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
Upgrading VMware View Desktops
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The View desktop and client components that you can upgrade include View Client for any of the supported
desktop and mobile client platforms, thin clients provided by VMware partners, and the View Agent, which
runs inside the operating systems of View desktops.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Upgrade View Agent,” on page 47
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“Upgrade View Composer Desktop Pools,” on page 49
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“Upgrade View Clients,” on page 50
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“Upgrade View Local Mode Clients,” on page 51
Upgrade View Agent
The strategy for upgrading View Agent depends on the type of desktop source.
This procedure provides an overview of the tasks you must perform to upgrade from View Agent 4.6.x or 5.0.x
to View Agent 5.1 in virtual machines used as desktop sources. To complete some of these tasks, you might
need the step-by-step instructions found in the vSphere Client online help or in the VMware View
Administration document, available by clicking the Help button in View Administrator.
NOTE If you are upgrading from View 4.0.x or 4.5.x, you must upgrade to View 5.0.x before upgrading to View
5.1. For instructions, see version 5.0 of the VMware View Upgrades document.
Prerequisites
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Verify that at least one View Connection Server instance in the replicated group has been upgraded to
View 5.1. View Connection Server must be upgraded to version 5.1 so that the secure JMS pairing
mechanism can work with View Agent 5.1.
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For local mode desktops, verify that View Composer and View Transfer Server have been upgraded to
version 5.1. See Chapter 5, “Upgrading VMware View Server Components,” on page 25. If only one of
these components is upgraded to version 5.1, you will not be able to check out View desktops if the
desktops are based on linked clones.
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If you are upgrading ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines, complete the procedure described in Chapter 6,
“Upgrade ESX/ESXi 4.0.x, 4.1.x, or 5.0.x Hosts and Their Virtual Machines,” on page 45.
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Verify that you have a domain user account with administrative privileges on the hosts that you will use
to run the installer and perform the upgrade.
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