Specifications

View Manager Administration Guide
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ViewManager
ConfigurationBackup
Topreserveyourconfigurationinformation,ViewManager
allowsyoutobackupthecontentsoftheViewLDAP
repositoryusedbyallViewConnectionServersinyour
environment.
Thepropertiesinthispropertygroupdeterminethe
schedulingcriteriaforautomatedbackupsofView
ConnectionServer(includingViewComposer
databasedata):
 Automaticbackupfrequency—Selectabackupinterval
fromoneofthefollowing:
 EveryHour—Backupsaretakeneveryhouronthe
hour
 Every6Hours—Backupsaretakenatmidnight,6am,
midday,andat6pm
 Every12Hours—Backupsaretakenatmidnightand
noon
 EveryDay—Backupsaretakeneverydayat
midnight
 Every2Days—Backupsaretakenatmidnighton
Saturday,Monday,Wednesday,andFriday
 EveryWeek—BackupsaretakenweeklyonSaturday
atmidnight
 Every2Weeks—Backupsaretakeneveryotherweek
onSaturdayatmidnight
 Never—Backupsarenevertakenandmustbe
initiatedmanually
 Maxnumberofbackups—Indicatesthenumberof
previousbackupfilesthatcanbestoredonView
ConnectionServeratanygiventime.
Whenthelevelisreached,theoldestbackupfileinthe
backupfolderisdeletedeachtimeanewbackupfileis
created.Thisfiguremustbean
integergreaterthan0.
Thissettingalsoappliestobackupfilesthatarecreated
manuallyusingtheBackupNowlinkintheViewServers
table.
 FolderLocation—Locationofbackupfiles.Bydefault:
C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\backups
Thislocationalsoholdsbackupfilesthatarecreated
manuallyusingtheBackupNowlinkintheViewServers
table.
Table 3-3. View Server Settings (Continued)
Property Description