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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 VMware Horizon View Integration document.
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vdmadmin Command Usage on page 409
The syntax of the vdmadmin command controls its operation.
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Configuring Logging in View Agent Using the -A Option on page 411
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to configure logging by View Agent.
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Overriding IP Addresses Using the -A Option on page 413
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to override the IP address reported by a View
Agent.
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Setting the Name of a View Connection Server Group Using the -C Option on page 414
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 on page 414
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 on page 415
You can use the vdmadmin command -H to list the existing health monitors, to monitor instances for View
Manager components, and to display the details of a specific health monitor or monitor instance.
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Listing and Displaying Reports of View Manager Operation Using the -I Option on page 416
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -I option to list the available reports of View Manager
operation and to display the results of running one of these reports.
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Generating View Event Log Messages in Syslog Format Using the -I Option on page 417
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -I option to record View event messages in Syslog format
in event log files. Many third-party analytics products require flat-file Syslog data as input for their
analytics operations.
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Assigning Dedicated Desktops Using the -L Option on page 418
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -L option to assign desktops from a dedicated pool to users.
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