Replacing a Horizon Connection Server certificate

The following steps outline how to replace the certificate on the Horizon Connection Server, and assume that you have already obtained the replacement certificate using the steps outlined in Requesting a certificate using Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services. The Horizon Connection Server will be unavailable while the certificate is being replaced, so plan for downtime accordingly:

1. Using the Services MMC, stop the VMware Horizon View Connection Server service. This will also stop other Horizon-related services.
2. Open the Local Computer Certificates MMC you created in the Creating a Local Computer Certificates console section.
3. Right-click on the existing Horizon Connection Server certificate (shown in the following screenshot) and click on Properties to open the Properties window. This certificate is easily identified as it has a Friendly Name of vdm:
   
4. In the certificate's Properties window, append the friendly name of the certificate...