Release date: September 27th 2023
Welcome to my VMware Dynamic Environment Manager series. The new version of DEM, v. 2306 Build 10.10.0.1113, was GA on July 6th 2023. In this section I will describe how I upgraded my VMware DEM Set Up to v. 2306. But first, at what point in an upgrade procedure should we upgrade the VMware DEM Components? According to VMware’s official documentation, this should be done as shown below.
To check out all the new features and changes with VMware Dynamic Environment Manager v. 2306, review the Release Notes from VMware posted here: VMware Dynamic Environment Manager 2303 Release Notes
According to the release notes, it is only the main products that are updated in this version.
- VMware Dynamic Environment Manager participates in VMware’s Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). Customers can choose to join the CEIP, and modify their CEIP participation preference anytime.
- Added a new Schedule trigger to triggered tasks that can be used to periodically refresh Dynamic Environment Manager configuration.
- Dynamic configuration of Horizon browser content redirection policy for users.
- Updated Components. This release updates the main product components. Application Profiler, Helpdesk Support Tool, and SyncTool are not updated for the 2306 release.
Upgrade procedure:
- Upgrade DEM Agent
- Upgrade DEM Manager
- Upgrade DEM GPO Templates
- Upgrade Application Profiler Capture-VM (No upgrade available)
Official VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Documentation
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