instance, or Enrollment Server, from the list of Horizon 7 Connection Server instances, select the option for Horizon 7 Enrollment Server from the list (1).
  2. The final option on this screen is to select an authentication mode for this Enrollment Server instance. Horizon 7 supports both on-premises and Horizon Cloud deployments. The example lab is an on-premises environment, so click the option for Horizon 7 (2).
  3. Click the Next > button to continue. You will now see the Firewall Configuration screen.
  4. Click the radio button for Configure Windows Firewall automatically and then click Next > to continue.
  5. You will see the Ready to Install the Program screen.
  6. Click the Install button to start the installation process. Once the Enrollment Server has been installed, you will see the Installer Completed screen. Click the Finish button to close the installer.
  1. There is no user interface or console for the Enrollment Server, nor is there an icon on the desktop. To check whether or not it's running, we are going to check the Windows Services console. To do this, press the Windows key and R to open a Run dialog box. In the box, type services.msc. You will now see the Services screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. Scroll down, and you will see an entry for VMware Horizon View Enrollment Server. Check that the service is running, and then close the Services screen.

You have successfully installed and configured an Horizon View Enrollment Server. In the next section, we are going to complete the View Administration elements of the installation and configuration by enabling the Cloud Pod Architecture.

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