VMware Horizon 4.9 on Mac: What's New and How to Get Started

VMware Horizon 4.9 on Mac has introduced several new features that make it especially handy for use cases such as shift workers, developer testing, and support staff. One of the significant updates is the option for dedicated multi-user assignments when creating a new desktop pool.

The Horizon Help Desk Tool now allows searching for specific processes or applications by their name in the search filter field. However, this feature is limited to searching for only a single virtual desktop. With ControlUp, you can search multiple virtual desktops at the same time and perform an action on all of them simultaneously.

The ControlUp Console provides a denser set of information, making it easier to perform multi-dimensional analyses. The summary details on the 7.12 Horizon Console dashboard are now on par with the old Flash-based Horizon Web Console.

The HTML5-based Horizon Console has introduced some new features that make administering Horizon more efficient. For instance, using the Processes feature in ControlUp Console to monitor CPU utilization, I found that the Tomcat service was the main contributor to the usage level.

During my upgrade experience from 7.10 to 7.12, I noticed that during the installation process, CPU use would occasionally reach 100% for a few minutes. However, this wasn't something to worry about, and I was still able to access my Horizon environment from another Connection Server in my environment running 7.11.

The upgrade process took less than 10 minutes, and no reboot was required. To get started with the new features, I upgraded a replica Connection Server in my Horizon environment to v7.12 and installed Horizon client 5.4 on a Windows system.

In this article, we'll take you through step-by-step what's changed in VMware Horizon 7.12 and how you can put this powerhouse combination to work for you. With ControlUp being the perfect tool to make the most of the new features, you'll learn how to unlock the full potential of your Horizon environment.

By upgrading to VMware Horizon 4.9 on Mac, you'll gain access to a plethora of new features and enhancements that will streamline your workflow and improve overall productivity. So, let's dive in and explore what this latest release has in store for us!

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