Configuring vmware horizon view event database vmware arena. I would like to migrate the database to a full sql server on a different box. Standalone ms sql server enterprise on windows server 2016 standalone vmware connection server 7. Aug 09, 2014 fist thing we need to do is to setup the vmware view database. This quickstart tutorial provides a technical overview of vmware horizon 7. In next blog i will cover the steps to configure database for vmware horizon events via vmware horizon admin console. Ive been rebuilding my vmware lab and decided to do it all right this time by having a centralized database server, and i choose sql server 2008 r2.
Defining a use case the design process for a school lab based on vmware view 4. I missed capturing the successful screen in the wizard. Supported sql versions are listed on the solution database. Purging old data from a view event db vinfrastructure blog.
Fist thing we need to do is to setup the vmware view database. Set up a proofofconcept environment and learn how to create vdi desktops, rdshpublished applications, automated desktop pools, and more. Nov 08, 2015 in this short article i will briefly go through the steps required to migrate your vmware horizon view composer database from an old server serverold to a new server servernew. For my environment i will be using sql server 2014. Although the vmware vsphere 6 update manager installation provides the option to install and configure an embedded version of sql express 2012 server, we will instead opt to utilize the sql server utilized for vcenter, create a new database for update manager and create a system dsn entry. Ms sql and oracle are the supported databases to store the logs but in small environments the event database can be stored also in a ms sql express edition. Mar 23, 2017 achieving optimal sql server performance on vsphere has been a constant focus here at vmware. Setting up vmware horizon view to use sql server express for the events database problem. Its not hard, but the steps need to be followed carefully. Enter the fqdnip address of your sql server, database name, and the login created from above. Dealing with issues with view event database vmware.
We had a customer install horizon view 6 on sql express, and they want to support up to 300 desktops. In this post i demonstrated the process to create and configure a new database for storing vmware horizon events. You can use microsoft sql server or oracle database reporting tools to examine events in the database tables. Before installing sql express, i checked the vmware product interoperability matrices.
Of course, if youre unsure or still struggling, by all means contact our support team. Last week i had a customer running on a sql express database with a 10 gb upper limit. Database requirements for view composer and the events database. Db full need to shrink sql express 2008 r2 express. Horizon view event database can be either microsoft sql server or oracle. Part 1 of the tutorial series will concentrate on setting up the sql database for site recovery manager 5 along with setting up the 32bit system dsn to successfully connect back to the sql database.
How best to migrate the db from one sql to another sql, primarily moving from express to standard. There are a lot of resources that help in this database setup and configuration for. The assumption is that both databases run microsoft sql server however the general idea stands. Today i will walk you through the process of setting up the vmware view events. In proof of concept poc environments ms sql server express can be used for the event. Before proceeding to configure vmware horizon to log events, in this post, we will be covering the steps to create a microsoft sql database. This document provides exercises to guide you through the basic installation and initial configuration process. Restart the sql server service to get the changes into effect. To move the database to a new sql server, you must uninstall composer and reinstall it.
This step can be skipped if you do not want to log these events. This video demonstrates configuration of sql express as vmware horizon event database. Following the steps to install new version of jdbc driver should address all the issue and completes the configuration of vmware view event database successfully. I have configured vcenter, vum, and view composer to all use sql 2008 r2 with windows authentication, then it came time to get the view events database up and running. Can install view composer with db sql express brekus dec 8, 2008 12. Stepbystep guide to designing school labs with vmware view stepbystep guide 4 starting point. Sql express 2012 error when installing vcenter update manager. I need to move our current view composer db from its current location oldserver1 to a new location newserver1, while keeping the existing view composer service intact. For an oracle 12c or 11g database, you must use the oracle system identifier sid as the database name when you configure the event database in view administrator.
In proof of concept poc environments ms sql server express can be used for the event database. If a database server instance already exists for vcenter server, view composer can use that existing instance if it is a version listed in supported database servers for view composer and for the events database. To help other users who find themselves in the same boat, here are my stepbystep instructions on how to install an sql express database for horizon view. Vmware view installation view 4 vmware official site. Enter the fqdnip address of your sql server, database. Then, enjoy the enduser experience of launching desktops and published applications from various clients.
