Installation

3 If you are using View Composer, select the location of the View Composer machine.
Option Description
View Composer is installed on the
same machine as vCenter Server.
a Select View Composer co-installed with the vCenter Server.
b Make sure that the port number is the same as the port that you
specified when you installed the View Composer service on vCenter
Server. The default port number is 18443.
View Composer is installed on its
own separate machine.
a Select Standalone View Composer Server.
b In the View Composer server address text box, type the fully qualified
domain name (FQDN) of the View Composer machine.
c Type the name of a domain user account that can authenticate to the
View Composer service.
The account must be a member of the local Administrators group on
the standalone View Composer machine.
For example: domain.com\user or [e-mail]
d Type the password of this domain user account.
e Make sure that the port number is the same as the port that you
specified when you installed the View Composer service. The default
port number is 18443.
4 Click Next to display the View Composer Domains page.
What to do next
Configure View Composer domains.
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If the View Composer instance is configured with a signed SSL certificate, and View Connection Server
trusts the root certificate, the Add vCenter Server wizard displays the View Composer Domains page.
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If the View Composer 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.
Configure View Composer Domains
You must configure an Active Directory domain in which View Composer deploys linked-clone desktops.
You can configure multiple domains for View Composer. After you first add vCenter Server and View
Composer settings to View, you can add more View Composer domains by editing the vCenter Server
instance in View Administrator.
Prerequisites
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Your Active Directory administrator must create a View Composer user for AD operations. This
domain user must have permission to add and remove virtual machines from the Active Directory
domain that contains your linked clones. For information about the required permissions for this user,
see “Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations,” on page 27.
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In View Administrator, verify that you completed the vCenter Server Information and View Composer
Settings pages in the Add vCenter Server wizard.
Procedure
1 On the View Composer Domains page, click Add to add the View Composer user for AD operations
account information.
2 Type the domain name of the Active Directory domain.
For example: domain.com
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