Farm Deployment on OpenShift

Deploying a farm on OpenShift

From the Horizon Connection Server:

1. Start the farm wizard

Go to Inventory > Farms > Add.

2. Type

1. Select Automated Farm.
2. Click Next.

3. Management server

1. Under Select Capacity, choose your Red Hat OpenShift instance.
2. Under Select OpenShift Project, choose your Red Hat project.
3. Click Next.

4. Basic information

1. Fill out the following:
   • ID: Enter the farm ID.
   • Access Group: Select your access group.
   • Description: Enter a description.
2. Click Next.

5. Load balancing

1. Use Custom Script: Disable (default).
2. Load Index Balancing: Enable (default).
3. Include Session Count: Enable (default).
4. CPU Usage Threshold: 0 (default).
5. Memory Usage Threshold: 0 (default).
6. Disk Queue Length Threshold: 0 (default).
7. Disk Read Latency Threshold: 0 (default).
8. Disk Write Latency Threshold: 0 (default).
9. Connecting Session Threshold: 0 (default).
10. Load Index Threshold: 0 (default).
11. Click Next.

6. Provisioning

Provisioning

1. Minimum Number of VMs: Enter the minimum number of VMs to maintain.
2. Maximum Number of VMs: Enter the maximum number of VMs allowed in the farm.
3. Max Sessions Per RDS Host: Choose Unlimited, or No More Than and specify a limit. The maximum supported sessions per RDS host is 150.
4. Virtual Machine Naming: Enter a base name for the VMs, and select Use a Naming Pattern or Specify Names Manually.

Management settings

1. Logoff After Disconnect: Never, Immediately, or After a specified number of minutes (options depend on configuration).
2. Enable Provisioning: Enabled (default).
3. Stop Provisioning on Error: Enabled (default).
4. Click Next.

7. Source

1. Select Golden Image: Select the image for your RDSH farm.
2. Snapshot: Select the correct snapshot.
3. Click Next.

8. VM specifications

Compute profile

1. VM Compute Profile: Select an existing profile or click Add New.

Network settings

1. Select your network, or copy it from the golden image.
2. Click Next.

9. Advanced settings

1. Allow Session Collaboration: Enable or disable session collaboration features.
2. Application Settings:
   • Empty Session Timeout (Applications Only): Never (default), Immediately, or After a specified number of minutes.
   • When Timeout Occurs: Disconnect or Log Off.
   • Pre-launch Session Timeout: Never, or After a specified number of minutes.
   • Bypass Session Timeout: Disable (default) or Enable.
3. Click Next.

10. Guest customization

1. Domain: Select the domain to join the RDSH VMs.
2. AD Container: Select the Active Directory container (OU or group) where computer accounts will be created.
3. Site Name: Select the Active Directory site for these VMs (only available if ClonePrep is selected).
4. Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts: Disable (default).
5. Image Publishing Computer Account: Select if needed.
6. Power-Off Script Name: ClonePrep can run a customization script on instant-clone machines before they are powered off. Provide the path to the script on the parent virtual machine.
7. Power-Off Script Parameters: Enter as needed.
8. Post-Synchronization Script Name: ClonePrep can run a customization script on instant-clone machines after they are created or an image has been pushed to them. Provide the path to the script on the parent virtual machine.
9. Post-Synchronization Script Parameters: Enter as needed.
10. Customization: Choose ClonePrep (uses ClonePrep for customization during VM creation) or SysPrep (uses Microsoft Sysprep). When selecting SysPrep, select an existing Sysprep specification or add a new one.
11. Click Next.

11. Ready to complete

Review the settings, then click Submit.