VMware Horizon JMP – Planning
Release date: June 6th 2019
Welcome to my VMware Horizon JMP series. This topic will cover the different aspects of planning before deploying VMware Horizon JMP. In my lab-environment the layout is as show below.
In planning before setting up JMP Server, I have to take in to account the following requirements:
- License
- Virtual Hardware Requirements
- Supported server operating systems
- Database Requirements
- Supported Web Browsers
- Required Domain users and database logins
- Firewall ports
License
In order to use VMware Horizon JMP, an Enterprise license is required. See VMware’s pdf regarding this issue here: VMware Horizon Editions Compare Chart PDF
Virtual Hardware Requirements
VMware has published hardware requirements here: Hardware Requirements for JMP Server For this JMP-setup, I have created a word-document to ease the deployment process. I have attached this as PDF here: JMP-Server
Supported server operating systems
VMware has published OS requirements for Horizon JMP Server here: Supported Operating System for JMP Server As pr. VMware’s requirements MS Server 2016 are supported
Database Requirements
JMP server will need a database. I will therefore need to create a database and a couple of logins. Before I prepare my database setup, I verify the database requirements from VMware here: Database Requirements for JMP Server
Supported Web Browsers
As the administration of workflow is done in a web browser, VMware has published what web browsers a supported, here: Supported Web Browser for JMP Integrated Workflow
Required Domain users and database logins
Before I can set up VMware JMP server, I will be creating the following domain users and SQL-logins.
Firewall ports
The most important criteria for success with VMware Horizon JMP Server, as with all other Horizon components, is to open the necessary firewall ports. Luckily, VMware Tech Zone has published a very comprehensive guide to this here: Network Ports in VMware Horizon 7
I recommend anyone who is working with Horizon to use this guide when setting up Horizon environments. As for my VMware JMP Server I will have to verify that the following ports are open:
With all planning done, I can now proceed with preparations, posted here: VMware Horizon JMP – Prepare
VMware Horizon JMP on VMware Tech Zone
VMware Horizon JMP planning, deployment etc.
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