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Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Barry Coombs
Book Image

Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By: Barry Coombs

Overview of this book

Desktop virtualization can be a bit of a headache. But VMware Horizon 7 changes all that. With a rich and adaptive UX, improved security and a range of useful features for storage and networking optimization, there’s plenty to love. But to properly fall in love with it, you need to know how to use it. And that means venturing deeper into the software, taking advantage of its extensive range of features, many of which are underused and underpromoted. This guide will take you through everything you need to know to not only successfully virtualize your desktop infrastructure but also to maintain and optimize the infrastructure to keep all your users happy. We’ll show you how to assess and analyze your infrastructure, and how to use that analysis to design a solution that meets your organizational and user needs. Once you’ve done that, you’ll find out how to build your virtualized environment, before deploying your virtualized solution. But more than that, we’ll also make sure you know everything you need to know about the full range of features on offer, including mobile cloud, so you can use them to take full control of your virtualized infrastructure.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Upgrading View Composer


In the first part of the process, we are going to upgrade the View Composer server.

Before you begin the upgrade

There are a couple pf prerequisites you need to have completed before starting the upgrade of View Composer. You need to perform the following steps prior to commencing with the upgrade:

  1. Check the prerequisites with the VMware Horizon View installation guide to ensure all components to be upgraded meet the minimum requirements for resources, operating system, and applicable database versions.

  2. If your View Composer server is installed on a virtual machine, snapshot the virtual machine before starting.

  3. Backup your vCenter and View Composer databases.

  4. Backup the folder containing the SSL certificates on your View Composer server. Certificates can be found in the following folder: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter.

  5. Document the IP address and hostname of your vCenter server.

  6. Ensure the user names and passwords are documented for the accounts...