Installation

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If the vCenter Server instance is configured with a default certificate, you must first determine whether
to accept the thumbprint of the existing certificate. See “Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL
Certificate,” on page 102.
If View uses multiple vCenter Server instances, repeat this procedure to add the other vCenter Server
instances.
Configure View Composer Settings
To use View Composer, you must configure settings that allow View Connection Server to connect to the
View Composer service. View Composer can be installed on its own standalone machine or on the same
machine as vCenter Server.
VMware recommends having a one-to-one mapping between each View Composer service and vCenter
Server instance.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you configured View Connection Server to connect to vCenter Server. To do so, you must
complete the vCenter Server Information page in the Add vCenter Server wizard. See “Add vCenter
Server Instances to View,” on page 94.
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Verify that this View Composer service is not already configured to connect to a different vCenter
Server instance.
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If you installed View Composer on a standalone machine, verify that you created a standalone View
Composer Server user account. This domain user account must be a member of the local Administrators
group on the View Composer machine.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, complete the vCenter Server Information page in the Add vCenter Server
wizard.
a Click View Configuration > Servers.
b In the vCenter Servers tab, click Add and provide the vCenter Server settings.
2 On the View Composer Settings page, if you are not using View Composer, select Do not use View
Composer.
If you select Do not use View Composer, the other View Composer settings become inactive. When
you click Next, the Add vCenter Server wizard displays the Storage Settings page. The View Composer
Domains page is not displayed.
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