Supported Operating Systems For View Connection Server; Upgrade Requirements For View Connection Server; Virtualization Software Requirements For View Connection Server; View Composer Requirements - VMware View Manager 4.5 Upgrade Manual

VMware View Upgrade Guide

Supported Operating Systems for View Connection Server

You must install View Connection Server on a supported operating system.
Table 3-2 lists the operating systems supported for View Connection Server.
These operating systems support all View Connection Server installation types, including standard, replicated,
security-server, and View Transfer Server installations.
Table 3-2. Operating System Support for View Connection Server
Operating System
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003

Upgrade Requirements for View Connection Server

The View Connection Server upgrade process has specific requirements and limitations.
View Connection Server requires a valid license key for View 4.5. As of the release of VMware View 4.0,
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the VMware View license key is a 25-character key.
The domain user account that you use to install the new version of View Connection Server must have
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administrative privileges on the View Connection Server host. The View Connection Server administrator
must have administrative credentials for vCenter Server.
If you plan to perform fresh installations of View Connection Server instances on additional physical or virtual
machines, see the complete list of installation requirements in the VMware View Administrator's Guide.

Virtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server

View Connection Server requires VMware virtualization software to function properly.
If you are using vSphere, you must have vSphere 4.0 Update 2 or vSphere 4.1.
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If you are using VMware Infrastructure, you must have VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 5 and
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VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 6.
Both ESX and ESXi hosts are supported.
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View Composer Requirements

View Manager uses View Composer to deploy multiple linked-clone desktops from a single centralized base
image. View Composer has specific upgrade and database requirements.

Supported Operating Systems for View Composer

View Composer supports 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. You
must install View Composer on the same physical computer or virtual machine as vCenter Server.
64-Bit Operating Systems
Table 3-3 lists the 64-bit operating systems supported for View Composer.
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Version Edition
64-bit Standard
Enterprise
32-bit Standard
Enterprise
32-bit Standard
Enterprise
Service Pack
N/A
SP2
SP2
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