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VMware View Installation Guide
Create an Oracle 11g or 10g Database for View Composer
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View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 11g or 10g database. You create
a View Composer database by adding it to an existing Oracle 11g or 10g instance and configuring an
ODBC data source for it.
Create an Oracle 9i Database for View Composer
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View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 9i database. You create a View
Composer database by adding it to an existing Oracle 9i instance and configuring an ODBC data source
for it.
Create a SQL Server Database for View Composer
View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in a SQL Server database. You create a View
Composer database by adding it to SQL Server and configuring an ODBC data source for it.
Add a View Composer Database to SQL Server
You can add a new View Composer database to an existing Microsoft SQL Server instance to store linked-clone
data for View Composer.
If the database resides on the same system as vCenter Server, you can use the Integrated Windows
Authentication security model. If the database resides on a remote system, you cannot use this method of
authentication.
Prerequisites
Verify that a supported version of SQL Server is installed on the vCenter Server computer or in your
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network environment. For details, see
Verify that you use SQL Server Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express to create
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and administer the data source. You can download and install SQL Server Management Studio Express
from the following Web site.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?
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Procedure
1 On the vCenter Server computer, select Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft
SQL Server 2005.
2 Select SQL Server Management Studio Express and connect to the existing SQL Server instance for
vSphere Management.
3 In the Object Explorer panel, right-click the Databases entry and select New Database.
4 In the New Database dialog box, type a name in the Database name text box.
For example:
5 Click OK.
SQL Server Management Studio Express adds your database to the Databases entry in the Object Explorer
panel.
6 Exit Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express.
What to do next
Follow the instructions in
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"Database Requirements for View Composer,"
viewComposer
"Add an ODBC Data Source to SQL Server,"
on page 32
on page 33
on page 31.
on page 10.
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