Onboarding to Horizon Cloud

As an administrator, use the following information to facilitate the Horizon Cloud onboarding process.

Note: Express onboarding is available for Microsoft Azure greenfield onboarding. A free trial subscription to Horizon Cloud is also available for Microsoft Azure greenfield onboarding. If you are not choosing either of the following two options, simply proceed as directed on-screen and as described on this page. If you have a Microsoft Azure account and want to use the express onboarding method, see Express Onboarding Horizon Cloud for Microsoft Azure.

After you have reviewed and completed the needed Requirements Checklist for your target Horizon Edge provider type(s) as described in the Getting Started section, you are ready to initiate onboarding.

Welcome Email

You receive a Welcome email to your administrator account to confirm evaluation or purchase of the product license. The email confirms your registration and includes a Get Started link to redeem access to Horizon Cloud.

Note: Respective information about getting started with Workspace ONE can be helpful at this point. See Getting Started in the Workspace ONE product documentation.

Note: The Welcome email does not contain information about the type of license purchased. You can obtain such information from your Customer Connect account.

After you complete the onboarding process, you can track your Horizon licenses from the Horizon Universal Console. See Use the Horizon Universal Console to Track Your Horizon Licenses.

Log in to Omnissa Connect

Note: For information about Omnissa Connect, see https://connect.omnissa.com.

1. Create an Omnissa Connect account or use an existing one.

   To create a new account, click the link in the Welcome email, create an Omnissa Connect account, and use your supplied ID to sign in to Omnissa Connect.

   Note:

   • When you use the link in the Welcome email to redeem the invitation, you are automatically assigned the Administrator role.
   • Select the same organization if you are also using it for another product provided with Omnissa Connect when you want to have the same administrator manage Horizon cloud.
   • Create a new organization if you have an existing organization and you do not want the same administrator to manage the subscription with Horizon Cloud. However, if you do so you will not be able to combine the organizations in future.
   • Create a new org if you have an existing organization where you are already managing Horizon Cloud, and you are now adding subscription for a new geographic region. The Omnissa Connect console opens to the Organization Setup page.

2. Enter an organization name of your choosing and click Create Organization and Complete Sign-Up.

   The Omnissa Connect console page appears showing all the services to which you have access.

3. Click your name in the top right corner and click View Organization.

   You return to the Omnissa Connect console page where you can now assign the required roles.

Adding More Users and Assigning Roles

When you use the link in the Welcome email to redeem the invitation, you are automatically assigned the Administrator role. The Administrator role gives you full permissions to the UI and APIs for the Horizon Universal Console, which you need to onboard. You can provide other administrative users with access rights to the Horizon Universal Console. For details, see Assigning Administrative Roles to Horizon Universal Console Users.

Using the Omnissa Connect Console to Launch Workspace ONE

To launch Horizon Cloud, perform the following steps.

1. In the left pane, click Services.
2. Click Launch Service on the Workspace ONE tile.
3. Click Launch on the Horizon Cloud tile to launch the Horizon Universal Console.

Use the Horizon Universal Console to Select Your Horizon Cloud Region

After you launch the console, you are prompted to select your region. To comply with the data sovereignty principles, you must select the region for your resources and their metadata to reside. The region once selected cannot be changed.

1. Select your Horizon Cloud Region.
2. Select the checkbox to agree to the terms of service.
3. Click Save & Continue.

Welcome to Horizon Cloud

When the Horizon Universal Console displays the Welcome to Horizon Cloud screen, follow the on-screen guidance and make the on-screen type selection for your tenant's first deployment.

Note: Express Onboarding is available for Microsoft Azure greenfield onboarding. For information about using the Express Onboarding option for Microsoft Azure, see Express Onboarding Horizon Cloud for the Microsoft Azure Provider Type.

The Horizon Universal Console might display a banner stating that license-syncing is in progress. In this case, the console does not display all of the features that your specific license enables until the sync finishes and you refresh your browser. After the sync finishes, the Horizon Universal Console displays the elements appropriate for your license.