VDI Deployment with VMware Horizon View on … · ©2015 QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 Application Notes October 2015 VDI Deployment with VMware Horizon View on QNAP Enterprise

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ApplicationNotesOctober2015

VDI Deployment with VMware Horizon View on QNAP Enterprise Storage


Notices

• This usermanual details instructions for using the QNAP Enterprise Storage NAS. Pleaseread the instructions carefully, and enjoy the powerful functions of the QNAP EnterpriseStorageNAS.

• TheQNAPEnterpriseStorageNASishereafterreferredtoastheESNASortheNAS.• Thismanual provides the description of all the functions of theESNAS. The product youpurchasedmaynotsupportcertainfunctionsdedicatedtospecificmodels.

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TableofContents

Overview.........................................................................................................................................................4Architecture..............................................................................................................................................................4Systemconfiguration.............................................................................................................................................5

StorageConfiguration................................................................................................................................6CreatingastoragepoolandiSCSILUN.............................................................................................................6Connectingstoragefromtheservers...............................................................................................................7

SoftwareInstallation...............................................................................................................................10InstallingHorzonViewConnectionServer.................................................................................................10InstallingHorizonViewComposer................................................................................................................23BuildaMasterImageofYourDesktop..........................................................................................................26CreateanewVMandinstallclientoperatingsystem............................................................................................26InstallingVMwareTools.....................................................................................................................................................26JoinatemplateVMtoadomainandConfigureremotesettings......................................................................27InstallingHorizonViewAgentsoftware.....................................................................................................................28TakeasnapshotofthisVM................................................................................................................................................30

ViewDesktopPool....................................................................................................................................32ConfigureViewAdministration.......................................................................................................................32ConfigureViewDesktopPool...........................................................................................................................36StartprovisioningmultipleVMs.....................................................................................................................42


OverviewTheQNAPES1640dcisanenterprisestoragesystem;itprovidesaredundantpowersupplyanddualsystemcontrollermodules.Additionally,storagefeatureslikeReadCaching,Compression,andDeduplicationgreatlyimprovetheperformancecapabilitiesfordesktopvirtualization(VDI).Thisdocumentisastep-bystepguideformultipleVDIdeploymentonaQNAPES1640dcstoragesystemwithVMwareHorizonView.

Architecture

In the above architecture diagram, there are three major components to work with, ViewConnectionServer,ViewComposer,andtheMasterImage.Wewillgothroughtheinstallationofthemtobuildthisenvironment.


SystemconfigurationServerNetworkSettings

Setting Value DescriptionADserverIP 10.4.19.19 ActiveDirectoryserver

(adc.esapp.local)vCenterserverIP 10.4.19.21 vCenterserver(+view

Composer)ViewConnectionserverIP

10.4.19.23 HorizonViewConnectionserver

Esxi1server 10.4.19.25 ESXiServerincluster1Esxi2server 10.4.19.26 ESXiServerincluster1

StorageNetworkSettings(SiteA)Setting Value DescriptionSCAManagementIP 10.4.19.41 ManagementIPofcontrollerASCAEthernet1IP 10.10.100.105 Dataport1IPofcontrollerASCAEthernet2IP 10.10.200.105 Dataport2IPofcontrollerASCBManagementIP 10.4.19.42 ManagementIPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet1IP 10.10.100.106 Dataport1IPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet2IP 10.10.200.106 Dataport2IPofcontrollerBPoolatSCA Pool1 RAID6poolatcontrollerAiSCSILUN vdi1_0 iSCSIlunonPool1


StorageConfigurationTheESNASstoragerequiresinitialconfigurationbeforesettinguptheVDIInfrastructure.ForadetailedconfigurationabouthowtocreatestoragepoolsandiSCSILUNs,refertotheES1640dcusermanual.Note:ThelatestversionoftheES1640dcusermanualcanbefoundontheQNAPwebsite.

CreatingastoragepoolandiSCSILUNAstoragepool,Pool1iscreatedoncontrollerSCAwithRAID6typeasbelow.

TherearefourLUNscreatedandattachedtoaniSCSItarget.

• vdi1_0willusedforstoringvirtualmachines(VMs).• hb1andhb2areusedfortheheartbeatLUNsofESXiclusterservers.


ConnectingtostorageonserversThe recommended connection to storage on servers is to useMultipath I/O (MPIO). Pleasefollowthestepsbelow.

Choose[Configuration] tabàStorageAdaptersàRightclickon iSCSISoftwareAdapterandselectProperties.

Choosethe[StaticDiscovery]tabandthenentertheiSCSIserverIPanditscorrespondingiSCSITargetName.


The storage iSCSITarget IQNcanbe foundat StorageManagerà iSCSI storageàActionàModify

EX:iqn.2004-04.com.qnap:ES-4200:iscsi.poc1a.E57758.0

RepeatabovestepstoaddalldatapathstotheStaticDiscoveryoftheiSCSIinitiatorproperties.

ClicktheClosebuttonandtheserverwillrescanthestorage.Allthepathsfoundarelistedin


datastore,managepaths.


SoftwareInstallationPrior to the installation of VMware Horizon View software, two ESXi servers and vCenterserversmustbeinstalled.

InstallHorizonViewConnectionServerDownload and install the VMware Horizon View Connection Server software from theVMwarewebsite.

ClickNext.


AccepttheEULAandclickNext.


SelectthedestinationfoldertoinstalltoandclickNext.

SelecttheViewStandardServerandInstallHTMLAccess.ClickNext.


