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VMware View Resources
VMware View includes several configuration files and similar resources that must be protected.
Table 9. View Connection Server and Security Server Resources
Resource Location Protection
LDAP settings Not applicable. LDAP data is protected
automatically as part of role-
based access control.
LDAP backup files
<Drive Letter>
:\Programdata\VMWare\VDM\backups
(Windows Server 2008)
<Drive Letter>
:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMWare\VDM\backups (Windows
Server 2003)
Protected by access control.
locked.properties
(Certificate properties
file)
install_directory
\VMware\VMware
View\Server\sslgateway\conf
Can be protected by access
control. Ensure that this file is
secured against access by any
user other than View
administrators.
Log files
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%
\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
<Drive Letter>
:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
Protected by access control.
web.xml
(Tomcat configuration
file)
install_directory
\VMware View\Server\broker\web
apps\ROOT\Web INF
Protected by access control.
Table 10. View Transfer Server Resources
Resource Location Protection
httpd.conf
(Apache configuration
file)
install_directory
\VMware\VMware
View\Server\httpd\conf
Can be protected by access
control. Ensure that this file is
secured against access by any
user other than View
administrators.
Log files
<Drive Letter>
:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs
(Windows Server 2008 R2)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%
\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
(Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2)
<Drive Letter>
:\Program Files\Apache
Group\Apache2\logs (Apache server)
Protected by access control.
VMware View Log Files
VMware View software creates log files that record the installation and operation of its components.
NOTE VMware View log files are intended for use by VMware Support. VMware recommends that you
configure and use the event database to monitor View. For more information, see the VMware View
Installation and VMware View Integration documents.
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