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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
- Examining PCoIP Session Statistics
- Index
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Contents
About This Book 5
1 Introduction 7
VMware View Components 7
Integration Interfaces to VMware View 8
2 Integrating with the Event Database 9
Event Database Tables and Schemas 9
Connection Broker Events 11
View Agent Events 17
View Administrator Events 17
View Transfer Server Events 25
Event Message Attributes 25
Sample Database Queries and Views 27
3 Using View PowerCLI 29
Introduction to View PowerCLI 29
Start the PowerShell Console with View PowerCLI Loaded 30
Displaying Help for a View PowerCLI cmdlet 30
Error Handling 30
Error When Piping and Specifying Objects at the Same Time 30
Escaping Characters in vCenter Path Names 31
View PowerCLI Cmdlets 31
View Administrator, View PowerCLI Cmdlet, and vdmadmin Operations 33
View PowerCLI Cmdlet Parameters 35
Default Display Protocol Settings 35
Deletion Policy Settings 35
Flash Quality Settings 36
Flash Throttling Settings 36
LDAP Backup Frequency 36
Pool Type Settings 37
Power Policy Settings 37
Refresh Policy Settings 38
Smart Card Authentication Settings 38
View Composer Maintenance Task Types 38
Examples of Using View PowerCLI Cmdlets 39
Displaying Information About a View Connection Server Instance 39
Updating the Configuration of a View Connection Server Instance 39
Managing the Configuration of vCenter Servers in VMware View 39
Managing Desktop Pools 39
Creating and Updating Automatically Provisioned Desktop Pools 40
Creating and Updating Linked-Clone Desktop Pools 40
Creating and Updating Manually Provisioned Desktop Pools 41
Creating Manual Unmanaged Desktop Pools 41
Creating and Updating Desktops Provisioned by Terminal Servers 41
Obtaining Information About Users and Groups from Active Directory 41
Managing Desktop Entitlements 42