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Chapter 6 View Composer
Using the SviConfig Tool for View Composer
TheSviConfigutilityaccompaniestheViewComposerapplicationandoffers
View ManageradministratorstheabilitytoupgradeorrestoretheViewComposer
database.
ThepathtotheSviConfigexecutablefileis:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View Composer\sviconfig.exe
ThecommandsdescribedinthissectionareintendedforexperiencedViewComposer
administrators,andareintendedtoresolveissuesrelatingtotheViewComposer
service.
Upgrade View Composer Database (databaseupgrade)
ThedatabaseupgradecommandisusedtoupgradeaViewComposer1.0schemato
version1.1.Inaddition,thecommandalsomigratestheinformationinthedatabase
fromViewComposer1.0toViewComposer1.1.
Use Case
DuringinstallationoftheViewComposerserviceonaVirtualCenterserverwherean
olderversionoftheserviceisalreadyinstalled,usersareofferedtheopportunityto
upgradetheservicemanually.IftheydecidetodothistheymustuseSviConfigto
upgradetheschemaandmigratetheirexistingdata.
Usage
BeforeyoucanupgradetheViewComposerdatabase,youmustfirstshutdownthe
ViewComposerservicerunningontheVirtualCenterserver.Restarttheserviceonce
youhavesuccessfullyexecutedthecommand.
SviConfigdatabaseupgradecommandinstructionsareissuedfromaWindows
commandpromptinthefollowingform:
sviconfig -operation=databaseupgrade
-DsnName=<target database source name (DSN)>
-Username=<database administrator username>
-Password=<database administrator password>
Forexample:
sviconfig -operation=databaseupgrade -dsnname=LinkedClone
-username=Admin -password=Pass