How do I install View Composer?

How do I install View Composer?

1. Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server.
2. Log In to Horizon Administrator.
3. Install the Product License Key.
4. Add vCenter Server Instances to Horizon 7.
5. Configure View Composer Settings.
6. Configure View Composer Domains.
7. Add an Instant-Clone Domain Administrator.

How do I access View Composer?

Install View Composer Download the Composer software from VMware website and run the installer. Click Next to begin the installation. Accept the EULA and click Next. Leave default location and click Next.

What is VMware View Composer server?

VMware Horizon View Composer is a feature in Horizon View that gives administrators the ability to manage pools of desktops that share a common virtual disk. An administrator can update the master image, then all desktops using linked clones of that master image can also be patched.

Where is SviConfig located?

Procedure. On the vCenter Server virtual or physical machine, open a Windows command prompt and navigate to the SviConfig executable file. The file is located with the View Composer application. The default path is C:\Program Files (86)\VMware\VMware View Composer\sviconfig.exe.

Does VMware horizon require SQL Server?

Horizon Composer also requires a database. The database requirements can be found in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix. The current requirements include SQL Server 2014 (RTM and SP1), SQL Server 2012 (SP2) and Oracle 12c Release 1.

How do I migrate the Horizon View Composer database to a new server?

How to Migrate Horizon View Composer Database to a New Server

1. Disable provisioning on your pools.
2. Log-on to ServerOld and take the database offline (Don’t detach!
3. Log-on to ServerNew and create a new database.
4. On the View Composer server, open up the Data Sources (ODBC) tool.
5. Click the System DSN tab.
6. Click Configure.

Can I reboot View Composer server?

If we install the View Composer on the vCenter, we only need to worry about keeping the vCenter VM and database up and running. With shared storage, we can utilize VMware High Availability to restart the vCenter and View Composer server in the event of a host failure.

What are Viewcomposer used for?

The View Composer is used to manage virtual desktops on the vCenter server. Its primary function is to track link-cloned desktops and manage the state and configuration of link-cloned desktops.

Does horizon need vCenter?

It is possible to run VMware Horizon View without vCenter, but it will be quite constrained. The Horizon agent can run on basically any machine that has Windows 10 x64 installed.

How do I update my horizon view composer?

1. Preparing vCenter Server and View Composer for an Upgrade.
2. Upgrade View Composer.
3. Enable TLSv1.0 on vCenter and ESXi Connections from View Composer.
4. Enable Digest Access Authentication for View Composer.
5. Manually Upgrading the View Composer Database.
6. Migrate View Composer to Another Machine.

How do I restart a connection server?

Reboot order

1. Shut down all the Connection Servers in your environment.
2. When all the Connection Servers are powered down, shut down the Composer Server.
3. When all Connection Servers and Composer Server are shutdown, reboot the vCenter Server.

How do I update my horizon composer?

1. Preparing Connection Server for an Upgrade.
2. Upgrade Connection Servers in a Replicated Group.
3. Enable TLSv1.0 on vCenter Connections from Connection Server.
4. Upgrade to the Latest Version of Connection Server on a Different Machine.
5. Create a Replicated Group After Reverting Connection Server to a Snapshot.