On a VMware vCenter managed virtual machine, how does the VMware Horizon Agent know which Connection Server it should register with during the Instant Clone pool creation process?

On a VMware vCenter managed virtual machine, how does the VMware Horizon Agent know which Connection Server it should register with during the Instant Clone pool creation process?
A . Administrator provides this information in the "Add Pool" creation wizard.
B . Horizon Agent retrieves this information from an DNS SRV record.
C . Administrator provides this information in the Horizon Agent Installation Wizard on the master image.
D . Horizon Agent queries VMware Tools for a Guestlnfo Variable during the cloning process.

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Answer: D

Explanation:

On a VMware vCenter managed virtual machine, the VMware Horizon Agent knows which Connection Server it should register with during the Instant Clone pool creation process by querying VMware Tools for a Guestlnfo Variable during the cloning process. The Guestlnfo Variable is a custom property that is set on the parent virtual machine and contains the FQDN of the Connection Server. When the parent virtual machine is cloned, the Guestlnfo Variable is copied to the clone and read by the Horizon Agent. The Horizon Agent then registers with the Connection Server specified in the Guestlnfo Variable12.

The other options are not correct for this scenario:

– Administrator provides this information in the “Add Pool” creation wizard. This option is not correct because the administrator does not need to provide the Connection Server information in the “Add Pool” creation wizard. The administrator only needs to select the vCenter Server, data center, cluster, resource pool, datastore, network, and snapshot of the parent virtual machine. The Connection Server information is already embedded in the parent virtual machine as a Guestlnfo Variable3.

– Horizon Agent retrieves this information from an DNS SRV record. This option is not correct because the Horizon Agent does not use DNS SRV records to find the Connection Server during the Instant Clone pool creation process. DNS SRV records are used by Horizon Client devices to discover Connection Servers when they connect to a Horizon environment. DNS SRV records are optional and can be configured by the administrator to simplify client connections4.

– Administrator provides this information in the Horizon Agent Installation Wizard on the master image. This option is not correct because the administrator does not need to provide the Connection Server information in the Horizon Agent Installation Wizard on the master image. The administrator only needs to select the features and options that are required for the desktop pool, such as VMware Horizon Instant Clone Agent, VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, VMware App Volumes, and so on. The Connection Server information is set on the master image after it is converted to a parent virtual machine by using a PowerShell script5.

References:

– Instant Clones: How Does It Work?

– Instant Clone Domain Administrator Account

– Create an Automated Instant-Clone Desktop Pool

– Configuring DNS Service Records for Horizon Connection Server

– Install Horizon Agent on a Virtual Machine

– [VMware Horizon 8.x Professional]

– [VMware Horizon Architecture Planning]