VMware Horizon – Upgrade to v. 2106

Release date: August 4th 2021

Welcome to my VMware Horizon series. The new version of VMware Horizon, 2106, was GA on July 15th 2021.  In this section I will describe how I upgraded my VMware Horizon infrastructure to v. 2106

To check out all the new features and changes with VMware Horizon 2106, check out the release notes from VMware posted here: Release Notes for VMware Horizon version 2106

Prior to upgrading Horizon, I check out VMware Product Interoperability Matrices to see that my planned upgrade path is supported.

The procedure used for upgrading is as follows:

1. Upgrade Connection server
2. Upgrade Enrollment server
3. Upgrade GPO-Bundle
4. Upgrade Horizon Agent
   1. Linux Agent
5. Upgrade Horizon Client-repository

VMware Horizon – Upgrades

VMware Horizon planning, deployment etc.

Official VMware Horizon 8 Documentation

Disclaimer: Every tips/tricks/posting I have published here, is tried and tested in different it-solutions. It is not guaranteed to work everywhere, but is meant as a tip for other users out there. Remember, Google is your friend and don’t be afraid to steal with pride! Feel free to comment below as needed.