See Add vCenter Server Instances to VMware Horizon. Deployment type allows you to specify whether your vCenter is in a private data center or in a specific public cloud data center.

When adding a vCenter Server instance, you can now select a deployment type.

Manage Machine Maintenance – used for toggling machines manually to and from maintenance state.

Manage Machine Alias and User Assignment – used for machine user assignment and machine alias assignment.

Both new privileges are children of the Manage Machine privilege: See Privileges for Managing Machines and Object-Specific Privileges.

Role creation and edit now offer two new privileges applicable to access groups.

You can now use smart card caching emulation for non-Microsoft Windows client connections.

Users belonging to untrusted domains can use SAML authentication, True SSO, and smart card authentication.

See VMware Configuration Maximums for detailed scalability metrics.

Horizon supports 20,000 desktops and sessions per Pod.See Estimating Memory Requirements for Virtual Machine Desktops. 5K and 8K client display resolutions are now supported (Blast only).See Choosing ClonePrep or Sysprep for Customizing Your Virtual Desktops. Microsoft Sysprep is now supported for customizing instant clone virtual machines.

See Worksheet for Creating an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool. When creating or editing a desktop pool with session type Application and Desktop or Application, you can select the Bypass Session Timeout setting to allow application sessions to run forever.See Worksheet for Creating an Automated Instant-Clone Farm in Horizon. The Bypass Session Timeout setting allows application sessions to run forever.The actual release date can vary based on business needs and engineering schedule changes to address critical customer requirements. This information is grouped by installable component.īeginning with this release, version numbering is based on the planned year and the month of the release. VMware Horizon version 2106 provides the following new features and enhancements.

VMware has released Horizon 2106, App Volumes 4, version 2103.3, Dynamic Environment Manager Release Notes 2106 and ThinApp 5.2.10.

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