App Volumes – Realtime application delivery platform for Windows applications.

Dynamic Environment Manager (or DEM) – Simplifies end-user profile management.

Horizon Connection Server running on Windows 2016 – The Horizon Connection server software will be installed on this server.Windows 2016 Domain Controller/DNS – already operational.vSphere/vSphere 6.7 – this was already operational in my home lab on an Intel NUC.At the time of writing, you could obtain a free 60 day trial license.įor the purposes of my lab I had setup the following: Start by downloading a free trial of Horizon 8 by logging into my. and requesting a trial of Horizon 8.

I’ve simply summarised they key points with Horizon 8, change a few steps for my lab such as installing the DEM agent and updated a few screen captures as some installation steps have changed with Horizon 8.īefore you get started, I’d recommend watching the following video: VMware Horizon 8: Introductory Demo for IT Admins (~10 mins) Carl’s guide is very detailed and should be your main step by step guide. I leveraged a fantastic guide written by Carl Webster titled Learning the Basics of VMware Horizon 7.12 Series. The purpose of this article is to get you up and running quickly with Horizon 8. You can deploy Windows and Linux desktops using Horizon from either on-premises and from other cloud services such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution (AVS) and Google Cloud VMware Solution (GCVE). VMware Horizon is a modern platform for secure delivery of virtual desktops and apps across the hybrid cloud.

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