Deploying Horizon Composer
The deployment of Horizon Composer is broken down into two stages: the installation of the Horizon Composer software, and the final setup using the Horizon Administrator console.
Installing Horizon Composer
The Horizon Composer software is delivered as a single executable (EXE) file, named in a format similar to VMware-viewcomposer-x.x.x-yyyyyy.exe. The following steps outline the installation process:
Tip
If you plan to use a custom SSL certificate for Horizon Composer, install that certificate prior to installing Composer. If you install the certificate now, you can select it during the installation process. Refer to Chapter 14, Managing Horizon SSL Certificates, for instructions on how to obtain and deploy a new SSL certificate for Horizon Composer.
If it has not already been done, grant the Horizon Composer service account (
svc-horizoncomp) local administrator access on the Horizon Composer host server.Double-click on the Horizon Composer installer EXE file to launch...
