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  • Learning the Basics of VMware Horizon 7.12 – Part 16 – Tearing Down the Horizon Lab

    June 23, 2020

    Blog, VMware

    [Updated 4-Sep-2021]

    Whew, that was a lot to cover in over 400 screenshots and 450 pages. After completing your Horizon testing, there is a step-by-step process to undo all the work done in Chapters 1 through 15. Others may prefer their order, but I am sure we all accomplish the same end goal, returning the lab to the pre-Horizon 7.12 state.

    Tearing Down the Horizon Lab

    After the testing of Horizon 7.12 is over, you may want to remove all the components, pieces, and parts.

    1. Verify that there are no users logged in to any published resource.
    2. Remove the Application Pool(s).
    3. Remove the Desktop Pool(s).
    4. Remove the RDS Farm(s).
    5. Remove the Parent VMs, Replica VMs, Internal Templates, Sync VMs, and the Folders created by the Instant Clone process.
    6. Remove the Connection Server.
    7. Remove the SQL account and database.
    8. Uninstall the DEM Management Console
    9. Remove the DEM Configuration and Profile shares and folder trees.
    10. Remove the Horizon stuff from UMS
    11. Cleanup ControlUp
    12. Remove Snapshots or Master Images
    13. Remove any Group Policies created.
    14. Remove any User Accounts created.
    15. Remove any Security Groups created.
    16. Remove any Organizational Units created.
    17. Remove the DEM and Horizon agents from any physical computers.
    18. Revoke any issued certificates for any Horizon-related computer accounts from the domain CA.
    19. Remove any remaining Horizon-related computer accounts in Active Directory.
    20. Delete any remaining Horizon-related Lease records from DHCP.

    Verify that there are no users logged in to any published resource.

    From the Connection Server, log in to the Horizon 7 Console. Under Monitor, click on Dashboard from the left frame and verify the session count is 0, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

    Figure 1
    Figure 1
    Figure 2
    Figure 2

    If there are any sessions active, find and end the sessions or restart the RDS hosts or VDI desktops.

    Remove the Application Pool(s).

    In the left frame of the Horizon Console, under Inventory, click Applications, as shown in Figure 3.

    Figure 3
    Figure 3

    Select all applications and click Delete, as shown in Figure 4.

    Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 5.

    Figure 5
    Figure 5

    The Application Pools are deleted, as shown in Figure 6.

    Figure 6
    Figure 6

    Remove the Desktop Pool(s).

    In the left frame of the Horizon Console, under Inventory, click Desktops, as shown in Figure 7.

    Figure 7
    Figure 7

    Only one Desktop Pool can be deleted at a time.

    Select one Desktop Pool and click Delete, as shown in Figure 8.

    Figure 8
    Figure 8

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 9.

    Figure 9
    Figure 9

    Repeat until all Desktop Pools are deleted.

    It can take several minutes until the Desktop Pool(s) and all VMs are deleted, as shown in Figure 10.

    Figure 10
    Figure 10

    Remove the RDS Farm(s).

    In the left frame of the Horizon Console, under Inventory, click Farms, as shown in Figure 11.

    Figure 11
    Figure 11

    Only one Farm can be deleted at a time.

    Select one Farm and click Delete, as shown in Figure 12.

    Figure 12
    Figure 12

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 13.

    Figure 13
    Figure 13

    It can take several minutes until the Farm(s) and all VMs are deleted, as shown in Figure 14.

    Figure 14
    Figure 14

    After a period, both vCenter and Active Directory should have been cleaned up of items created during the Instant Clone processes, as shown in Figures 15 through 20.

    Figure 15
    Figure 15
    Figure 16
    Figure 16
    Figure 17
    Figure 17
    Figure 18
    Figure 18
    Figure 19
    Figure 19
    Figure 20
    Figure 20

    Remove the Parent VMs, Replica VMs, Internal Templates, Sync VMs, and the Folders created by the Instant Clone process.

    Deleting the Desktop Pools and RDS Farms should have deleted all Parent VMs, replica VMs, internal templates, sync VMs, and the folders created for the Desktop Pools and RDS Farms. All that should be left are four folders plus any top-level folders you may have created for the Desktop Pools and RDS Farms.

    The four folders are:

    1. ClonePrepInternalTemplateFolder
    2. ClonePrepParentVmFolder
    3. ClonePrepReplicaVmFolder
    4. ClonePrepResyncVmFolder

    These folders are protected and require a special process to remove.

    On the Connection Server, open an elevated Command Prompt.

    Change to the c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\tools\bin folder.

    Run icunprotect -vc <vcenter FQDN or IP> -uid <vcenter admin>

    For example, as shown in Figure 21:

    icunprotect -vc vcenter.labaddomain.com -uid administrator@vsphere.local

    You are prompted for the password for administrator@vsphere.local.

    Figure 21
    Figure 21

    Run icunprotect -vc <vcenter FQDN or IP> -uid <vcenter admin> -includeFolders [Note: includeFolders is Case Sensitive]

    For example, as shown in Figure 22:

    icunprotect -vc vcenter.labaddomain.com -uid administrator@vsphere.local -includeFolders

    You are prompted for the password for administrator@vsphere.local.

    Figure 22
    Figure 22

    Exit the command prompt.

    In vCenter, you can Remove from Inventory the four Instant Clone Folders and any folders created for the Desktop Pools and RDS Farms, as shown in Figures 23 and 24.

    Figure 23
    Figure 23
    Figure 24
    Figure 24

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 25.

    Figure 25
    Figure 25

    Repeat until all folders are removed from inventory, as shown in Figure 26.

    Figure 26
    Figure 26

    Remove the Connection Server.

    Shut down the Connection Server.

    Right-click the Connection Server in vCenter, and click Delete from Disk, as shown in Figure 27.

