7 “challenges” migrating from XP to Windows 7 using VDI
Migrating to Windows 7 is something many companies will face the next couple of years. Using desktop virtualization or VDI in the process is something a lot of those companies consider (read Ruben Spruijt’s article about the different types of dekstop virtualization and the role of Windows 7). In this article I would like to point out a couple of challenges a company might face when migrating from XP to Windows 7 using VDI. Don’t expect to learn about the advantages of VDI or about best practices for migrating to Windows 7 in general.
Here is my top 7 challenges migrating to Windows 7 using VDI. Feel free to comment. … Continue Reading
KB article: Best practices for upgrading to VMware View 4.0
VMware released a KB article about best practices for upgrading to VMware View 4. This article gives a nice compatibility matrix of which components of View 4 are compatible with components of View 3. As you can see, View agent 3.x is compatible with Connection server 4.0 and View agent 4.0 is compatible with Connection server 3.x. View Client 4.0 is compatible with Connection server 3.x and View Client 3.x is compatible with Connection server 4.0. So it doesn’t really matter if you update the clients, the agents or the server first. Just be careful if you use the View composer component: … Continue Reading
