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Add Licenses to VMware View
If the current licenses on a system expire, or if you want to access VMware View features that are currently
unlicensed, you can use View Administrator to add licenses.
You can add a license to VMware View while View Manager is running. You do not need to reboot the system,
and access to desktops is not interrupted.
Prerequisites
For the successful operation of View Manager and add-on features such as View Composer and local desktops,
obtain a valid license key.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Product licensing and usage and click Edit
license.
2 Enter the license serial number and click OK.
The Product Licensing window shows the updated licensing information.
Update General User Information from Active Directory
You can update View Manager with the current user information that is stored in Active Directory. This feature
updates the name, phone, email, user name, and default Windows domain of View users. The trusted external
domains are also updated.
Use this feature if you modify the list of trusted external domains in Active Directory, especially if the altered
trust relationships between domains affect user permissions in View Manager.
This feature scans Active Directory for the latest user information and refreshes the View Manager
configuration.
You can also use the vdmadmin command to update user and domain information. See “Updating Foreign
Security Principals Using the -F Option,” on page 328.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Users and Groups.
2 Choose whether to update information for all users or an individual user.
Option Action
For all users
Click Update General User Information.
Updating all users and groups can take a long time.
For an individual user
a Click the user name to update.
b Click Update General User Information.
Migrating View Composer with an Existing Database
In some situations, you might need to migrate a View Composer service to a new computer. You can continue
to use the existing View Composer database.
For example, you might migrate a vCenter Server instance to a new ESX host or cluster to expand your
deployment or recover from a hardware failure. To preserve your linked-clone desktops, you must also migrate
the View Composer service installed with vCenter Server.
To migrate the View Composer service, you uninstall the service on the old computer and install the service
on the new computer. For installation instructions, see the VMware View Installation document.
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