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.

Reference:

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]