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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
You first add vCenter Server and View Composer in View Administrator by using the Add vCenter Server
wizard. If a certificate is untrusted and you do not accept the thumbprint, you cannot add vCenter Server
and View Composer.
After these servers are added, you can reconfigure them in the Edit vCenter Server dialog box.
NOTE You also must accept a certificate thumbprint when you upgrade from an earlier release and a
vCenter Server or View Composer certificate is untrusted, or if you replace a trusted certificate with an
untrusted certificate.
On the View Administrator dashboard, the vCenter Server or View Composer icon turns red and an Invalid
Certificate Detected dialog box appears. You must click Verify and follow the procedure shown here.
Similarly, in View Administrator you can configure a SAML authenticator for use by a View Connection
Server instance. If the SAML server certificate is not trusted by View Connection Server, you must
determine whether to accept the certificate thumbprint. If you do not accept the thumbprint, you cannot
configure the SAML authenticator in View. After a SAML authenticator is configured, you can reconfigure it
in the Edit View Connection Server dialog box.
Procedure
1 When View Administrator displays an Invalid Certificate Detected dialog box, click View Certificate.
2 Examine the certificate thumbprint in the Certificate Information window.
3 Examine the certificate thumbprint that was configured for the vCenter Server or View Composer
instance.
a On the vCenter Server or View Composer host, start the MMC snap-in and open the Windows
Certificate Store.
b Navigate to the vCenter Server or View Composer certificate.
c Click the Certificate Details tab to display the certificate thumbprint.
Similarly, examine the certificate thumbprint for a SAML authenticator. If appropriate, take the
preceding steps on the SAML authenticator host.
4 Verify that the thumbprint in the Certificate Information window matches the thumbprint for the
vCenter Server or View Composer instance.
Similarly, verify that the thumbprints match for a SAML authenticator.
5 Determine whether to accept the certificate thumbprint.
Option Description
The thumbprints match.
Click Accept to use the default certificate.
The thumbprints do not match.
Click Reject.
Troubleshoot the mismatched certificates. For example, you might have
provided an incorrect IP address for vCenter Server or View Composer.
Upgrade to the Latest Version of View Connection Server on a Different
Machine
As part of your upgrade, you can migrate View Connection Server to a new machine..
Prerequisites
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Upgrade at least one existing View Connection Server instance to the latest version. See “Upgrade View
Connection Servers in a Replicated Group,” on page 34. During this upgrade, your existing View LDAP
will be upgraded.
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