5.2

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.
Syntax
vdmadmin -C [-b
authentication_arguments ] [-c groupname ]
Usage Notes
You must name a View Connection Server group if you intend to use SCOM to monitor and manage the state
of View Manager components. View Administrator does not display the name of a group. Run the command
on a member of the group that you want to name.
If you do not specify a name for the group, the command returns the GUID of the group to which the local
View Connection Server instance belongs. You can use the GUID to verify whether a View Connection Server
instance is a member of the same View Connection Server group as another View Connection Server instance.
For a description of how to use SCOM with View, see the VMware Horizon View Integration document.
Options
The -c option specifies the name of the View Connection Server group. If you do not specify this option, the
command returns the GUID of the group.
Examples
Set the name of a View Connection Server group to VCSG01.
vdmadmin -C -c VCSG01
Return the GUID of the group.
vdmadmin -C
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.
Syntax
vdmadmin -F [-b
authentication_arguments ] [-u domain \ user ]
Usage Notes
If you trust domains outside of your local domains, you allow access by security principals in the external
domains to the local domains' resources. Active Directory uses FSPs to represent security principals in trusted
external domains. You might want to update the FSPs of users if you modify the list of trusted external domains.
Options
The -u option specifies the name and domain of the user whose FSP you want to update. If you do not specify
this option, the command updates the FSPs of all users in Active Directory.
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