So configuring the event database in the view environment is a best practice. If the database resides on the same system as vcenter server, you can use the integrated windows authentication security model. In a production environment you should use one of the supported databases ms sql or oracle. The view events database is used to store a database log about a horizon system.
Vmware horizon uses the event database to store logs about view manager events instead of storing data in a log file that is limited in information ms sql and oracle are the supported databases to store the logs but in small environments the event database can be stored also in a ms sql express edition. Jason langone has a great article on setting up the events db using sql express, but there isnt a good walkthru for regular sql server setup. With vmware at your disposal, there is practically no reason you cannot gain experience on all of the major. Set up the vmware view 5 and horizon view event database. Database requirements for view composer and the events. May 12, 2011 i have configured vcenter, vum, and view composer to all use sql 2008 r2 with windows authentication, then it came time to get the view events database up and running. Configuring vmware view event database on an sql server fails.
Oct 23, 2018 the event database record information about view manager events. Is this just a matter of backing up the db, restoring it to its new location, create a new odbc and then change the settings for the composer db within view administrator. Vmware horizon uses the event database to store logs about view. The purpose of this article is to explain how to use microsoft sql express to create a database server for the vmware horizon view event database and the composer database. Firstly you probably want to do this out of hours continue reading how to migrate horizon view composer database to. Nov 23, 2019 vmware vsphere 6 update manager database.
In next blog i will cover the steps to configure database for vmware. Event information is not stored by default, and an event log database must be set up for view to record these events. Solved migrate horizon view 6 composer database vmware. We are now going to proceed configuring the service accounts for view to connect to vcenter and join desktops to the domain followed by the events database. Below ill configure sql 2008 r2, insofar as i will setup a new database for the view events, create a user for that database, then finally connect the view 5 horizon view connection server to that database. In my environment i am going to configure microsoft sql server 2012 64bit express continue reading horizon view 7. Stepbystep guide to designing school labs with vmware view. The supported databases are microsoft sql db and oracle 12c release 1. However, you should see the installation complete successfully. An even better solution is to have a thinapp version of sql express management studio 2005 as part of your toolkit.
Ive published past performance studies with vsphere 5. Without configure the event database events are logged in a log file. Since i am using microsoft sql express edition, ensure you have defined the port number under tcp\ip properties under sql. Vmware horizon view event database solutions experts exchange. Apr 04, 2014 double check the database parameters and ensure that the database is not down, restarting, or otherwise unavailable. Following the instructions here, you shouldnt find it difficult to set up and use sql server express with horizon either. The microsoft sql server 2005 express edition package distributed with vmware vcenter server 4. See add a database and database user for view events. Setting up vmware horizon view to use sql server express for. Download and run sql server 2012 express setup file. From feature selection tab, select database engine service and management tools.
Configuring vmware horizon view connection for event database. I found this ms knowledge base article which makes you add three additional local policy privileges to the user account youre trying to install from. Vmware recommends that sql express be used in environments of no more than 5 hosts with 50 virtual machines. Apr 24, 2014 check out these steps to create and setup a vmware view event log database to capture events and errors within view. How to install database and odbc for vmware view esx. Jul 21, 2014 when installing vcenter you will need a vcenter database, an update manager database and with vcenter prior to 5. Ive come across this a while ago when configuring vmware horizon view events to log to a sql express database instance and the reason is because the tcpip ports are not configured properly. To configure the events database logon to the view administration console and navigate to view configuration\ event configuration. Or you can also install a sql express instance on your connection server for the event database and one on the composer server for that. Select the setup and right click select open to begin installation preparing vmware horizon 7 composer for.
Achieving optimal sql server performance on vsphere has been a constant focus here at vmware. So shrinking the database only increases the workload sql server has to do to reuse those free pages because it now has to grow. It is important that the windows user has the required permissions on the sql database and the vmware virtualcenter management webservices and vmware virtualcenter service is set to run as this user. Can install view composer with db sql express vmware. This procedure describes howto create a event database by using an ms sql server express database. Part 1 vmware site recovery manager 5 database setup. The name of the event database that you created on the database server. Newer versions have a number of bug fixes for ssl certificate issues. Setting up vmware horizon view to use sql server e. Once the sql database was downloaded, i installed netfx3, which is. Because the 2008 management tools are no longer available as a separate download, it is possible to use sql express management studio 2005.
