There are a number of prerequisites that should be addressed prior to installing View Composer:
At least one configured View Connection Server with a license key installed
An Active Directory user account or security group that will be granted the necessary permissions within Microsoft Active Directory and the vCenter Server
A dedicated Windows 2008 R2 host server for View Composer or an existing vCenter Server that has 2008 R2 as the host OS
A Static IP address for the dedicated View Composer host server (required only if you are using a dedicated server)
Local administrator access on the host server
A supported View Composer database as referenced in Chapter 1, Designing a VMware Horizon View Infrastructure
A 64-bit ODBC connection to the View Composer database configured on the View Composer host server
In addition to the items described in Chapter 1, Designing a VMware Horizon View Infrastructure the following items should be prepared in advance of the installation...