Installation guide

10 Use the vdmexport.exe utility to back up the newly upgraded View LDAP database.
If you have multiple instances of View Connection Server in a replicated group, you need only export the
data from one instance.
11 On one of the upgraded View Connection Server instances, copy the GPO templates and load them into
Active Directory.
12 Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 to upgrade each security server.
VMware View 4.5 includes a security server pairing mechanism.
Upgrades of View 4.5 security servers from View 4.5 RC to GA are not supported. If you have a View 4.5 RC
security server, you must uninstall the security server and install the GA version.
13 If you use security servers, in View Administrator, go to View Configuration > Servers and remove any
duplicate security servers from the list.
The new automated security server pairing mechanism can produce duplicate entries in the Security
Servers list if the full system name does not match the name that was assigned when the security server
was originally created.
View Connection Server instances are upgraded and are backward-compatible with existing View 3.1.3 or
View 4.0.1 View Clients and with desktop sources that have View 3.1.3 or 4.0.1 View Agent installed.
View desktops that were called individual desktops in View 3.1.3 or 4.0.1 deployments are added to manual
pools in View 4.5. In the case of individual desktops, the manual pool contains only one desktop.
What to do next
If the upgrade fails on one or more of the View Connection Server instances, see “Create a Replicated Group
After Reverting View Connection Server to a Snapshot,” on page 24.
If the upgrade is successful, install and configure the event database. For instructions, see the VMware View
Installation Guide.
Upgrade the other View server components. If you use View Composer, see “Upgrade View Composer Only,”
on page 25 or “Upgrade to View Composer 2.5 and vCenter Server 4.1 on a Different Machine,” on
page 30.
Upgrade to View Connection Server 4.5 on a Different Machine
As part of your upgrade, you can migrate View Connection Server to a new machine. For example, you might
want to move View Connection Server from a 32-bit Windows 2003 Server machine to a 64-bit Windows 2008
Server machine. View Connection Server on a 64-bit machine can service twice as many endpoints as a 32-bit
machine.
Prerequisites
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Upgrade at least one existing View Connection Server instance to View 4.5. See “Upgrade View Connection
Servers in a Replicated Group,” on page 21. During this upgrade, your existing View LDAP will be
upgraded.
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Verify that the new physical or virtual machine meets the system requirements for installing
View Connection Server. See “Supported Operating Systems for View Connection Server,” on page 12 and
“Hardware Requirements for View Connection Server,” on page 11.
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Determine when to perform this procedure. Choose an available desktop maintenance window. Budget
15 minutes to half an hour for each instance.
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