EUCCurrent ClassesEUC: Horizon Advanced Integrations 2024 Chapters6. Configuring Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture

6. Configuring Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture

In this section we will be enabling VMware Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture for a Multi-site implementation.
In a previous lab you have already enabled a 3rd Global Load-balancer which is a requirement

Part 1. Cleaning up Local Entitlements for Desktop Pools

To complete our Day 1 Tasks, our Desktop Pools were configured with local entitlements.
Specific Local Entitlements will be cleared on both Site 1 and Site 2.
We will clean this out before we start off with implementing VMware Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture

Step 1. Cleaning out Local Entitlements on Site 1
  1. On your ControlCenter server
    • Open your Site 1 browser
    • In the favourites bar
      • select the Horizon Site 1 shortcut
    • In the VMware Horizon login page
      • In the Username area
        • enter administrator
      • In the Password area
        • enter Pa$$w0rd
      • select Sign in
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the Side Menu pane
      • expand Inventory
        • select Desktops
  1. In the Desktop Pools area
    • next to W11-BLR-INST
      • select the Checkbox
    • next to Entitlements
      • from the dropdown
        • select Remove Entitlements
  1. In the Remove Entitlements window
    • next to
      • Developers/Techseals.co
      • Sales/Techseals.co
      • Marketing/Techseals.co
        • select the checkbox
          • select OK
    • when prompted with the Remove Entitlements window
      • select OK
  1. In the Remove Entitlements window
    • next to
      • Developers/Techseals.co
      • Sales/Techseals.co
      • IT Support/Techseals.co
        • select the checkbox
          • select OK
    • when prompted with the Remove Entitlements window
      • select OK
Step 2. Cleaning out Local Entitlements on Site 2
  1. On your ControlCenter server
    • Open your Site 2 browser
    • In the favourites bar
      • select the Horizon shortcut
    • In the VMware Horizon login page
      • In the Username area
        • enter administrator
      • In the Password area
        • enter Pa$$w0rd
      • select Sign in
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the Side Menu pane
      • expand Inventory
        • select Desktops
  1. In the Desktop Pools area
    • next to W11-SEA-INST
      • select the Checkbox
    • next to Entitlements
      • from the dropdown
        • select Remove Entitlements
  1. In the Remove Entitlements window
    • next to
      • Developers/techseals.co
      • Sales/techseals.co
      • Marketing/techseals.co
        • select the checkbox
          • select OK
      • In the Remove Entitlements window
        • select OK

Part 2. Deploying VMware Cloud Pod Architecture for multi-site

We will Initialize VMware Cloud Pod Architecture on Site 1 and do a Federation Join on Site 2

Deploying VMware Cloud Pod Architecture
  1. On your Site 1 Browser
    • In the Horizon Admin Console
      • In the Inventory pane
        • under Settings
          • select Cloud Pod Architecture
  1. In the Cloud Pod Architecture window
    • select Initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature
    • In the Initialize window
      • select Initialize
  1. On your Site 2 Browser
    • In the Horizon Admin Console
      • In the Inventory pane
        • under Settings
          • select Cloud Pod Architecture
  1. In the Cloud Pod Architecture window
    • select Join the pod federation
  1. In the Join window
    • under Connection Server (host name or IP address)
      • enter horizon-01a.Techseals.co
    • under User name(domain\username)
      • enter Techseals.co\administrator
    • under Password
      • enter Pa$$w0rd
    • In the bottom right corner
      • select Join
  1. On your ControlCenter server
    • Switch back to your Site 1 Horizon Admin Console session
      • In the Cloud Pod Architecture window
        • top right corner
          • select refresh
      • Note that you have two Pods in the same Default First Site
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the Inventory pane
      • under Settings
        • select  Sites
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the Inventory pane
      • In the Sites window
        • next to Default First Site
          • select the radio button
          • select Edit
  1. In the Edit Site window
    • next to *Name
      • edit Default First Site
        • to Bangalore
        • select OK
  1. In the Horizon Admin Console
    • In the Inventory pane
      • In the Sites window
        • select Add
  1. In the Add Site window
    • next to * Name
      • type Seattle
      • select OK
  1. In the Sites window
    • next to Bangalore
      • select the radio button
    • under Pod
      • next to Cluster-HORIZON-02A
        • select the radio button
        • select Edit
  1. In the Edit Pod window
    • next to Site
      • from the dropdown
        • change Bangalore
          • to Seattle
      • Select OK
  1. In the Sites window
    • note both Seattle and Bangalore each have their own POD

