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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
VMware View Upgrades
VMware View Upgrades provides instructions for upgrading from VMware View™ 4.0.x, 4.5.x, or 4.6.x to View
5.0. You can also use this guide when you upgrade to View 5.0 patch releases.
If you also upgrade from vSphere 4.0 or vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.0, this guide tells you which steps of that
upgrade to do at various stages of the VMware View upgrade.
For VMware View 5.0 patch releases, use the sections of this document that are specific to View Manager,
View Composer, View Transfer Server, View Agent, and View Client.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who needs to upgrade from VMware View 4.0.x, 4.5.x, or 4.6.x to View 5.0.
The information in this guide is written for experienced Microsoft Windows or Linux system administrators
who are familiar with virtual machine technology and datacenter operations.
VMware, Inc.
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