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Table Of Contents
- View Upgrades
- Contents
- View Upgrades
- Component Compatibility Matrix
- View Upgrade Overview
- System Requirements for Upgrades
- Preparing for a View Upgrade
- Upgrading View Server Components
- Upgrade ESXi Hosts and Their Virtual Machines
- Upgrading Remote Desktops and Horizon Client
- Post-Upgrade Tasks to Enable New Features in Your View Setup
- Applying View Patches
- Upgrading vSphere Components Separately in a View Environment
- Index
Contents
View Upgrades 5
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Component Compatibility Matrix 7
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View Upgrade Overview 11
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System Requirements for Upgrades 13
View Composer Requirements 13
View Connection Server Requirements 16
View Administrator Requirements 18
Horizon Client Requirements 18
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent 19
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Preparing for a View Upgrade 21
Preparing vCenter Server and View Composer for an Upgrade 21
Preparing View Connection Server for an Upgrade 23
Prepare to Upgrade or Reinstall a Security Server 24
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Upgrading View Server Components 25
Upgrade View Composer 25
Upgrade View Connection Servers in a Replicated Group 34
Upgrade View Security Server 39
Upgrade vCenter Server 40
Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 41
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Upgrade ESXi Hosts and Their Virtual Machines 43
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Upgrading Remote Desktops and Horizon Client 45
Upgrade RDS Hosts That Provide Session-Based Desktops 45
Upgrade View Agent 46
Upgrade View Composer Desktop Pools 48
Upgrade the Client Application 49
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Post-Upgrade Tasks to Enable New Features in Your View Setup 51
Change the JMS Message Security Mode to Enhanced 51
Tasks for Upgrading Desktop Pools to Use Space Reclamation 52
Upgrade Tasks If You Use VMware Virtual SAN Datastores 53
Configure the VMware Horizon Web Portal Page for End Users 57
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