Upgrade Infrastructure Services
Step 1: Download the Workspace Environment Management 4.2 from Citrix Downloads.
Step 2: Open Infrastructure Services Setup (Citrix Workspace Environment Management Infrastructure Services v4.02.00.00 Setup)
Click Next at the Installation Wizard window.
Step 3:Click i accept the terms in the license agreement , click next
Step 4: Enter Username/Organisation, Click next
Step 5: At Setup type, select Complete and click next
Step 6: Click Install to begin installation
Step 7: Click OK, Automatically close and attempt to restart application should be left selected
Step 8: Installation will progress for a few minutes
Step 9: Click finish at Installation wizard completed
Upgrade Database
Step 1: Start Menu – Citrix – Click Database Management
Step 2: Click Upgrade database at Database Management Utility
Step 3: Enter the following information and then click Upgrade
- Server and Instance Name – LAB-SQL (in my case)
- Database Name – CitrixWEM (in my case)
- Broker uses Windows Authentication – Ticked
- Account Name: LAB\svc-ctxwem
Step 4: Click Yes to upgrade the database
Step 5: Click OK
Step 6: Click Start – Citrix – Broker Service Configuration
Step 7:Enter SQL Database & Database Name
- Database Server and Instance– LAB-SQL
- Database Name: CitrixWEM
Step 8: Load Broker Service Configuration, Click Advanced Settings
- Enable Windows Account Impersonation – Ticked
- Broker Account: LAB\svc-ctxweb (in my case)
- Broker Account password: set password here
- Set VUEM SQL User specific password – ticked
- Leave everything else as default.
Step 9: Click Licensing Tab, then click Save Configuration
- License Server Name – LAB-DDC1
- License Server Port – 27000 (or custom port if differently configured during license configuration)
Step 10: Click yes to restart the broker service and apply settings.
Step 11: Broker service will reboot and Broker Service configuration
Upgrade Management Console
Step 1: Download the Workspace Environment Management 4.2 from Citrix Downloads.
Step 2: Open Infrastructure Services Setup (Citrix Workspace Environment Management Administration Console v4.02.00.00 Setup)
Step 3: Click i accept the terms in the license agreement , click next
Step 4: Enter Username/Organisation, Click next
Step 5: At Setup type, select Complete and click next
Step 6: Click Install to begin installation
Step 7: Click finish at Installation wizard completed
Step 8: Click Start Menu – Citrix – Administration Console
Step 9: Workspace Environment Management console will load with the below splash screen
Step 10: Click Connect
Step 11: Enter broker service name , in my case LAB-DDC1, Click Connect
Step 12: Existing Configuration will now be available to updating/changing
Upgrade Workspace Environment Manager Agent Host
Step 1: Download the Workspace Environment Management 4.2 from Citrix Downloads.
Step 2: Open Agent Host Setup (Citrix Workspace Environment Management Agent Host v4.02.00.00 Setup)
Step 3:Click Next at the Installation Wizard window.
Step 4: Click i accept the terms in the license agreement , click next
Step 5: Enter Username/Organisation, Click next
Step 6: At Setup type, select Complete and click next
Step 7: Click Install to begin installation
Step 8: Installation will progress for a few minutes, a reboot warning will appear. Click Ok
Step 9: Click finish at Installation wizard completed
Step 10: Reboot the Master Image
Upgrade from Workspace Environment Manager 4.1 to 4.2 is now Complete. 4.2 release brings the following benefits
- Workspace Environment Management 4.2 now supports all versions of Citrix Profile Management up to v5.6
Fixes the following Issues/Known Issues
- File Association actions cannot be processed by the Agent Host on Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, and Server 2016 due to registry access issues.
[#WEM-15]
- The Agent Host waits about 5 minutes before starting if Workspace Environment Management is installed on Windows version 8, 8.1, 10, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, or Server 2016 (all branches and builds) and a language pack is installed.
[#WEM-17]
- On Windows Server 2012 R2, if Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed it prevents Workspace Environment Management associating files of type .PDF with other PDF reader applications. Users are forced to manually select the PDF reader application to use each time they open a PDF.
[#WEM-33]