6.2
Table Of Contents
- View Upgrades
- Contents
- View Upgrades
- View Upgrade Overview
- System Requirements for Upgrades
- Upgrading View Server Components
- Upgrading View Composer
- Upgrading View Connection Server
- Upgrading View Security Server
- Upgrading View Servers in a Cloud Pod Architecture
- Upgrade vCenter Server
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- 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
View Composer Requirements
With View Composer, you can deploy multiple linked-clone desktops from a single centralized base image.
View Composer has specific installation and storage requirements.
Supported Operating Systems for View Composer
View Composer supports 64-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. You can
install View Composer on the same physical or virtual machine as vCenter Server or on a separate server.
Table 2‑2. Operating System Support for View Composer
Operating System Version Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Standard
Datacenter
NOTE Windows Server 2008 R2 with no service pack is no longer supported.
If you plan to install View Composer on a different physical or virtual machine than vCenter Server, see
“Hardware Requirements for Standalone View Composer,” on page 13.
Hardware Requirements for Standalone View Composer
If you install View Composer on a different physical or virtual machine from the one used for
vCenter Server, you must use a dedicated machine that meets specific hardware requirements.
A standalone View Composer installation works with vCenter Server installed on a separate Windows
Server machine or with the Linux-based vCenter Server appliance. VMware recommends having a one-to-
one mapping between each View Composer service and vCenter Server instance.
Table 2‑3. View Composer Hardware Requirements
Hardware Component Required Recommended
Processor 1.4 GHz or faster Intel 64 or
AMD 64 processor with 2 CPUs
2GHz or faster and 4 CPUs
Networking One or more 10/100Mbps
network interface cards (NICs)
1Gbps NICs
Memory 4GB RAM or higher 8GB RAM or higher for deployments of 50 or more
remote desktops
Disk space 40GB 60GB
IMPORTANT The physical or virtual machine that hosts View Composer must have an IP address that does
not change. In an IPv4 environment, configure a static IP address. In an IPv6 environment, machines
automatically get IP addresses that do not change.
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