VMware View Upgrade GuideView 4.5View Manager 4.5View Composer 2.5This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subsequent

9 Use the newly upgraded virtual desktop sources to create upgraded pools of View desktops. See “UpgradeView Composer Desktop Pools,” on page 39.10 Up

System Requirements for Upgrades 3Hosts and virtual machines in a VMware View deployment must meet specific hardware and operating systemrequirements.

Supported Operating Systems for View Connection ServerYou must install View Connection Server on a supported operating system.Table 3-2 lists the oper

Table 3-3. 64-Bit Operating System Support for View ComposervCenter ServerVersion Operating System Service Pack Edition4.1 Windows Server 2008 R2 N/A

Table 3-5. Supported Database Servers for View Composer (Continued)Database vCenter Server 4.1 vCenter Server 4.0 U2 VC Server 2.5 U6Microsoft SQLSer

Table 3-6. View Client Operating System Support (Continued)Operating System Version Edition Service PackWindows Vista 32-bit Home, Business, Enterpri

If you use Internet Explorer on a Windows PC and you already have View Client installed, if the versionavailable from View Connection Server is newer

Preparing for a VMware View Upgrade 4Before you start the upgrade process, you must review system requirements for the new version, back updatabases,

nDetermine if your company has written any batch files or scripts that run against the View database onthe View Connection Server instance, and if so,

10 If any desktop pools are set to refresh the OS disk on logoff, edit the Desktop/Pools settings for that pooland set Refresh OS disk on logoff to Ne

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Upgrading VMware View Components 5The VMware View components that you must upgrade include View Connection Server, View Client, andView Agent. Dependi

PrerequisitesnDetermine when to perform this procedure. Choose an available desktop maintenance window. Theamount of time the upgrade takes depends on

10 Use the vdmexport.exe utility to back up the newly upgraded View LDAP database.If you have multiple instances of View Connection Server in a replic

nVerify that you have a domain user account with administrative privileges on the host you will use to runthe installer.nFamiliarize yourself with the

PrerequisitesDetermine which View Connection Server instance is to be the new standard, or master,View Connection Server. This Connection Server has t

Procedure1 Upgrade View Composer instances.a On the virtual or physical machines where View Composer is installed, download and run the installerfor V

Manually Upgrading the View Composer DatabaseRather than letting the View Composer installer upgrade the database when a schema update is required, yo

3 Run the SviConfig databaseupgrade command.sviconfig -operation=databaseupgrade -DsnName=<target database source name (DSN)>

Table 5-1. Result Codes for the databaseupgrade Command (Continued)Code Description14 Another application is using the View Composer service. Shut do

ContentsAbout This Book 5 1VMware View Component Compatibility Matrix 7 2VMware View Upgrade Overview 9 3System Requirements for Upgrades 11View Conne

Upgrade to View Composer 2.5 and vCenter Server 4.1 on a DifferentMachineDuring the first maintenance window, after you upgrade View Connection Server

Procedure1 On the existing virtual or physical machine where vCenter Server and View Composer are installed,download and run the installer for View Co

What to do nextIf you used the vSphere 4.1 data migration tool, complete the tasks for backing up and restoring thevCenter Server database and creatin

5 Create a 64-bit domain server name (DSN) for vCenter Server and a 64-bit DSN for View Composer.For instructions, see the vSphere 4.1 Upgrade Guide a

Procedure1 Set the host name and IP address to the name and IP address originally used on the source machine.2 Migrate the RSA key container used by V

What to do nextIf you upgraded vCenter Server, perform the post-upgrade tasks described in the vSphere 4.1 Upgrade Guide.At your next maintenance wind

4 If you use View Composer, turn on vSphere mode.vSphere uses a new API to achieve performance improvements.a Verify that all ESX hosts in a cluster a

Procedure1 Upgrade ESX hosts to vSphere 4.1, cluster by cluster.For instructions, see the vSphere Upgrade Guide. If you have many clusters, this step

Upgrade View AgentThe strategy for upgrading View Agent depends on the type of desktop source.This procedure provides an overview of the tasks you mus

What to do nextIf you use View Composer desktop pools, recompose or recreate the pools. See “Upgrade View ComposerDesktop Pools,” on page 39.Upgrade V

Upgrade View Composer Desktop Pools 39Upgrade View Clients 40Upgrade Offline Desktop Clients to View Client with Local Mode 41 6Upgrading vSphere Comp

Upgrade View ClientsThe final phase of a VMware View upgrade includes upgrading View Clients and upgrading the firmware onthin client devices if you u

Upgrade Offline Desktop Clients to View Client with Local ModeOffline Desktop was an experimental feature of VMware View 3.1.x and 4.0.x, but you can

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Upgrading vSphere ComponentsSeparately 6If you upgrade vSphere components separately from VMware View components, you must back up someView data and r

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IndexAAdobe Flash 14aspnet_regiis command 30, 32, 33Bbackward compatibility 7blade PCs 38browser requirements 14, 15Ccluster upgrades 35, 36comp

thin clients 14, 40Uupgrade check list 9upgrade preparationvCenter Server 18View Composer 18View Connection Server 17VMware View components 17ut

About This BookThe VMware View Upgrade Guide provides instructions for upgrading from VMware View™ 3.1.x or View 4.0.xto View 4.5. You can also use th

Technical Support and Education ResourcesThe following technical support resources are available to you. To access the current version of this book an

VMware View ComponentCompatibility Matrix 1Because large enterprises must often perform phased upgrades, VMware View components are designed tobe forw

Until both View Connection Server and View Composer are upgraded, View Composer operations do notwork. If you have View Connection Server 4.5 and View

VMware View Upgrade Overview 2Upgrading an enterprise VMware View deployment involves several high-level tasks. Upgrading is amultistage process in wh