Prepare An Sql Server Database For Event Reporting; Configure The Event Database - VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual

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Procedure
1 Add a new database to the server and give it a descriptive name such as ViewEvents.
2 Add a user for this database that has permission to create tables, views, and, in the case of Oracle, triggers
and sequences, as well as permission to read from and write to these objects.
For a Microsoft SQL Server database, do not use the Integrated Windows Authentication security model
method of authentication. Be sure to use the SQL Server Authentication method of authentication.
The database is created, but the schema is not installed until you configure the database in View Administrator.
What to do next
Follow the instructions in

Prepare an SQL Server Database for Event Reporting

Before you can use View Administrator to configure an event database on Microsoft SQL Server, you must
configure the correct TCP/IP properties and verify that the server uses SQL Server Authentication.
Prerequisites
Create an SQL Server database for event reporting. See
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Events," on page 85.
Verify that you have the required database privileges to configure the database.
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Verify that the database server uses the SQL Server Authentication method of authentication. Do not use
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Windows Authentication.
Procedure
1 Open SQL Server Configuration Manager and expand SQL Server YYYY Network Configuration.
2 Select Protocols for server_name.
3 In the list of protocols, right-click TCP/IP and select Properties.
4 Set the Enabled property to Yes.
5 Verify that a port is assigned or, if necessary, assign one.
For information on the static and dynamic ports and how to assign them, see the online help for the SQL
Server Configuration manager.
6 Verify that this port is not blocked by a firewall.
What to do next
Use View Administrator to connect the database to View Connection Server. Follow the instructions in

"Configure the Event Database,"

Configure the Event Database
The event database stores information about View events as records in a database rather than in a log file.
You configure an event database after installing a View Connection Server instance. You need to configure
only one host in a View Connection Server group. The remaining hosts in the group are configured
automatically.
You can use Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database reporting tools to examine events in the database tables.
For more information, see the VMware View Integration Guide.
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"Configure the Event Database,"
on page 86.
on page 86.
"Add a Database and Database User for View
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