How to: Upgrade to VMware View 4.5
Check the configuration
To check if the ‘old’ View configuration made it to the new View Connection server, start the VMware View Administrator console at ‘https://[View Connection server name or IP]/admin’.
When you start the VMware View Administration console on the View Connection server, the first thing you will see is that the new console is based on Flash instead of Java.
As I opened the View Administration console on the View Connection server, this was the hardest part of the installation/upgrade process. Because the Flash installation is ActiveX based I had to tweak the Internet Explorer options until the Flash installation succeeded.
Now login to the VMware View Administrator console
Now enjoy the new and responsive Admin Console, check if the configuration is correct and configure the new features like the ThinApp integration and Event database.
Next, install the VMware View Agent.
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Page 1 – View Connection server upgrade
Page 2 – Check the configuration
Page 3 – Upgrade VMware View agent
Page 4 – Upgrade VMware View client
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It would be nice if you would be more complete on your blogpost. First of all, VMware View 4.5 is supported on VI 3.5 Update 5 or vSphere 4.0 Update 2 or vSphere 4.1.
Also, when you have multiple connection servers and you are upgrading from 4.0 to 4.5, you need to disable the “VMware View Connection Server service” on all Connection servers.
Thanks Sven, I was fed the wrong information. I attended a VMware presentation stating VMware View support only on vSphere 4.1. I also added the second item