Administration

Using the vdmadmin Command 12
You can use the vdmadmin command line interface to perform a variety of administration tasks on a View
Connection Server instance.
You can use vdmadmin to perform administration tasks that are not possible from within the View
Administrator user interface or to perform administration tasks that need to run automatically from scripts.
For a comparison of the operations that are possible in View Administrator, View cmdlets, and vdmadmin,
see the View Integration document.
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vdmadmin Command Usage
The syntax of the vdmadmin command controls its operation.
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Configuring Logging in Horizon Agent Using the -A Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to configure logging by Horizon Agent.
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Overriding IP Addresses Using the -A Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to override the IP address reported by
Horizon Agent.
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Setting the Name of a View Connection Server Group Using the ‑C Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -C option to set the name of a View Connection
Server group. The Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) console displays this
name to help you identify the group within SCOM.
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Updating Foreign Security Principals Using the ‑F Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -F option to update the foreign security principals
(FSPs) of Windows users in Active Directory who are authorized to use a desktop.
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Listing and Displaying Health Monitors Using the ‑H Option
You can use the vdmadmin command -H to list the existing health monitors, to monitor instances for
View components, and to display the details of a specific health monitor or monitor instance.
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Listing and Displaying Reports of View Operation Using the ‑I Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -I option to list the available reports of View
operation and to display the results of running one of these reports.
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