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Supported Operating Systems for View Composer
View Composer supports 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems with specific requirements and limitations. You
must install View Composer on the same physical computer or virtual machine as vCenter Server.
64-Bit Operating Systems
Table 1-3 lists the 64-bit operating systems supported for View Composer. Standard and Enterprise editions
are supported.
Table 1-3. 64-Bit Operating System Support for View Composer
vCenter Server Version
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0 Update 2
32-Bit Operating Systems
Table 1-4 lists the 32-bit operating systems supported for View Composer. Standard and Enterprise editions
are supported.
Table 1-4. 32-Bit Operating System Support for View Composer
vCenter Server Version
4.0 Update 2
2.5 Update 6
2.5 Update 6
Database Requirements for View Composer
View Composer requires an SQL database to store data. The View Composer database must reside on, or be
available to, the vCenter Server computer.
If a database server already exists for vCenter Server, View Composer can use that existing database server if
it is a version listed in
instance provided with vCenter Server. If a database server does not already exist, you must install one.
View Composer supports a subset of the database servers that vCenter Server supports. If you are already
using vCenter Server with a database server that is not supported by View Composer, continue to use that
database server for vCenter Server and install a separate database server to use for View Composer and View
Manager database events.
I If you create the View Composer database on the same SQL Server instance as vCenter Server, do
MPORTANT
not overwrite the vCenter Server database.
Table 1-5 lists the supported database servers and versions. For a complete list of database versions supported
with vCenter Server, see the VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation
Web site.
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Operating System
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Operating System
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003
Table 1-5. For example, View Composer can use the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
Service Pack
N/A
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
Service Pack
SP2
SP2
SP2
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