Managing VM Types and Sizes for Farms and Assignments in the Horizon Universal Console

On the VM Types and Sizes page (Settings > VM Types and Sizes), you can manage the types and sizes of VMs you want to be available for creating farms and assignments.

To review the list of specific Microsoft Azure VM types and sizes that are supported for use with Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, see KB article Microsoft Azure VM Types and Sizes for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure (77120). As stated in that article, some VM types and sizes that are available in Microsoft Azure are not acceptable to use with Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure.

For pods in Microsoft Azure, you can select the VMs that appear in the Model drop-down menu in the farm and desktop assignment creation wizards. You can also add custom tags, which can be used to filter VMs in the Model drop-down menu. For details about how this list can be filtered, see one of the following topics: First-Gen Horizon Cloud Pods - Creating and Managing Farms, Create a Floating VDI Desktop Assignment Provisioned by a Single Pod in Microsoft Azure, or Create a Dedicated VDI Desktop Assignment Provisioned by a Single Pod in Microsoft Azure. The filter option functions identically in all three cases, so the information describing the option is the same in these three topics.

Important: For production environments, ensure the VM models used for your farms and desktop assignments have a minimum of two (2) CPUs. Our scale testing has shown that using 2 CPUs or more avoids unexpected end-user connection issues. Even though the system does not prevent you from choosing a VM model with a single CPU, you should use such VM models for tests or proof-of-concepts only.

The VM Types and Sizes page (Settings > VM Types and Sizes) displays a list of all VMs available in Azure across all regions, refreshed weekly to include new VMs as they are added. You can use the drop-down menu above the VM list to filter by region.

Note: While the filter is being applied, you might see a message indicating that VM Types and Sizes is not supported for the selected region. If the message only appears briefly and then disappears, you can ignore the message.

You can use the Add Tag and Remove Tag buttons to manage custom tags for VMs. See the description of the Tag field in the following table for more information.

There are a few VMs that we have removed from the list because they do not work with Horizon Cloud, and might be some that Microsoft has not made available for other reasons. If there is an Azure VM you want to use but do not see listed, open a support request using your account in Customer Connect.

The information displayed for each VM is shown in the following table.