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Table Of Contents
- Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture
- Contents
- Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture
- Introduction to Cloud Pod Architecture
- Designing a Cloud Pod Architecture Topology
- Creating Cloud Pod Architecture Sites
- Entitling Users and Groups in the Pod Federation
- Finding and Allocating Desktops in the Pod Federation
- Global Entitlement Example
- Cloud Pod Architecture Topology Limits
- Cloud Pod Architecture Port Requirements
- Security Considerations for Cloud Pod Architecture Topologies
- Setting Up a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment
- Managing a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment
- View a Cloud Pod Architecture Configuration
- View Pod Federation Health in View Administrator
- View Desktop Sessions in the Pod Federation
- Determine the Effective Home Site for a User
- Add a Pod to a Site
- Modifying Global Entitlements
- Remove a Home Site Association
- Remove a Pod From the Pod Federation
- Uninitialize the Cloud Pod Architecture Feature
- lmvutil Command Reference
- Index
Changing a Pod Name or Description
You can use the lmvutil command with the --updatePod option to update or modify the name or
description of a pod.
Syntax
lmvutil --updatePod --podName podname [--newPodName podname] [--description text]
Usage Notes
This command returns an error message if the Cloud Pod Architecture feature is not initialized or if the
command cannot find or update the pod.
Options
You can specify these options when you update a pod name or description.
Table 5‑4. Options for Changing a Pod Name or Description
Option Description
--podName
Name of the pod to update.
--newPodName
(Optional) New name for the pod. A pod name can contain between 1 and 64
characters.
--description
(Optional) Description of the site. The description can contain between 1 and 1024
characters.
Example
lmvutil --authAs adminEast --authDomain domainEast --authPassword "*"
--updatePod --podName "East Pod 1" --newPodName "East Pod 2"
Managing Sites
You can use lmvutil command options to create, modify, and delete Cloud Pod Architecture sites. A site is a
grouping of View pods.
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Creating a Site on page 44
You can use the lmvutil command with the --createSite option to create a site in a Cloud Pod
Architecture topology.
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Assigning a Pod to a Site on page 44
You use the lmvutil command with the --assignPodToSite option to assign a pod to a site.
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Changing a Site Name or Description on page 45
You can use the lmvutil command with the --editSite option to edit the name or description of a
site.
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Deleting a Site on page 45
You can use the lmvutil command with the --deleteSite option to delete a site.
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