Horizon View Administrator displays a blank error window

After upgrading to VMware Horizon View 7, the administrator webpage displays a blank error window when trying to connect using the IP address of the Connection Server.

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Horizon View 7 adds new security features that checks for the original URL for the web request. If not, it rejects the request and display the blank error window.

Steps to resolve this:

  • Use https://FQDN/admin

or

  • On every Connection Server create a locked.properties text file in c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\sslgateway\conf
  • Add the following line: checkOrigin=false

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  • Save the file
  • Restart the “VMware Horizon View Connection Server” service

After the modification you’re able to connect to the View Administrator URL using the IP address of the Connection Server.

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