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Database Requirements for View Composer and the Events Database
View Composer requires an SQL database to store data. The View Composer database must reside on, or be
available to, the View Composer server host. You can optionally set up an Events database to record
information from View Connection Server about View events.
If a database server instance already exists for vCenter Server, View Composer can use that existing instance
if it is a version listed in Table 2-4. For example, View Composer can use the Microsoft SQL Server instance
provided with vCenter Server. If a database server instance does not already exist, you must install one.
View Composer supports a subset of the database servers that vCenter Server supports. If you are already
using vCenter Server with a database server that is not supported by View Composer, continue to use that
database server for vCenter Server and install a separate database server to use for View Composer.
IMPORTANT If you create the View Composer database on the same SQL Server instance as vCenter Server,
do not overwrite the vCenter Server database.
The following table lists the supported database servers and versions as of the publication date of this
document. For the most up-to-date information about supported databases, see the VMware Product
Interoperability Matrixes at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php. For
Solution/Database Interoperability, after you select the product and version, for the Add Database step, to
see a list of all supported databases, select Any and click Add.
Table 2‑4. Supported Database Servers for View Composer and for the Events Database
Database Service Packs/Releases Editions
Microsoft SQL Server 2014
(32- and 64-bit)
No SP, SP1 Standard
Enterprise
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
(32- and 64-bit)
SP1, SP2 Express
Standard
Enterprise
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
(32- and 64-bit)
SP2, SP3 Express
Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
(32- and 64-bit)
SP4 Express
Standard
Enterprise
Oracle 12c Release 1 (any release up to 12.1.0.2) Standard One
Standard
Enterprise
Oracle 11g
(32- and 64-bit)
Release 2 (11.2.0.4) Standard One
Standard
Enterprise
NOTE The following versions are no longer supported: Oracle 10g Release 2, Oracle 11g Release 1, ,
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with no SP.
Upgrade Requirements for View Composer
The View Composer upgrade process has specific requirements and limitations.
To run the View Composer installer, you must be a domain user with Administrator privileges on the
system.
View Upgrades
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