5.1
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 Composer Requirements
- View Transfer Server 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
- Upgrade ESX/ESXi 4.0.x, 4.1.x, or 5.0.x Hosts and Their Virtual Machines
- Upgrading VMware View Desktops and Clients
- Applying VMware View Patches
- Upgrading vSphere Components Separately in a VMware View Environment
- Index
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Certificates for vCenter Server, View Composer, and View servers must include certificate revocation lists
(CRLs). For more information, see "Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates"
in the VMware View Installation guide.
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If you plan to pair a security server with this View Connection Server instance, verify that Windows
Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is recommended that you turn this
setting to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections between security server and View
Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to be enabled.
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If your network topology includes a firewall between a security server and a View Connection Server
instance, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See the VMware View Installation document.
If you plan to perform fresh installations of View Connection Server instances on additional physical or virtual
machines, see the complete list of installation requirements in the VMware View Installation document.
Virtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server
View Connection Server requires certain versions of VMware virtualization software.
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If you are using vSphere, you must use one of the following supported versions:
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vSphere 4.0 Update 4 or later
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vSphere 4.1 Update 2 or later
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vSphere 5.0 Update 1 or later
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Both ESX and ESXi hosts are supported.
For details about which versions of VMware View are compatible with which versions of vCenter Server and
ESX/ESXi, see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
View Composer Requirements
View Manager uses View Composer to deploy multiple linked-clone desktops from a single centralized base
image. View Composer has specific installation and storage requirements.
Supported Operating Systems for View Composer
View Composer supports 64-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. You can install
View Composer on the same physical or virtual machine as vCenter Server or on a separate server.
Table 3-3. Operating System Support for View Composer
Operating System Version Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard
Enterprise
If you plan to install View Composer on a different physical or virtual machine than vCenter Server, see
“Hardware Requirements for Standalone View Composer,” on page 14.
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