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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
Applying VMware View Patches 8
Patch releases can include installer files for the following VMware View components: View Connection Server,
View Composer, View Agent, and various View clients. The patch components that you must apply depend
on the bug fixes that your View deployment requires.
Depending on which bug fixes you require, install VMware View patches in the following order, as applicable:
1 View Connection Server
2 View Composer
3 View Agent
4 View Client
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Apply a Patch for View Connection Server,” on page 53
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“Apply a Patch for View Composer,” on page 54
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“Apply a Patch for View Agent,” on page 55
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“Apply a Patch for View Clients,” on page 56
Apply a Patch for View Connection Server
Applying a patch involves uninstalling the current version and then installing the patch version.
Prerequisites
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Determine when to perform this procedure. Choose an available desktop maintenance window. The
amount of time required depends on the number of View Connection Server instances in the group. Budget
15 minutes to half an hour for each instance.
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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 patch installer.
Procedure
1 If View Connection Server is installed in a virtual machine, take a snapshot of the virtual machine.
For instructions on taking snapshots, see the vSphere Client online help.
2 Stop the service called VMware View Connection Server service on all View Connection Server instances
in the group.
View LDAP database corruption can occur if you upgrade a View Connection Server instance while other
instances in the same group are running. Do not stop the VMwareVDMDS service.
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