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VSPEX Configuration Guidelines
VMware Horizon View 5.3 and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual
Desktops Enabled by Brocade Network Fabrics, EMC VNX, and EMC Next-
Generation Backup
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Task
Description
Reference
Configure the
VMware Horizon
View and View
Composer
database
permissions
Configure the database
server with appropriate
permissions for the
VMware Horizon View
and VMware Horizon
View Composer
databases.
VMware Horizon View 5.3
Installation
Configure VMware
vCenter database
permissions
Configure the database
server with appropriate
permissions for the
VMware vCenter.
Preparing vCenter Server
Databases
Configure VMware
Update Manager
database
permissions
Configure the database
server with appropriate
permissions for the
VMware Update
Manager.
Preparing the Update
Manager Database
Create the virtual machine with enough computing resources on one of
the Windows servers designated for infrastructure virtual machines, and use
the datastore designated for the shared infrastructure.
Note: The customer environment may already contain an SQL Server that
is designated for this role. In that case, refer to Configure the database for
VMware vCenter on page 169.
The SQL Server service must run on Microsoft Windows. Install Windows on
the virtual machine by selecting the appropriate network, time, and
authentication settings.
Install SQL Server on the virtual machine from the SQL Server installation
media. The Microsoft TechNet website provides information on how to
install SQL Server.
One of the installable components in the SQL Server installer is the SQL
Server Management Studio (SSMS). You can install this component on the
SQL server directly as well as on an administrator’s console. SSMS must be
installed on at least one system.
You have the option to store data files in locations other than the default
path. To change the default path, right-click on the server object in SSMS
and select Database Properties. This action opens a properties dialog box
from which you can change the default data and log directories for new
databases created on the server.
Create a virtual
machine for
Microsoft SQL
Server
Install Microsoft
Windows on the
virtual machine
Install SQL Server