Preparing For A Vmware View Upgrade; Preparing View Connection Server For An Upgrade - VMware View Manager 4.5 Upgrade Manual

Preparing for a VMware View Upgrade

Before you start the upgrade process, you must review system requirements for the new version, back up
databases, take snapshots of virtual machines that host server components, and document configuration
settings.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"Preparing View Connection Server for an Upgrade,"

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"Preparing vCenter Server and View Composer for an Upgrade,"
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Preparing View Connection Server for an Upgrade
Before you upgrade View Connection Server or before you upgrade any of the vSphere components that
View Connection Server relies on, you must perform several tasks to ensure that these upgrades are successful.
Verify that the virtual or physical machine on which the current View Connection Server instance is
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installed meets the system requirements for View 4.5.
See "View Connection Server Requirements,"
If View Connection Server is installed in a virtual machine, take a snapshot of the virtual machine. If you
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have a replicated group of View Connection Server instances, take a snapshot of only one View Connection
Server instance.
For instructions on taking snapshots, see the vSphere Client online help. If you ever need to revert to this
snapshot and if you have other View Connection Server instances in a replicated group, you must uninstall
those instances before you revert the master to the snapshot. After you revert, you can reinstall the
replicated instances and point to the instance you reverted.
You can label the snapshot Upgrade Preparation Phase.
Open View Administrator and document all the global settings and settings for desktops and pools. In
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View 3.1.x or 4.0.x, go to the Desktop and Pools View and the Global Settings section of the Configuration
View.
For example, take a screen shot of the applicable settings. If you have multiple instances of View
Connection Server in a replicated group, you need only document the settings for one instance.
Use the
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vdmexport.exe
For instructions, see the View 3 or View 4 View Manager Administration Guide. If you have multiple instances
of View Connection Server in a replicated group, you need only export the data from one instance.
Document the IP address and system name of the machine on which View Connection Server is installed.
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utility to back up the View 3.1.x or View 4.0.x LDAP database.
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