VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual page 33

Prerequisites
Complete the steps described in
Procedure
1 On the vCenter Server computer, select Start > Administrative Tools > Data Source (ODBC).
2 From the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator wizard, select the System DSN tab.
3 Click Add and select the appropriate Oracle driver from the list.
For example:
4 Click Finish.
5 In the Oracle ODBC Driver Configuration dialog box, type a DSN to use with View Composer, a
description of the data source, and a user ID to connect to the database.
N You use the DSN when you install the View Composer service.
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6 Specify a TNS Service Name by selecting the Global Database Name from the drop-down menu.
The Oracle Database Configuration Assistant specifies the Global Database Name.
7 To verify the data source, click Test Connection and click OK.
What to do next
Install the new View Composer service on the vCenter Server computer. See
Service," on page 34.
Create an Oracle 9i Database for View Composer
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.
Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 9i
You can add a new View Composer database to an existing Oracle 9i instance to store linked-clone data for
View Composer.
Prerequisites
Verify that a supported version of Oracle 9i is installed on the vCenter Server computer. For details, see
"Database Requirements for View Composer,"
Procedure
1 On the vCenter Server computer, select Start > All Programs > Oracle-OraHome92 > Configuration and
Migration Tools > Database Configuration Assistant.
2 On the Operations page, select Create a database.
3 On the Database Templates page, select the General Purpose template.
4 On the Database Identification page, type a Global Database Name and an Oracle System Identifier (SID)
prefix.
For simplicity, use the same value for both items.
5 On the Database Connection Options page, select Dedicated Server Mode.
6 On the remaining configuration pages, click Next to accept the default settings.
7 On the Creation Options page, verify that Create Database is selected and click Finish.
VMware, Inc.
"Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 11g or 10g,"
OraDb11g_home
on page 10.
Chapter 4 Installing View Composer
on page 32.
"Install the View Composer
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