Installing View Composer

To use View Composer, you create a View Composer database, install the View Composer service, and optimize your View infrastructure to support View Composer. You can install the View Composer service on the same host as vCenter Server or on a separate host.

View Composer is an optional feature. Install View Composer if you intend to deploy linked-clone desktop pools.

You must have a license to install and use the View Composer feature.

Note: Before installing View Composer, verify that you have prepared Active Directory.

Note: If you install View Composer on the same machine on which vCenter Server 6.5 is installed, View Composer behavior can be different on vCenter Server. For more information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2150066.