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Table Of Contents
- VMware View Upgrades
- Contents
- VMware View Upgrades
- VMware View Component Compatibility Matrix
- VMware View Upgrade Overview
- System Requirements for Upgrades
- View Connection Server Requirements
- View Transfer Server Requirements
- View Composer Requirements
- View Administrator Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems for Windows-Based View Client and View Client with Local Mode
- Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops
- Client Browser Requirements for View Portal
- Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
- Preparing for a VMware View Upgrade
- Upgrading VMware View Server Components
- Upgrading ESX/ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machines
- Upgrading VMware View Desktops and Clients
- Applying VMware View Patches
- Upgrading vSphere Components Separately in a VMware View Environment
- Index
Supported Operating Systems for View Transfer Server
You must install View Transfer Server on a supported operating system with at least the minimum required
amount of RAM.
Table 3-3. Operating System Support for View Transfer Server
Operating System Version Edition Service Pack Minimum RAM
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
None or SP1 4GB
Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit Standard
Enterprise
SP2 2GB
IMPORTANT Configure two virtual CPUs for virtual machines that host View Transfer Server.
View Composer Requirements
View Manager uses View Composer to 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 must install
View Composer on the same physical computer or virtual machine as vCenter Server.
Table 3-4 lists the operating systems supported for View Composer.
Table 3-4. 64-Bit Operating System Support for View Composer
vCenter Server
Version Operating System Edition Service Pack
4.0 Update 3 and later Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise None or SP1
4.1 Update 1 and later Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise None or SP1
5.0 and later Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise None or SP1
Database Requirements for View Composer
View Composer requires an SQL database to store data. The View Composer database must reside on, or be
available to, the vCenter Server computer.
If a database server already exists for vCenter Server, View Composer can use that existing database server if
it is a version listed in Table 3-5. For example, View Composer can use the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008
Express instance provided with vCenter Server. If a database server does not already exist, you must install
one.
View Composer supports a subset of the database servers that vCenter Server supports. If you are already
using vCenter Server with a database server that is not supported by View Composer, continue to use that
database server for vCenter Server and install a separate database server to use for View Composer and View
Manager database events.
IMPORTANT If you create the View Composer database on the same SQL Server instance as vCenter Server, do
not overwrite the vCenter Server database.
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