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Table Of Contents
Use the Data Migration Tool to Migrate to the New Machine 37
Manually Migrate View Composer to the New Machine 39
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Upgrading ESX/ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machines 43
Upgrade ESX 3.5 Hosts and Their Virtual Machines 43
Upgrade ESX 4.0.x or 4.1.x Hosts and Their Virtual Machines 44
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Upgrading VMware View Desktops and Clients 47
Upgrade View Agent 47
Upgrade View Composer Desktop Pools 49
Upgrade View Clients 50
Upgrade View Local Mode Clients 51
Upgrade Offline Desktop Clients to View Client with Local Mode 52
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Applying VMware View Patches 55
Apply a Patch for View Connection Server 55
Apply a Patch for View Composer 56
Apply a Patch for View Agent 57
Apply a Patch for View Clients 58
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Upgrading vSphere Components Separately in a VMware View Environment 59
Index 61
VMware View Upgrades
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