EnterapasswordfordatarecoveryandclickNext.

SelectConfigureWindowsFirewallautomaticallyandclickNext.

SelectAuthorizethelocalAdministratorgroupandclickNext.


Choosewhether youwant to participate in the User Experience Improvement program andclickNexttocontinue.


ClickInstalltostarttheinstallation.

Oncethe installationcompletes,clickFinish.Youmaybepromptedtoreboottheserveraftertheinstallationcompletes.

InstallViewComposerDatabase

ViewComposerrequiresitsowndatabase.WewilluseSQLServerManagementStudiotocreateacomposerdatabaseandassigntheauthentication.ThiswalkthroughassumesthatSQLServerisinstalledandconfiguredinadvance.OpenSQLServerManagementStudioandLoginasauserwithadministratorrightsonSQLServer.


CreateanewSQLLoginatSecurityàLogins.RightclickonLoginsandselectNewLogin.

Entera loginnamesuchasviewcomposerandselectSQLServerAuthenticationandenterpassword.

AftertheSQLloginiscreated,createanemptydatabase.Tocreatethedatabase,rightclickonthedatabasefolderandselectNewDatabase.


In the database name field, enter a name such as viewcomposer.To select an owner for thedatabase,clickonthe“…”buttonandsearchforthedatabaseuseraccountcreatedabove.ClickOKtocreatethedatabase.

NowwewillcreateanODBCDataSourcetoconnecttotheComposerdatabase.


GotoStart–>AdministrativeTools–>DataSources(ODBC)

ClickonSystemDSNtabandthenclickAdd.


SelectSQLServerNativeClient11.0andclickFinishtolaunchthewizardforsettingupadatasource.

EnteraDSNName,aDescription,andtheSQLserverinformationandclickNext.


SelectWindowsauthenticationandclickNext.

SelectChangethedefaultdatabasetoandchooseviewcomposerandClickNext.


ClicktheFinishbutton.

TheODBCdatasourceconnectioniscomplet.ClicktheTestDataSource…buttontotestit.


ClickOKtocloseit.


InstallHorizonViewComposerDownloadVMwareHorizonViewComposerServersoftwarefromVMwarewebsite.RuntheViewComposerInstaller.ClickNext.

AcceptthelicenseagreementandclickNext


SelectthedestinationfoldertoinstallComposerto.

Enterthepreviouslycreateddatabaseinformationhere,andclickNext.


ClickNext.



Oncetheinstallationisfinished,youwillbepromptedtorestartyourcomputer.

BuildaMasterImageofYourDesktop

CreateanewVMandinstalltheclientoperationsystem

HereweinstallMicrosoftWindows8.1astheclientVM.

InstallVMwareTools

OpentheVMconsolescreenandselectVMàGuestàInstall/UpgradeVMwareToolsfromthepull-downmenubar.


JointhetemplateVMtoadomainandConfigureremotesettings

JointhetemplateVMtothedomainfirst.DisableWindowsfirewall.

Configuretheremotesettingstoallowdomainuserstoaccessthroughremotedesktop.


InstallHorizonViewAgentsoftware

DownloadtheVMwareHorizonViewAgentsoftwarefromtheVMwarewebsite.RuntheViewAgentinstallerandclickNext.

ReadandaccepttheEULAandclickNext.


SelectthemodulesyouwanttoinstallandclickNext.



Installationiscompleted.

TakesnapshotofthisVM

BeforeshuttingdowntheVMtotakeasnapshot,pleaseremembertologoutthisVMfromthedomain.ThenshutdownthisVM.Right-clickontheVMandselectSnapshotàTakesnapshot…

AssignasnapshotnameandclickOK.



ViewDesktopPool

ConfigureViewAdministration

Clickon toconnecttotheViewAdministratorConsole.

EntertheusernameandpasswordtologintotheViewAdministrationpage.

BelowistheViewAdministrationpage

ConfiguringViewEnvironmenttoworkwithvCenterserverisrequiredforfirsttimeusage.


ExpandViewConfigurationandselectServers

SelectthevCenterServerstabandselectAdd…

EnteryourvCenterserverinformationhereandclickNext.


ClickonViewCertificate…andacceptthecertificates.

SelectViewComposerco-installedwithvCenterServerandclickNext.


AddtheViewComposerDomains.

CheckthesettingsandclickonFinishtocompletetheconfiguration.


ConfigureViewDesktopPoolExpandCatalog,selectDesktopPoolsthenclickonAdd….

SelectAutomatedDesktopPoolhereandclickNext.

SelecttheFloatingoptionandclickNext.


SelectViewComposerlinkedclonesandclickNext.

EnteranIDandDisplayNameandclickNext.


CheckHTMLAccessifyouwanttoaccessyourVDIfromawebbrowserandclickNext.

SelectUseanamingpatternandenteryourNamingPatternandclickNext.


ClickNext.

ClickNext.


ClicktheBrowse…buttontospecifydetailsforeachitemandclickNext.

ClickNext.


SelectthedomainandADcontainerandclickNext.


CheckallsettingsarecorrectandclickFinishbuttontocompletetheprocess.

TheViewDesktopPooliscreated.

StartprovisioningmultipleVMs.SelecttheDesktopPoolandclickontheEdit…button.SelecttheProvisioning…tab.


SelecttheEnableprovisioningcheckbox.EnterthenumberoftheVMsyouwanttocreateandclickOK.

InResourcesàMachines,youcanseealltheVMscreated.

OryoucanchecktheseVMsinvCenterserver.

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