On the VMware forums some people report issues during the database setup for View Composer 2.0 when using teh component on a x64 Windows operating system. The installation drops a message saying: Database not found. User vBaw now posted a workaround which helps to install the Composer on a x64 vCenter Server.

Today I’ve found an question in the VMware Enterprise Desktop online community forums where a member asked if someone could explain the difference between the terms Reset, Refresh, Recompose and Rebalance in context of VMware View. Some of you are familiar with that but I think it’s worth to explain.

VMware View 3.1 offers a new function which helps you to automate the View Composer and View Manager ADAM database backup. Backup is often a part in IT which people forget about and just remember if it is already to late. In a View environment you can have two or three databases depending on the [...]

People asked me very often how exactly VMware View Composer does work, what’s the Replica image, what’s the source VM seen in the vCenter and much more. Today I found an interesting article from VMware vExpert Rodos which he has written on his blog site Musing of Rodos.

Recently I wrote an article about the handling of client mapped drives when using VMware View. RDP supports the redirection of the clients drives which will be forwarded to the virtual client and shown as network drives. With an GPO template which is included in View or the default Active Directory policy you can control [...]

The View Composer brings the linked clone technology to the View solution. Due to that the environment will need less storage for the virtual desktops. Form a technical View the Parent VM and the Snapshot will be combined as one VM or Entity. The virtual machine will be protected from deleting in the vCenter due [...]

With VMware View 3 and the View Composer it is possible to create automated desktop pools using the linked clone technology and saving storage through that. Within the configuration you can directly set an organizational unit in the Active Directory for the desktops in the automated desktop pool.

Since VMware View 3.0 the View Composer is a component of the View Premier licensing model which helps to reduce the storage usage. The View Composer is available in the View Premier bundle and also in the View Premier Add-On package.