Add a database and database user for view events 89 prepare an sql server database for event reporting 90 configure the event database 90 9 installing and starting view client 93. The possible problem in using sql express for the view event is related to the database. Purging old data from a vmware horizon view event database. Although this limit used to be fixed at 4 gb, it is now fixed at 10 gb. Install the microsoft sql server management studio. At our dr site, we will have 4 hosts setup in a cluster for replication from the primary site. The sql requirements for using the express bundle say for up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines. Additionally we need to create an ou and delegate permissions on this ou. Using sql express for the horizon view event and composer. Migrating vcenter databases from sql express to sql server. Cannot access sql server express 2005 database in vmware. You can add a new view composer database to an existing microsoft sql server instance to store linkedclone data for view composer. By the way, this blog part is in addition to the original blog post on how to install, configure and deploy vmware view 5 on vsphere 5 my recommendation is to setup a separate view 5 events database in your sql 2008 r2 instance we setup as part of the original view 5 install.
For example, view composer can use the microsoft sql server instance provided with vcenter server. Vmware and oracle setup, oracle tutorial how to database oracle virtual setup oracle database. For an oracle 12c or 11g database, you must use the oracle system identifier sid as the database name when you configure the event database in view. Vmware horizon records events like administrator actions, enduser actions, system failures and errors etc.
View composer requires an sql database to store data. In this tutorial series we will be setting up vmware site recovery manager 5 within our vsphere 5 environment. The vmware horizon 7 composer installation is very straightforward with only a small diversion for open database connectivity odbc setup. Jason langone has a great article on setting up the events db using sql. To resolve this issue, use a newer version that has a number of bug fixes for ssl certificate issues.
Vmware generally recommends that you use microsoft sql 2008 express for smaller environments because it has a fixed limit on how large the database can grow. Vmware and oracle setup by steve callan virtualizing hardware is the latest rage when it comes to cost savings and getting the most bang for your buck out of your hardware investment. Use a script to create microsoft sql server database objects manually. Using sql express for the horizon view event and composer databases published by robbastiaansen on fri, 110120. Install vmware horizon view composer server 4sysops. You are attempting to to set up vmware horizon view s events logging to a sql server express database but could not view to connect to the sql server. Since i am using microsoft sql express edition, ensure you.
Be aware of the size limitation on that kind of express database and rather plan use sql server standard for larger deployments. Remember to apply all three privileges backup, debug and manage audit and also logout and back in again before trying again. I have microsoft sql server database instance created for view event database. Vmware horizon uses the event database to store logs about view manager events instead of storing data in a log file that is limited in information. Once sql server service get restarted, vmware horizon event database can be configured. See vmware 2081899 vmware horizon view composer fails to work properly after migrating the composer database to a new sql server. Configure the vmware horizon view event database with ms sql. May 28, 2016 microsoft sql server or oracle database servers are supported. How to migrate horizon view composer database to a new server. Dealing with issues with view event database vmware support. Configuring vmware view events database with sql server. How to set up a sql express database for horizon view. How to install configure and deploy vmware view 5 on vsphere 5.
The username and password of the user you created for this database. Im running an sql server express 2005 database inside a guest os that im trying to connect to via a application running on the host. Switch back over to the view administrator console, drill down to view configuration event configuration then click edit. With the installation you have the option to point to an existing dedicated sql server, sql server on the same windows host or use the bundled sql express with the installer. If a database server instance does not already exist, you must install one. Im gonna stick with sql express for my lab, since its also the bundled database provided when you install vmware vsphere 5. Db full need to shrink sql express 2008 r2 express, vmware vcenter by. You can either leverage microsoft sql or oracle database for recording events.
Installation and configuration guide helps you evaluate the virtual desktop component of horizon 7. Setting up vmware horizon view to use sql server express. If a database server instance does not already exist, you must install. The customer called us in because the vcenter service was crashing almost daily. First, download the vmware horizon view composer 7. Log in with your vmware account and download the installer. However, im not able to connect to the database i can connect to the database if i run the application inside the guest os. Microsoft sql server 2008 sp4 and oracle 11g release 2 11. Since i am using microsoft sql express edition, ensure you have defined the port number under tcp\ip properties under sql server network configuration in sql server configuration manager. Prepare the vcenter server sql server database you first create a database and user for vcenter server.
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