Deploy Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter

2025年11月18日 LOG admin

原文：Deploy Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter — theDXT (Daniel Keer)

Deploying the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway) on VMware vCenter can be a daunting task if you’ve never done it before.

In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to deploy the Omnissa Horizon UAG on VMware vCenter.

The Process

Download the UAG OVA from Omnissa.

Right-click in VMware vCenter on the cluster or host you want to deploy the UAG to, and click on Deploy OVF Template.

Select Local file, click Upload Files, select the UAG OVA you downloaded, then click Next.

Give the VM a name that will be displayed in vCenter, select where you want the UAG VM deployed in your vCenter, and click Next.

In my example, I will name it DXT-HO-UAG01 and select the location named Datacenter.

Select the cluster or host where you want to run the UAG VM, then click Next.

In my example, I will select my G10 cluster.

Review the details and click Next.

You may get a certificate not trusted warning message. You can click ignore, or resolve this warning message by following the steps in my blog post, VMware vCenter OVA Certificate Trust.

* Select the deployment configuration for your environment and click Next.

The most common deployment option is Single NIC.

In my example, I will use a Single NIC deployment.

Select the location to store the UAG VM configuration and disk files, then click Next.

In my example, I will select the storage as MSA-DS-Cluster.

Select the destination networks you want to use for the Internet, Management Network, and Backend Network, then click Next.

Even if you select a single or dual NIC configuration, you still need to choose each destination network.

In a two NIC deployment, the first NIC is for the internet, and the second NIC is for management and backend networks. In a three NIC deployment, the first NIC is for the internet, the second NIC is for the management network, and the third NIC is for the backend network.

In my example, I selected a single NIC deployment and set the network to corp-LAN for the Internet, Management Network, and Backend Network.

Next, we need to configure the UAG settings.

The UAG configuration consists of the following sections

Networking Properties

For IPMode for NIC 1 (eth0), select whether to use a static IP or DHCP. The default is DHCP.

In my example, I will select STATICV4 as I want to use a static IPv4 address.

For Comma separated list of forward rules, enter any needed forward rules.

Typically, this is left blank.

For NIC 1 (eth0) IPv4 address, enter the IPv4 address if you are using a static IP.

In my example, I am using a static IP. I will enter 192.168.172.53.

For List of IPv4 custom routes for NIC 1 (eth0), enter any custom routes needed for NIC 1.

This is typically left blank.

For NIC 1 (eth0) IPv6 address, enter the IPv6 address for NIC 1.

In my example, I am only using IPv4. I will leave this blank.

For DNS server addresses, enter the addresses for your DNS servers.

If you have more than one, separate them with a space.

In my example, I will enter 192.168.172.14 and 192.168.172.15.

For DNS Search Domain, enter the local domain you want to use.

In my example, I will enter dxt.local.

For NIC 1 (eth0) IPv4 netmask, enter the IPv4 subnet mask.

In my example, I am using a /24 network. I will enter the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

For NIC 1 (eth0) IPv6 netmask/prefix, enter the IPv6 netmask or prefix.

In my example, I am only using IPv4. I will leave this blank.

For NIC 1 (eth0) Custom Configuration, enter any custom configurations as needed.

Typically, this is left blank.

For IPv4 Default Gateway, enter the IPv4 default gateway.

In my example, I will enter 192.168.172.1.

for IPv6 Default Gateway, enter the IPv6 default gateway.

In my example, I am only using IPv4. I will leave this blank.

For Unified Gateway Appliance Name, enter the hostname you would like for the UAG.

In my example, I will enter DXT-HO-UAG01.

Join CEIP

For Join the Omnissa Customer Experience Improvement Program, select whether you want to join the Omnissa CEIP. The default is yes.

Password Options

For OS Login Username, enter the console username you would like the UAG to use.

In my example, I will enter the username uag_os_admin.

For Password for OS login, enter the password you want to use for the OS login username you defined in the previous step.

You can only use the following special characters ! @ # $ % * ( ) _ + for more information about the password requirement, here is the Omnissa documentation.

For Password Expiration (days), enter the number of days until the OS login password expires. The default is 365 days.

In my example, I will leave it as the default of 365 days.

For Password minimum length, enter the minimum length you would like the OS password to be. The default is 6.

In my example, I will use the default of 6 characters.

For Password policy for minimum character classes, enter how many character classes you would like to require. The default is 1. You can set this to 1, 2, 3, or 4. The classes are uppercase, lowercase, digit, and others.

The default is saying that the password only requires 1 of the following character classes: uppercase, lowercase, digit, or other. The following passwords would work: password or PASSWORD or 123456789.

If you set it to 2, it means the password must contain 2 of the following character classes: uppercase, lowercase, digit, or other. The following passwords would work: Password or password! or PASSWORD1.

If you set it to 3, it means the password must contain 3 of the following character classes: uppercase, lowercase, digit, or other. The following passwords would work: password1! or PASSWORD1! or Password1.

If you set it to 4, it means the password will require all 4 character classes: uppercase, lowercase, digit, and other. The following passwords would work: Password1! or PASSword1!.

In my example, I will leave this as the default.

For Password policy for maximum failed attempts, specify how many incorrect login attempts until an account lock is triggered. The default is 3.