


Once the first Connection Server is upgraded, Horizon 2006 (8.0) and newer lets you upgrade the remaining Connection Servers concurrently.Just run the Connection Server installer and click Next a couple times. All Connection Servers in the pod must be online before starting the upgrade.But upgrade all of them as soon as possible. For Cloud Pod Architecture, you don’t have to upgrade every pod at once.To revert, shut down all Connection Servers, then revert to snapshots.

You can snapshot your Connection Servers before beginning the upgrade.See Modernizing VDI for a New Horizon at VMware Tech Zone for migration instructions. All editions of Horizon 2006 (8.0) and newer support Instant Clones. Composer was removed from Horizon 2012 (8.1) and newer. Composer is deprecated in Horizon 2006 (8.0) and newer.The replacement is Unified Access Gateway. Horizon 2006 (8.0) and newer do not support Security Servers.Horizon Agents cannot be upgraded until the Connection Servers are upgraded.Upgrade all Connection Servers during the same maintenance window.According to VMware 78445 Update sequence for Horizon 7.X and its compatible VMware products, App Volumes Managers are upgraded before upgrading Connection Servers.Horizon 8.x no longer supports Horizon Clients 5.x and older.You’ll need to upgrade your license key to Horizon 8. Horizon 7 license key does not work in Horizon 2006 (8.0) and newer.

