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9 Click Next to display the View Composer Settings page.
What to do next
Configure View Composer settings.
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If the vCenter Server 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 Settings page.
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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 23.
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View Manager 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 Manager to connect to the View Composer
service. View Composer can be installed on its own separate host or on the same host as vCenter Server.
There must be a one-to-one mapping between each View Composer service and vCenter Server instance. A
View Composer service can operate with only one vCenter Server instance. A vCenter Server instance can be
associated with only one View Composer service.
After the initial View deployment, you can migrate the View Composer service to a new host to support a
growing or changing View deployment. You can edit the initial View Composer settings in View
Administrator, but you must perform additional steps to ensure that the migration succeeds. See “Migrate
View Composer to Another Computer,” on page 362.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you created a user in Active Directory with permission to add and remove virtual machines
from the Active Directory domain that contains your linked clones. See “Create a User Account for View
Composer,” on page 15.
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Verify that you configured View Manager 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 Manager,” on page 15.
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Verify that this View Composer service is not already configured to connect to a different vCenter Server
instance.
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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