5.2

Table Of Contents
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Contents
VMware Horizon View Integration 7
1 Introduction 9
VMware Horizon View Components 9
Integration Interfaces to VMware Horizon View 10
2 Integrating with the Event Database 11
Event Database Tables and Schemas 11
Connection Broker Events 13
View Agent Events 19
View Administrator Events 19
View Transfer Server Events 27
Event Message Attributes 27
Sample Database Queries and Views 29
3 Using View PowerCLI 31
Introduction to View PowerCLI 31
Start the PowerShell Console with View PowerCLI Loaded 32
Displaying Help for a View PowerCLI cmdlet 32
Error Handling 33
Error When Piping and Specifying Objects at the Same Time 33
Escaping Characters in vCenter Path Names 33
View PowerCLI Cmdlets 34
View Administrator, View PowerCLI Cmdlet, and vdmadmin Operations 36
View PowerCLI Cmdlet Parameters 38
Default Display Protocol Settings 38
Deletion Policy Settings 38
Flash Quality Settings 39
Flash Throttling Settings 39
LDAP Backup Frequency 39
Pool Type Settings 40
Power Policy Settings 40
Refresh Policy Settings 41
Smart Card Authentication Settings 41
View Composer Maintenance Task Types 41
Examples of Using View PowerCLI Cmdlets 42
Displaying Information About a View Connection Server Instance 42
Updating the Configuration of a View Connection Server Instance 42
Managing the Configuration of vCenter Servers in View 42
Managing Desktop Pools 42
Creating and Updating Automatically Provisioned Desktop Pools 43
Creating and Updating Linked-Clone Desktop Pools 43
Creating and Updating Manually Provisioned Desktop Pools 44
Creating Manual Unmanaged Desktop Pools 44
Creating and Updating Desktops Provisioned by Terminal Servers 44
Obtaining Information About Users and Groups from Active Directory 44
Managing Desktop Entitlements 45