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Table Of Contents
- VMware View Integration
- Contents
- Introduction
- Integrating with the Event Database
- Using View PowerCLI
- Introduction to View PowerCLI
- View PowerCLI Cmdlets
- View Administrator, View PowerCLI Cmdlet, and vdmadmin Operations
- View PowerCLI Cmdlet Parameters
- Examples of Using View PowerCLI Cmdlets
- Displaying Information About a View Connection Server Instance
- Updating the Configuration of a View Connection Server Instance
- Managing the Configuration of vCenter Servers in VMware View
- Managing Desktop Pools
- Creating and Updating Automatically Provisioned Desktop Pools
- Creating and Updating Linked-Clone Desktop Pools
- Creating and Updating Manually Provisioned Desktop Pools
- Creating Manual Unmanaged Desktop Pools
- Creating and Updating Desktops Provisioned by Terminal Servers
- Obtaining Information About Users and Groups from Active Directory
- Managing Desktop Entitlements
- Managing Local Desktops
- Managing Remote Sessions
- Managing Virtual Machines
- Displaying Information About Physical Computers
- Updating the Ownership of Machines
- Displaying Information About Events
- Managing the Global Configuration of VMware View
- Managing View Licenses
- Examples of Using View PowerCLI for Enhanced Functionality
- Customizing LDAP Data
- Integrating with SCOM
- View Management Packs
- Name a View Connection Server Group
- Import the View MPs
- View Discovery Script
- Run the Discovery Script
- Display Discovered Objects
- Display Managed Objects
- Views and Monitors
- Enable a Proxy Agent on a Server
- Display Performance Data
- Display Information About an Alert
- Restart a Service
- Exclude a Domain from Connectivity Monitoring
- Close Alerts
- Class and Relationship Definitions
- Index
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Enable a Proxy Agent on a Server
YoumustenabletheproxyagentoneachViewConnectionServerhostorsecurityserverthatyouwantto
monitor.
To enable the proxy agent on a server
1IntheOperationsManagerconsole,gotoAdministration\AgentManaged,selecttheserver,andclick
Properties.
2UndertheSecuritytab,selecttheoptionAllowthisagenttoactasaproxy
anddiscovermanagedobjects
onothercomputers.
3ClickOK.
Display Performance Data
YoucandisplaygraphicalinformationabouttheperformanceofaViewConnectionServerinstanceorsecurity
server.
To display performance data for a View Connection Server instance or security server
IntheOperationsManagerconsole,gotoMonitoring\VMwareView\Performance,selecttheConnection
ServerRolePerformanceDataorSecureGatewayRolePerformanceDataview,andselecttherequireddata
sets.
Display Information About an Alert
YoucanusetheHealthExplorertodisplayinformationaboutalertsthatthehealthmonitorshaveraisedfora
ViewConnectionServergroup.
To display active alerts for View components
1IntheOperationsManagerconsole,gotoMonitoring\VMwareViewandselecttheActiveAlertsview.
2 Selectanalert()todisplaytheknowledgearticleforthatalert.
Restart a Service
TheservicecomponentmonitorsalertyouifaViewcomponentservicestopsworking.Youcanrestarta
servicefromtheHealthExplorer.
To restart a service following an alert
1IntheOperationsManagerconsole,gotoMonitoring\VMwareViewandselecttheGroupStateviewor
theGroupNodeStateview.
2RightclickonaViewConnectionServergroup
ormemberthatisinthealertstate()andselect
Open > HealthExplorer.
3IntheHealthExplorer,selectthealertandclickRestarttheserviceintheknowledgearticle.
Exclude a Domain from Connectivity Monitoring
TheDomainConnectivityHealthmonitorcheckstheconnectivitybetweenaViewConnectionServerhost’s
domainandanytrusteddomains.Toavoidseeingalertsforadomain,youcanexcludethedomainfrombeing
monitored.
To exclude a domain from being monitored for connectivity
1IntheOperationsManagerconsole,gotoMonitoring\VMwareView,andselecttheGroupStateviewor
theGroupNodeStateview.
2Rightclickontheconnectionserver,andselectOpen>HealthExplorer.