    Figure 27
    Figure 27

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 28.

    Figure 28
    Figure 28

    Finally, delete the computer account from Active Directory.

    Remove the SQL account and database.

    In the SQL Management Studio, delete the SQL sa account and database.

    Expand Databases, right-click the Connection Server Event database, and click Delete, as shown in Figure 29.

    Figure 29
    Figure 29

    Select Delete backup and restore history information for databases and Close existing connections, then click OK, as shown in Figure 30.

    Figure 30
    Figure 30

    Expand Security, expand Logins, right-click the account created, and click Delete, as shown in Figure 31.

    Figure 31
    Figure 31

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 32.

    Figure 32
    Figure 32

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 33.

    Figure 33
    Figure 33

    Exit the SQL Management Studio.

    Uninstall the DEM Management Console

    On the computer(s) where the DEM Management Console is installed, depending on how your system is configured:

    Right-click Start, then click Run, then type in Control, as shown in Figure 34.

    Figure 34
    Figure 34

    Click Uninstall a program, as shown in Figure 35.

    Figure 35
    Figure 35

    Or right-click Start, then click Run, then type in Control, as shown in Figure 34.

    Click Programs and Features, as shown in Figure 36.

    Figure 36
    Figure 36

    Scroll down to VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, click it, and click Uninstall, as shown in Figure 37.

    Figure 37
    Figure 37

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 38.

    Figure 38
    Figure 38

    If UAC is enabled, click Yes.

    Remove the DEM Configuration and Profile shares and folder trees.

    From the file server, delete the folder trees created for the DEM Configuration and Profile shares, as shown in Figures 39 and 40.

    Figure 39
    Figure 39
    Figure 40
    Figure 40

    Note: If you have any permissions errors deleting either folder, use the free SetACL Studio from Helge Klein (one of the smartest AND nicest people on the planet)  to delete the problem folder tree.

    Remove the Horizon Stuff from UMS

    From the UMS Console, right-click the profile created for VMware Horizon and click Delete, as shown in Figure 41.

    Figure 41
    Figure 41

    Select the profile and click OK, as shown in Figure 42.

    Figure 42
    Figure 42

    Select Next Reboot and click OK, as shown in Figure 43. There are two more updates before applying the changes to the IGEL device(s).

    Figure 43
    Figure 43

    Under Files, right-click the SSL certificate for the Connection Server and click Delete, as shown in Figure 44.

    Figure 44
    Figure 44

    Select the certificate file and click OK, as shown in Figure 45.

    Figure 45
    Figure 45

    Select Next Reboot and click OK, as shown in Figure 46. There is one update left.

    Figure 46
    Figure 46

    Right-click Recycle Bin and click Clear recycle bin, as shown in Figure 47.

    Figure 47
    Figure 47

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 48.

    Figure 48
    Figure 48

    Select Now and click OK, as shown in Figure 49.

    Figure 49
    Figure 49

    You can exit the UMS console.

    Cleanup ControlUp

    In the ControlUp console, right-click a folder containing Horizon computers and click Remove, as shown in Figure 50.

    Figure 50
    Figure 50

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 51.

    Figure 51
    Figure 51

    Repeat for any other Horizon folders created.

    Expand EUC Environments, right0click your Horizon environment, and click Remove, as shown in Figure 52.

    Figure 52
    Figure 52

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 53.

    Figure 53
    Figure 53

    You can exit the ControlUp console.

    Remove Snapshots or Master Images

    If you plan to reuse the master images, remove the snapshots created for this lab.

    Select a master image in vCenter, right-click the master image, move the mouse over Snapshots and click Delete All Snapshots, as shown in Figure 54.

    Figure 54
    Figure 54

    Click OK, as shown in Figure 55.

    Figure 55
    Figure 55

    Repeat for the other master images.

    If you do not plan to reuse the master images, delete the master images from disk in vCenter.

    Select a master image in vCenter, right-click the master image, click Delete From Disk, as shown in Figure 56.

    Figure 56
    Figure 56

    Click Yes, as shown in Figure 57.

    Figure 57
    Figure 57

    Repeat for any other master images to remove.

    Optional Items

    The following items are optional. You may remove any or all or none of these items.

    • Remove any Group Policies created.
    • Remove any User Accounts created.
    • Remove any Security Groups created.
    • Remove any Organizational Units created.
    • Remove the DEM and Horizon agents from any physical computers.
    • Revoke any issued certificates for any Horizon-related computer accounts from the domain CA.
    • Remove any remaining Horizon-related computer accounts in Active Directory.
    • Delete any remaining Horizon-related Lease records from DHCP.
    • Delete any remaining Horizon-related records from the DNS Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones.

    I hope you enjoyed our brief look at VMware Horizon 7.12.







    About Carl Webster

    Carl Webster is an independent consultant specializing in Citrix, Active Directory, and technical documentation. Carl (aka “Webster”) serves the broader Citrix community by writing articles (see CarlWebster.com) and by being the most active person in the Citrix Zone on Experts Exchange. Webster has a long history in the IT industry beginning with mainframes in 1977, PCs and application development in 1986, and network engineering in 2001. He has worked with Citrix products since 1990 with the premiere of their first product – the MULTIUSER OS/2.

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    3 Responses to “Learning the Basics of VMware Horizon 7.12 – Part 16 – Tearing Down the Horizon Lab”

    1. binmas Says:
      December 1, 2020 at 10:09 pm

      Thanks for all Mr. Webster !

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    2. John Collura Says:
      September 30, 2020 at 11:46 am

      Mr. Webster, Your series on VMware Horizon 7.12 is truly Impressive. Great job Mr. Webster!

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    3. long_lanh Says:
      July 5, 2020 at 8:44 am

      thank you for sharing, it very detail and clear.

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