Installation guide

VMware View Component
Compatibility Matrix 1
Because large enterprises must often perform phased upgrades, VMware View components are designed to
be forward and backward compatible. VMware View 4.5 components are compatible with most
VMware View 4.0.x or later and 3.1.x or later components.
Although components are forward and backward compatible, View Connection Server compatibility with
View Agents is limited to interoperability during a View Connection Server upgrade or downgrade. You must
upgrade View Agents as soon as possible to match the version of the View Connection Server that manages
them.
Table 1-1 lists the components of VMware View and shows whether they are compatible with other components
whose version is different. For information about compatibility with VMware Infrastructure and vSphere, see
“Virtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server,” on page 12.
NOTE The View Portal component of VMware View 3.1.x and 4.0.x has been changed so that in
VMware View 4.5, View Portal serves only as a web page for downloading the full Windows-based View Client
and the full Mac-based View Client. For this reason, View Portal does not appear in the compatibility table.
The Mac-based View Client is compatible only with View 4.5 components.
Table 1-1. Compatibility Matrix for VMware View Components
View 4.5
View 3 or View 4 Components
Connection
Server 4.0.x or
3.1.x
View Agent
4.0.x or 3.1.x
View Client
4.0.x or 3.1.x
Thin Client
4.0.x or 3.1.x
View Composer 1.0
or 2.0
Connection Server
4.5
N/A Yes Yes Yes Limitations
View Agent 4.5 Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
View Client
(Windows) 4.5
Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes
View Client (Mac)
4.5
No No N/A N/A No
View Client with
Local Mode 4.5
No No No No No
Thin Client 4.5 Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes
View Composer
2.5
Limitations No N/A N/A N/A
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