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You can specify the output file name as an argument to the -f option. For example:
vdmexport -f Myexport.LDF
You can export the data in plain text format (verbatim) by using the -v option. For example:
vdmexport -f Myexport.LDF -v
You can export the data in plain text format with passwords and sensitive data removed (cleansed) by
using the -c option. For example:
vdmexport -f Myexport.LDF -c
NOTE Do not plan on using cleansed backup data to restore a View LDAP configuration. The cleansed
configuration data is missing passwords and other critical information.
For more information about the vdmexport command, see the VMware Horizon View Integration document.
What to do next
You can restore or transfer the configuration information of View Connection Server by using the vdmimport
command.
For details about importing the LDIF file, see “Restoring View Connection Server and View Composer
Configuration Data,” on page 354.
Restoring View Connection Server and View Composer Configuration Data
You
can manually restore the View Connection Server LDAP configuration files and View Composer database
files that were backed up by View Manager.
You manually run separate utilities to restore View Connection Server and View Composer configuration data.
Before you restore configuration data, verify that you backed up the configuration data in View Administrator.
See “Backing Up View Connection Server and View Composer Data,” on page 351.
You use the vdmimport utility to import the View Connection Server data from the LDIF backup files to the
View LDAP repository in the View Connection Server instance.
You can use the SviConfig utility to import the View Composer data from the .svi backup files to the View
Composer SQL database.
NOTE In certain situations, you might have to install the current version of a View Connection Server instance
and restore the existing View configuration by importing the View Connection Server LDAP configuration
files. You might require this procedure as part of a business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan, as
a step in setting up a second datacenter with the existing View configuration, or for other reasons. For more
information, see "Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration" in the VMware Horizon View
Installation document.
Import Configuration Data into View Connection Server
You can restore configuration data of a View Connection Server instance by importing a backup copy of the
data stored in an LDIF file.
You use the vdmimport command to import the data from the LDIF file to the View LDAP repository in the
View Connection Server instance.
If you backed up your View LDAP configuration by using View Administrator or the default vdmexport
command, the exported LDIF file is encrypted. You must decrypt the LDIF file before you can import it.
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