Client Browser Requirements For View Portal - VMware View Manager 4.5 Upgrade Manual

Table 3-6. View Client Operating System Support (Continued)
Operating System
Windows Vista
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6
I View Client with Local Mode is supported only on Windows systems and only on physical
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computers. In addition, to use this feature, your VMware license must include View Client with Local Mode.
View Client with Local Mode is the fully supported feature that in earlier releases was an experimental feature
called View Offline Desktop.
Table 3-7 lists the versions of VMware Infrastructure or vSphere for View Client with Local Mode.
Table 3-7. vSphere Requirements for View Client with Local Mode
Version
VMware Infrastructure 3.5/Virtual Center 2.5
vSphere 4.0
vSphere 4.1
A Windows 7 or Windows Vista View desktop that is created on an ESX 3.5 host cannot produce 3D and
Windows Aero effects. This limitation applies even when the desktop is checked out for local use on a
Windows 7 or Windows Vista host. Windows Aero and 3D effects are available only if the View desktop is
created using vSphere 4.x.
When you check out a View desktop to run on your local computer, the hardware on client host must support
both the local system and the virtual machine that now runs on it. For hardware requirements, see the chapter
about system requirements for client components, in the VMware View Installation Guide.
N Several VMware partners offer thin client devices for VMware View deployments. The features and
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Linux operating systems that are available for each thin client device are determined by the vendor and model
and the configuration that an enterprise chooses to use. For information about the vendors and models for thin
client devices, see the Thin Client Compatibility Guide, available on the VMware Web site.

Client Browser Requirements for View Portal

From a client system, you can browse to a View Connection Server instance and use View Portal to install a
Mac-based View Client, a Windows-based View Client, or View Client with Local Mode. If you use Internet
Explorer, View Portal indicates when a new version of View Client is available for download.
To use View Portal, you must have one of the following Web browsers:
Internet Explorer 7
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Internet Explorer 8
n
Firefox 3.0
n
Firefox 3.5
n
Safari
n
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Version
32-bit
N/A
N/A
Chapter 3 System Requirements for Upgrades
Edition
Home, Business, Enterprise,
and Ultimate
N/A
N/A
Update Level
VI 3.5 Update 5 with VC 2.5 Update 6
Update 2
N/A
Service Pack
SP1 and SP2
N/A
N/A
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