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If you are upgrading from View 4.0.x, 4.5.x, or 4.6.x and are unfamiliar with the vdmexport.exe utility,
print the instructions for using it from the View Manager 4 Administration Guide, the VMware View 4.5
Administrator's Guide, or the VMware View 4.6 Administration document. You will use this utility to back
up the View LDAP database as part of the upgrade procedure.
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If you use security servers, familiarize yourself with the instructions on running the installer to create a
security server that uses the new security server pairing mechanism. See the VMware View 5.0
Installation document.
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If you do not remember the location of the GPO templates on View Connection Server, see the section
about Group Policy Objects in the View Manager Administration Guide, for View 4.0.x, the VMware View 4.5
Administrator's Guide, or the VMware View 4.6 Administration document. You must copy these templates
as part of the upgrade procedure.
You do not need to make any changes to the configuration of existing load balancers.
Procedure
1 Stop the service called VMware View Connection Server service on all View Connection Server instances
in the group.
View LDAP database corruption can occur if you upgrade a View Connection Server instance while other
instances in the same group are running.
Do not stop the VMwareVDMDS service. The VMwareVDMDS service must be running so that the View
LDAP database can be upgraded.
2 On the host of one of the View Connection Server instances in the group, run the installer for the VMware
View 5.0 Connection Server.
The installer determines that an older version is already installed and performs an upgrade. The installer
displays fewer installation options than during a fresh installation.
The View LDAP is also upgraded.
3 Verify that the VMware View Connection Server service restarts after the installer wizard closes.
4 Verify that you can log in to View Connection Server, and click About in View Administrator to verify
that the new version is being used.
5 Go to View Configuration > Product Licensing and Usage, click Edit License, enter the View Manager
license key, and click OK.
6 Verify that you can log in to a View desktop.
7 Stop the View Connection Server service again.
8 Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 to upgrade each View Connection Server instance in the group.
9 After all servers in the group are upgraded, start the View Connection Server service on all of them.
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.
This release of VMware View includes a security server pairing mechanism.
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