5.0

Until both View Connection Server and View Composer are upgraded, View Composer operations do not
work. If you have View Connection Server 5.0 and View Composer 2.0, 2.5, or 2.6, users can connect to their
desktops, but no new linked-clone desktops can be created, and recompose, rebalance, and refresh operations
do not work. Also, you cannot edit settings for linked-clone pools.
IMPORTANT As the table shows, View Agent 4.0.x is not compatible with View Composer 2.7. This limitation
means that you must not use a View 4.0.x master image, or snapshot, when creating, recomposing, or refreshing
a pool that uses features specific to View 5.0. These features, which were introduced with View 4.5, include
using a system-disposable disk (SDD), using a Sysprep customization specification, and attaching a previously
archived persistent disk to an existing desktop.
Although View Composer 2.7 can work with View Connection Server 4.0.x in a limited fashion, this setup is
available only for cases where upgrading all View Connection Server instances during the same maintenance
window is not feasible. Specifically, features that were introduced with View Composer 2.5, such as the ability
to use SysPrep customization, are not available until you update to View Agent 4.5 or later.
Because View Client with Local Mode is a feature that was introduced with View 4.5, and its predecessor,
Offline Desktop, was an experimental feature, View Client with Local Mode is not backward compatible with
View 4.0.x components.
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