Applying a patch involves uninstalling the current version and then installing the patch version. Not all patch releases include patches for View Composer.

Prerequisites
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Determine when to perform this procedure. Choose an available desktop maintenance window. Budget 15 minutes to half an hour for each instance of View Composer.

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Verify that you have a domain user account with administrative privileges on the hosts that you will use to run the patch installer.

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If View Composer is installed in a virtual machine, take a snapshot of the virtual machine.

For instructions on taking snapshots, see the vSphere Client online help.

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Back up the vCenter Server database and the View Composer database.

For instructions on performing a database backup, see the documentation from your database vendor.

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For all linked-clone desktop pools, disable provisioning of new virtual machines.

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If any desktop pools are scheduled to do a refresh or recompose operation, cancel these tasks.

Procedure
1

On the virtual machine that hosts View Composer, download the installer file for the patch version of VMware View Composer.

Your contact at VMware will provide instructions for this download.

2

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs utility to remove your previously installed View Composer.

3

Run the installer that you downloaded for the patch release of VMware View Composer.

4

Verify that the VMware View Composer service restarts after the installer wizard closes.

5

If applicable, apply the patch for View Agent on a parent virtual machine and create a desktop pool for testing purposes.

a

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs utility to remove your previously installed View Agent.

b

Download and run the VMware View Agent patch installer on a parent virtual machine.

Your contact at VMware will provide instructions for this download.

c

Create a small linked-clone desktop pool from this virtual machine.

d

Test a virtual desktop from the desktop pool to verify that all the usage scenarios function properly.

For example, create a desktop pool that contains one virtual desktop, and verify that you can use View Client to log in to that desktop.

Step-by-step instructions for running the View Agent installer and creating desktop pools appear in the VMware View Administration document, available by clicking the Help button in View Administrator.

e

Verify that virtual desktops from the test desktop pool work as expected.

What to do next

Apply the patch to View Agent, if applicable.

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