Administration

3 If you are using View Composer, select the location of the View Composer host.
Option Description
View Composer is installed on the
same host 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
specied when you installed the VMware Horizon View Composer
service on vCenter Server. The default port number is 18443.
View Composer is installed on its
own separate host.
a Select Standalone View Composer Server.
b In the View Composer server address text box, type the fully qualied
domain name (FQDN) of the View Composer host.
c Type the name of the View Composer user.
For example: domain.com\user or [e-mail]
d Type the password of the View Composer user.
e Make sure that the port number is the same as the port that you
specied when you installed the VMware Horizon View Composer
service. The default port number is 18443.
4 Click Next to display the View Composer Domains page.
What to do next
Congure View Composer domains.
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If the View Composer instance is congured with a signed SSL certicate, and View Connection Server
trusts the root certicate, the Add vCenter Server wizard displays the View Composer Domains page.
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If the View Composer instance is congured with a default certicate, you must rst determine whether
to accept the thumbprint of the existing certicate. See “Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL
Certicate,” on page 22.
Configure View Composer Domains
You must congure an Active Directory domain in which View Composer deploys linked-clone desktops.
You can congure multiple domains for View Composer. After you rst add vCenter Server and View
Composer seings 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 13.
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In View Administrator, verify that you completed the vCenter Server Information and View Composer
Seings 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
3 Type the domain user name, including the domain name, of the View Composer user.
For example: domain.com\admin
4 Type the account password.
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