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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
Display
A 32-bit display adapter is recommended. 3D benchmarks, such as 3DMark '06, might not render correctly or
at all when running Windows Vista or Windows 7 virtual machines on some graphics hardware.
To play video at 720p or higher requires a multiprocessor system.
For CPU and GPU requirements to support Windows 7 Aero, see Table 3-7.
Client Browser Requirements for View Portal
From a client system, you can browse to a View Connection Server instance and use View Portal to install a
Mac-based View Client, a Windows-based View Client, or View Client with Local Mode. If you use Internet
Explorer, View Portal indicates when a new version of View Client is available for download.
To use View Portal, you must have one of the following Web browsers:
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Internet Explorer 7
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Internet Explorer 8
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Internet Explorer 9
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Firefox 3.0
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Firefox 3.5
If you use Internet Explorer and you already have View Client installed, if the version available from View
Connection Server is newer than that installed on the client device, you can choose to upgrade. If the version
is the same as that on the client device, View Portal starts the View Client installed on the local system.
NOTE View Portal does not support Linux. A native client for Linux is available only through certified VMware
partners.
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
The View Agent component assists with session management, single sign-on, and device redirection. You must
install View Agent on all virtual machines, physical systems, and terminal servers that will be managed by
View Manager.
Table 3-8 lists the operating systems supported for View Agent.
Table 3-8. View Agent Operating System Support
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and SP1
Windows Vista 32-bit Business and
Enterprise
SP1 and SP2
Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard None and SP1
Windows 2008 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard SP2
Windows 2003 R2 Terminal Server 32-bit Standard SP2
Windows 2003 Terminal Server 32-bit Standard SP2
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