VDI Upgrade

[abbiram]

Hi All,
We are planning to upgrade below environment please suggest us the best possible path with minimum downtime

Current environment: 50 zero client users
VMware VDI version 5.2
vSphere 5.5
2x connection servers
1x security server
1x composer server
All running on server 2008R2

Target Environment:
VMware VDI Version 7.3.2
vSphere 6.5
And all management servers to Server 2012R2

i have verified the upgrade matrix and there is no direct upgrade path from 5.2 to 7.3, we need to upgrade to 5.3 then 7.3.

However we also planing to upgrade the OS as well. Hence we are  looking at build new VDI management servers and migrate the VDI golden image and desktops.

Thanks

[gneville04]

Hi Abbiram,

The best possibility is to create a new environment of 7.3.2 and migrate the master image and the users. Since you haven't mentioned App volumes, I think all the apps are part of the master image. In that case Since there is no direct upgrade path its best to  build a new environment and move the users.

Is there any reason you don't wanna move to 7.4 ?

[abbiram]

Hi gneville04,

Thanks for your response,

do we have any procedure to migrate the master image and user profiles ??. since its going to be new environment 

Thanks

[jonathanjabez]

You can configure Content Libraries in vCenter Server to replicate the master images. Refer to the below VMware blog:

Content Library - Blog Series! - VMware Developer Blog - VMware Blogs

If you use persistent disks to redirect user profiles, then user persistent disks can be detached from the current VDI, migrate them to new location using a shared VMFS/NFS storage and then recreate VDIs from the replicated master image using the detached user persistent disk. Refer to the below VMware KB

VMware Knowledge Base

If you are using VMware UEM or View Persona for user profile redirection, then you may look for replicating your file server shares to the new location.