The directory service warning is popped up, in this case, we rather use the existing directory service. Select “Horizon Standard Server” and “IPv4” and click Next.ħ. Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and hit Next.Ħ. In this lab, we are setting up connection server installer on Window Server 2016 Standard. Before setup, I like to suggest to STOP existing connection server service and the other dependency services.ģ. Download the VMware HoriStandard in your VMware Account (download any appropriate version of connection server installer).Ģ. – Another option to back up using the Horizon backup tool, In Horizon Console, select Settings > Servers.On the Connection Servers tab, select the Connection Server instance to be backed up and click Backup Now.Īfter the required preparation is completed, it is ready to upgrade Horizon 8 connection server with some of administrative tasks which are pretty straightforward.ġ. – Use the vdmexport.exe utility to back up the LDAP database, see in the guide. – If existing connection server uses the Local Mode feature, open View Administrator, go to View Configuration > Servers, and remove all Transfer Server instances. – Take a screenshot of all applicable settings (something like Pools & Desktop Sessions) – Do backup or snapshot of the virtual machine.

Domain functional level must be OS 2012 R2, 20. Horizon 8 Connection Server supports OS Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter (64-bit) at least as well as OS Server 2016 & 2019 Standard and Datacenter (64-bit). In this post, we will walk through how to perform in-place upgrade on top of existing Horizon 7.12. First of all let’s look into initial preparation before upgrade to Horizon 8. Anyway since the new update was out I passion to explore out while the existing Horizon 7.12 is also running in my Lab. There are some of other things to take note- View Composer, its linked clone and persistent are depreciated in this release. The New release supports more for cloud on-premises or in the public cloud, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), currently in preview, and Google Cloud VMware Solution (GCVE), new smart instant clone capabilities, improvement for collaboration and better security. A few days ago, VMware announced Horizon 8 as general availability, which includes the latest major update to VMware Horizon.

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