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
Upgrade ESX/ESXi 4.0.x, 4.1.x, or 5.0.x
Hosts and Their Virtual Machines 6
Upgrading ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines is the most time-consuming aspect of this middle phase of a
VMware View upgrade.
This procedure provides an overview of the tasks you must perform during the second and subsequent
maintenance windows. To complete some of these tasks, you might need step-by-step instructions found in
the vSphere Upgrade Guide and the VMware View Administrator's Guide.
Prerequisites
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Complete the procedure described in “Upgrade View Connection Servers in a Replicated Group,” on
page 25.
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Perform the ESX/ESXi upgrade preparation tasks listed in the vSphere Upgrade Guide.
Procedure
1 Upgrade ESX/ESXi hosts, cluster by cluster.
For instructions, see the vSphere Upgrade Guide. If you have many clusters, this step could take several
maintenance windows to complete. Upgrading ESX/ESXi hosts might include the following tasks:
a Use VMotion to move the virtual machines off of the ESX/ESXi host.
b Put the host into maintenance mode.
c Perform the upgrade.
d Use VMotion to move the virtual machines back onto the host.
e Perform post-upgrade tasks for ESXi hosts.
Every host must be a member of a cluster, as mentioned in the prerequisites.
2 If an upgraded host does not reconnect itself to vCenter, use vSphere Client to reconnect the host to the
vCenter Server.
3 If you use View Composer, after all ESX/ESXi hosts are upgraded, on the vCenter Server host, restart the
View Composer service.
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