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When a local mode operation such as a check-out, check-in, or replication is performed, View validates
that
the View desktop's virtual machine in vCenter Server was not modified since the last synchronization
with the local View desktop. If a virtual machine disk in vCenter Server was modified, and the disk is
not the same as the local desktop version, you can use the vdmadmin command with the -V option to
preserve data on the local desktop and vCenter Server virtual machine and ensure that both versions are
synchronized.
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You can use the vdmadmin command with the -V option to unlock or lock virtual machines in the
datacenter.
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You can use the vdmadmin command with the -X option to detect and resolve colliding LDAP entries on
replicated View Connection Server instances in a group.
vdmadmin Command Usage
The syntax of the vdmadmin command controls its operation.
Use the following form of the vdmadmin command from a Windows command prompt.
vdmadmin
command_option [ additional_option argument ] ...
The additional options that you can use depend on the command option.
By default, the path to the vdmadmin command executable file is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
View\Server\tools\bin. To avoid having to enter the path on the command line, add the path to your PATH
environment variable.
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You must run the vdmadmin command as a user who is in the Administrators role for a specified action
to succeed.
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Some vdmadmin command options allow you to specify the format of the output information.
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You use the command options of the vdmadmin command to specify the operation that you want it to
perform.
vdmadmin Command Authentication
You must run the vdmadmin command as a user who is in the Administrators role for a specified action to
succeed.
You can use View Administrator to assign the Administrators role to a user. See Chapter 2, “Configuring Role-
Based Delegated Administration,” on page 39.
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