Part 3: Enable Global Entitlements for VMware Cloud Pod Architecture for Instant Clone Desktops

This session is divided into 2 steps

  • Step 1. We will configure a Global Desktop Entitlement for Sales on Site 1
  • Step 2. We will configure Global Desktop Entitlement for Sales on Site 2
Step 1. Configuring an Instant Clone Global Desktop Entitlement for Developers & Sales on Site 1
  1. On your ControlCenter server
    • Site 1 Chrome Browser
      • VMware Horizon Admin Console
        • In the Inventory
          • select Global Entitlements
  1. In the Global Entitlements area
    • select Add
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    • next to :
      1. Type
        • leave Desktop entitlement as default
    • In the bottom right-corner
      • select Next
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    • next to :
      1. Name and Policies
        • under Name
          • enter Enterprise Corp Instant Clone
        • under Display Name
          • enter Enterprise_Desktop
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    • next to :
      1. Name and Policies
        • under Policies > User Assignment
          • next to Floating
            • select the radio button
        • under Default Display Protocol
          • from the dropdown
            • select VMware Blast
        • In the bottom right-corner
          • select Next
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    • next to :
      1. Users and Groups
        • under Add users or groups to the global entitlement
          • select Add
  1. In the Find User or Group window
    • in line with Name/User Name
      • next to Starts with
        • enter Sales
    • under Description
      • select Find
    • under Name
      • next to sales
        • select the checkbox
    • in the bottom right-corner
      • select OK
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    • next to :
      1. Users and Groups
        • under Add users or groups to the global entitlement
          • select Add
  1. In the Find User or Group window
    • in line with Name/User Name
      • next to Starts with
        • enter Developers
    • under Description
      • select Find
    • under Name
      • next to Developers
        • select the checkbox
    • in the bottom right-corner
      • select OK
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    1. Users and Groups
      • in the bottom right-corner
        • select Next
  1. In the Find User or Group window
    • in line with Name/User Name
      • next to Starts with
        • enter IT support
    • under Description
      • select Find
    • under Name
      • next to IT Support
        • select the checkbox
    • in the bottom right-corner
      • select OK
  1. In the Add Global Entitlement window
    1. Ready to Complete section
      • in the bottom right-corner
        • select Finish
  1. In the Global Entitlements window
    • select Enterprise Corp Instant Clone
  1. In the Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • select the Local Pools tab
  1. In the Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • In the Local Pools tab area
      • select Add
  1. In the Assign Pools -  Enterprise Instant Clone window
    • under ID
      • next to W10-BLR-INST
        • select the checkbox
    • select Add
  1. In the Global Entitlements window
    • Note you now have a Global Desktop Entitlement
      • called Enterprise Corp Instant Clone
Step 2. Configuring an Instant Clone Global Desktop Entitlement for Developers & Sales on Site 2
  1. On your ControlCenter server
    • Site 2 Chrome Browser
      • VMware Horizon Admin Console
        • In the Inventory
          • select Global Entitlements
  1. In the Global Entitlements window
    • select  Enterprise Corp Instant Clone
  1. In the Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • select the Local Pools tab
  1. In the Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • Local Pools tab
      • select Add
  1. In the Assign Pools - Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • next to W11-SEA-INST
      • select the checkbox
      • select Add
  1. In the Enterprise Corp Instant Clone window
    • select the Summary tab
      • Review the configurations

This concludes the Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture lab.

 

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