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Table Of Contents
View Manager Administration Guide
6 VMware, Inc.
PreparingvCenterServerforViewComposer 137
CreatingaSQLServerDatabaseandDataSourceforViewComposer 138
CreatinganOracle9iDatabaseandDataSourceforViewComposer 140
ConfiguringanOracle10gDatabaseandDataSourceforView Composer 141
AddingtheViewComposerServicetovCenterServer 143
vCenterServerUserPermissions 144
PreparingaParentVM 145
DHCPLeaseRemoval 145
InstallingtheViewAgentontheParentVM 146
CreatingaParentVMSnapshot 147
DeployingLinkedCloneDesktopsfromViewManager 147
Refreshing,Recomposing,andRebalancingLinkedCloneDesktops 156
UsinganExistingViewComposerDatabase 160
UsingtheSviConfigToolforViewComposer 161
UpgradeViewComposerDatabase(databaseupgrade) 162
RestoreViewComposerDatabase(restoredata) 163
7 OfflineDesktop 167
OverviewofOfflineDesktop 167
OfflineDesktopLicensingandvCenterServerAccess 170
Storage,Communications,andSecurity 170
OfflineDesktopPolicies 172
SupportedDesktopTypes 172
AdditionalConsiderations 172
InstallingandRunningViewClientwithOfflineDesktop 173
CheckingOutaDesktop 176
OfflineDesktopStatus 176
ClientConnection 177
8 ComponentPolicies 179
PowerPolicy 179
PowerPolicyinAutomatedPools 181
ClientPolicies 183
ConfiguringandApplyingClientPolicies 184
GroupPolicyObjects 186
ApplicationofGroupPolicies 187
ComputerConfigurationGPO 188
UserConfigurationGPO 194