VMware recommends using an external Horizon Connection Server event database in order to retain detailed, Pod-wide information about any events that occur. Without an event database, only minimal information is recorded within the log files on each individual Horizon Connection Server. It is recommended that you create a database, both to retain historical data about Horizon events, as well as to support any troubleshooting that may need to be done. Only one database is required for each Horizon Pod, and it is possible to share a database among Horizon Pods by using unique database headers for each, as shown later on in this chapter.

Chapter 1, VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview, outlines different database types that can be used to record Horizon Connection Server events. In addition to using a supported database platform, the following database configurations must be done:

• For SQL Server:
  • Horizon requires an account on the database server with SQL Server authentication
  • The Horizon database user account must have permission to read from, write to, and create tables and views

The database schema will be installed when the database is configured within the Horizon Administrator console.