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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 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
VMware View Upgrades
VMware View Upgrades provides instructions for upgrading from VMware
®
View™ 4.6.x or 5.0.x to View 5.1.
You can also use this guide when you upgrade to View 5.1 maintenance and patch releases.
If you are also upgrading your version of vSphere, this guide tells you which steps of that upgrade to do at
various stages of the VMware View upgrade.
For VMware View 5.1 patch releases, see Chapter 8, “Applying VMware View Patches,” on page 53.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who needs to upgrade to View 5.1. 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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