Horizon 8 supports IPv6 as an alternative to IPv4. A Horizon pod must be either IPv6 only or IPv4 only. However, connections from both IPv4 and IPv6 client devices to the same Horizon pod are supported through Omnissa Unified Access Gateway.
See the Unified Access Gateway documentation for information on how to configure Unified Access Gateway to support a mixed IPv4/IPv6 environment.
Not all Horizon 8 features that are supported in an IPv4 environment are supported in an IPv6 or mixed environment. Horizon 8 does not support upgrading from an IPv4 environment to an IPv6 environment. Also, Horizon 8 does not support migration between IPv4 and IPv6 environments.
Important: To run Horizon 8 in an IPv6 environment, you must specify IPv6 when you install all Horizon 8 components.
Setting Up Horizon 8 in an IPv6 Environment
To run Horizon 8 in an IPv6 environment, you must be aware of the requirements and choices that are specific to IPv6 when you perform certain administrative tasks.
Before you install Horizon 8, you must have a working IPv6 environment. The following Horizon 8 administrative tasks have options that are specific to IPv6.
- Installing Omnissa Horizon Connection Server. See Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration.
- Installing View Replica Server. See Install a Replicated Instance of Horizon Connection Server.
- Configuring the PCoIP External URL. See Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections.
- Setting the PCoIP External URL. See Set the External URLs for a Horizon Connection Server Instance.
- Modifying the PCoIP External URL. See Set the External URLs for a Horizon Connection Server Instance.
- Installing Horizon Agent for Windows. See the Horizon Agent installation topics in the Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8 document.
- Installing Horizon Agent for Linux. See the Horizon Agent installation topics in the Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8 document.
- Installing Omnissa Horizon Client. See Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment.
Note: Horizon 8 does not require you to enter an IPv6 address in any administrative tasks. In cases where you can specify either a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or an IPv6 address, it is highly recommended that you specify an FQDN to avoid potential errors.
Supported vSphere, Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
In an IPv6 environment, Horizon 8 supports specific vSphere, database server, and Active Directory versions.
For the most up-to-date information about supported databases, vSphere versions, and Active Directory versions in an IPv6 environment, see the Product Interoperability Matrixes at https://interopmatrix.omnissa.com/Interoperability.
Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Servers in an IPv6 Environment
You must install Horizon 8 servers on specific Windows Server operating systems.
For a list of supported versions, see Omnissa Knowledge Base (KB) article 78652.
Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
Horizon 8 supports specific Windows operating systems for desktop machines and RDS hosts. RDS hosts provide session-based desktops and applications to users.
Supported Linux Distributions for Desktops and Multi-Session Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
Horizon 8 supports specific Linux distributions for desktop machines and multi-session hosts. Multi-session hosts provide session-based desktops and applications to users.
For more information, see the system requirements and multi-session topics in the Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8 document.
Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
In an IPv6 environment, Horizon 8 supports clients that run on specific desktop operating systems.
- Windows 10 32-bit or 64-bit Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise are supported.
- On iOS devices, Horizon Client for iOS 4.1 or later is required.
- On macOS devices, Horizon Client for Mac 4.9 or later is required.
- On Android devices, Horizon Client for Android 4.9 or later is required.
- On Chromebook devices, Horizon Client for Android 5.1 or later is required.
- On Linux devices, Horizon Client for Linux 2006 or later is required.
The following clients are not supported.
- Horizon Client for Chrome
- Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP
- PCoIP Zero Client
Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
In an IPv6 environment, Horizon 8 supports specific remoting protocols.
The following remoting protocols are supported:
- RDP
- RDP with Secure Tunnel
- PCoIP
- PCoIP through PCoIP Secure Gateway
- Omnissa Horizon Blast
- Horizon Blast through Blast Secure Gateway
- Horizon Blast Extreme Adaptive Transport (BEAT)
Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
In an IPv6 environment, Horizon 8 supports specific authentication types.
The following authentication types are supported:
- Password authentication using Active Directory
- Smart Card
- Single Sign-On
The following authentication types are not supported:
- SecurID
- RADIUS
- SAML
Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
Note: Starting with the 2212 release, Cloud Pod Architecture is supported with IPv6 environments for more security and address spaces.
The following features are supported:
- Application pools
- Applications that run on a desktop pool
- Audio-out
- Automated desktop pools of full virtual machines and instant clones
- Horizon Blast Extreme Adaptive Transport (BEAT)
- Browser Content Redirection
- Client Drive Redirection/File transfer
- Clipboard
- Cloud Pod Architecture
- Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
- Disk space reclamation
- DPI sync
- Drag and Drop
- Events
- File association
- Geolocation Redirection
- Horizon Performance Tracker
- HTML5 Multimedia Redirection
- Instant-clone desktop pools
- LDAP backup
- Local IME
- Location-Based Printing (LBP)
- Manual desktop pools, including vCenter Server virtual machines, physical computers, and virtual machines not managed by vCenter Server
- Native NFS snapshots (VAAI)
- Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV)
- Published desktop pools
- RDS Host 3D
- Role-based administration
- RTAV
- Scanner redirection
- SDO Sensor Redirection
- Seamless Windows
- Serial port redirection
- Session Collaboration
- Single Sign-on, including the Log in as current user feature
- Smart Card Redirection
- System health dashboard
- TSMMR and DShowMMR
- Unity touch
- UNC Path Redirection
- URL Content Redirection
- USB redirection
- View Storage Accelerator
- Omnissa audio
- Integrated Printing
- Omnissa video
- vSAN
- Omnissa Horizon Web Client (also known as HTML Access for Horizon 8 versions 2406 and earlier)
The following features are not supported:
- Horizon Cloud Connector
- Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In, for Linux desktops
- Log Insight
- Microsoft Lync
- Microsoft Teams
- PCoIP with published instant-clone desktop pools
- Smart policies based on IP ranges, for Linux desktops
- Syslog
- Teradici TERA host card
- Virtual Volumes
- Untrusted domains
Unified Access Gateway Support for IPv4 and IPv6 Dual Mode
You can use Unified Access Gateway to act as a bridge for Horizon 8 Clients to connect to a back-end Horizon Connection Server or agent environment. In this scenario, Horizon Client and the Horizon Connection Server can be configured with different IP modes: IPv4 or IPv6 and conversely.
The Horizon 8 back-end environment might consist of Horizon Connection Servers, agent desktops, or other server-side infrastructure.
Horizon Client and Horizon Connection Server can have the following IP modes in the Horizon 8 infrastructure:
| Horizon Client | Horizon Connection Server | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| IPv4 | IPv4 | Yes |
| IPv6 | IPv4 | Yes |
| IPv6 | IPv6 | Yes |
| IPv4 | IPv6 | Yes |
Note: When Horizon Client and Horizon Connection Server are configured with different IP modes (IPv4 or IPv6 and conversely), the Horizon Connection Server IP mode, a setting in the Unified Access Gateway Admin UI, can have one of the following values: same IP mode as the Horizon Connection Server or mixed mode (IPv4+IPv6).
For example: Horizon Client is configured with IPv4 and Horizon Connection Server is configured with IPv6, then the Horizon Connection Server IP mode can have either IPv6 or IPv4+IPv6 (mixed mode) values.
For more information about the Horizon Connection Server IP mode setting, see the Unified Access Gateway documentation.
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