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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 a View Agent.
Syntax
vdmadmin -A [-b
authentication_arguments ] -override -i ip_or_dns -d desktop -m machine
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -override -list -d desktop -m machine
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -override -r -d desktop [-m machine ]
Usage Notes
A View Agent reports the discovered IP address of the machine on which it is running to the View Connection
Server instance. In secure configurations where the View Connection Server instance cannot trust the value
that the View Agent reports, you can override the value provided by the View Agent and specify the IP address
that the managed machine should be using. If the address of a machine that the View Agent reports does not
match the defined address, you cannot use a View client to access the machine.
Options
Table 17-4 shows the options that you can specify to override IP addresses.
Table 17-4. Options for Overriding IP Addresses
Option Description
-d desktop Specifies the desktop pool.
-i ip_or_dns Specifies the IP address or resolvable domain name in DNS.
-m machine Specifies the name of the machine in a desktop pool.
-override
Specifies an operation for overriding IP addresses.
-r
Removes an overridden IP address.
Examples
Override the IP address for the machine machine2 in the desktop pool dtpool2.
vdmadmin -A -override -i 10.20.54.165 -d dtpool2 -m machine2
Display the IP addresses that are defined for the machine machine2 in the desktop pool dtpool2.
vdmadmin -A -override -list -d dtpool2 -m machine2
Remove the IP addresses that is defined for the machine machine2 in the desktop pool dtpool2.
vdmadmin -A -override -r -d dtpool2 -m machine2
Remove the IP addresses that are defined for the desktops in the desktop pool dtpool3.
vdmadmin -A -override -r -d dtpool3
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