
Test Data Source > Assuming it completes successfully > OK.Īccept the EULA > Next > Accept or change the install location > Next > Select the ODBC connection you configured above > Enter the username/password you created in the SQL Management Studio > Next.Īccept the default port > Next > Next > Finish > ‘Yes’ to reboot.VMware Horizon Client for iOS makes it easy to work on your VMware Horizon virtual desktop and hosted applications from your iPhone or iPad, giving you on-the-go access from any location. Select ‘With SQL Authentication.’ > Enter the username and password you created above, (from within SQL Management Studio) > Next.Ĭhange the default database to ‘ VMWareHorizonDatabase‘ > Next. Give the connection a name > Enter the name of you SQL Server, (and optionally an instance name) > Next. Open the ODBC (64 Bit) management console > System DSN > Add > SQL Server Native Client > Next. (Yes it will work with newer version of SQL).Īccept the EULA and then accept all the defaults, (there’s no need to install the SQL Server Native Client SDK). On a domain joined Windows server, that you wish to install VMware Composer on, download the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client Setup. Security > Logins > New Login > Login name VMwareHorizon > set a password > untick ‘enforce password history’ > User mapping > Select the new user > and select db_owner > OK.ĭatabase > New Database > Database name VMwareHorizonEvents. Start by double checking the authentication > Properties > Security > Ensure ‘SQL server and Windows Server Authentication’ > OK.ĭatabase > New Database > Database name VMwareHorizonComposer > Under options set the recovery option to Full > OK. Installing SQL is straight forward enough, just remember to enable ‘Mixed Mode Authentication’ when you install it, you will also need to install SQL Management studio which is now a separate download.

Note: You don’t need VMware Composer, or SQL, to use Horizon, but if you want to deploy ‘Composed’ pools then you will, (also if you want to maintain an events database), so I’ll cover this first.īelow I’m going to create a database for Horizon Composer, and Horizon Events.
