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4 On the destination machine, open a command prompt and navigate to the %windir
%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0xxxxx directory.
5 Type the aspnet_regiis command to migrate the RSA key pair data.
aspnet_regiis -pi "SviKeyContainer" "path\keys.xml" -exp
where path is the path to the exported file.
The -exp option creates an exportable key pair. If a future migration is required, the keys can be
exported from this machine and imported to another machine. If you previously migrated the keys to
this machine without using the -exp option, you can import the keys again using the -exp option so that
you can export the keys in the future.
The registration tool imports the key pair data into the local key container.
What to do next
Install the new VMware Horizon View Composer service on the destination machine. Provide the DSN and
ODBC data source information that allows View Composer to connect to the same database information that
was used by the original VMware Horizon View Composer service. For installation instructions, see
"Installing View Composer" in the View Installation document.
Complete the steps to migrate View Composer to a new machine and use the same database. See “Migrate
View Composer with an Existing Database,” on page 30.
Upgrade View Connection Servers in a Replicated Group
If your deployment uses load balancers to manage multiple View Connection Server instance, an upgrade of
the Connection Server infrastructure can be performed with zero downtime.
This procedure describes upgrading View Connection Server instances that are not paired with security
servers. For example, this procedure applies to View Connection Servers that are configured for connections
to clients that are inside the corporate firewall. For View Connection Server instances that are paired with
security servers, use the procedure described in “Upgrade View Security Servers and Their Paired View
Connection Servers,” on page 36.
NOTE This procedure describes an in-place upgrade. To migrate to a different machine, see “Upgrade to the
Latest Version of View Connection Server on a Different Machine,” on page 40.
Prerequisites
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Determine when to perform this procedure. Choose an available desktop maintenance window. The
amount of time the upgrade takes depends on the number of View Connection Server instances in the
group. Budget 15 minutes to half an hour for each instance.
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If you use View Composer, verify that View Composer has been upgraded. See “Upgrade View
Composer,” on page 25. After you upgrade View Connection Server, you must add View Composer
using View Administrator.
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Familiarize yourself with the security-related requirements of View, and verify that these requirements
are met. See “Upgrade Requirements for View Connection Server,” on page 16. You might need to
obtain and install a CA-signed SSL server certificate that includes certificate revocation information,
verify that Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on, and configure any back-end firewalls
to support IPsec.
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Verify that the server on which vCenter Server is installed has a CA (certificate authority)-signed SSL
server certificate installed and configured. After you upgrade View Connection Server, if
vCenter Server does not use a CA-signed certificate, the default self-signed certificate is shown as
invalid in View Administrator, and a message indicates that vCenter Server is unavailable.
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