VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual page 259

View Manager Configuration Backup Settings
View Manager can back up your View Connection Server and View Composer configuration data at regular
intervals. In View Administrator, you can set the frequency and other aspects of the backup operations.
Table 14-1. View Manager Configuration Backup Settings
Setting
Automatic backup
frequency
Max number of backups
Folder location
Export Configuration Data from View Connection Server
You can back up configuration data of a View Connection Server instance by exporting the contents of its View
LDAP repository.
You use the
vdmexport
any View Connection Server instance.
If you have multiple View Connection Server instances in a replicated group, you only need to export the data
from one instance. All replicated instances contain the same configuration data.
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vdmexport.exe
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View Composer database information.
Prerequisites
Locate the
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vdmexport.exe
path.
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\tools\bin
Log in to a View Connection Server instance as a user in the Administrators or Administrators (Read only)
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role.
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Description
Every Hour. Backups take place every hour on the hour.
Every 6 Hours. Backups take place at midnight, 6 am, noon, and 6 pm.
Every 12 Hours. Backups take place at midnight and noon.
Every Day. Backups take place every day at midnight.
Every 2 Days. Backups occur at midnight on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Every Week. Backups take place weekly at midnight on Saturday.
Every 2 Weeks. Backups take place every other week at midnight on Saturday.
Never. Backups do not take place automatically.
Number of backup files that can be stored on the View Connection Server instance. The
number must be an integer greater than 0.
When the maximum number is reached, View Manager deletes the oldest backup file.
This setting also applies to backup files that are created when you use Backup Now.
Location of the backup files.
The default location is on the following path on the computer where View Connection Server
is running.
On a Windows Server 2008 computer: C:\Programdata\VMWare\VDM\backups
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On a Windows Server 2003 computer: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
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\Application Data\VMWare\VDM\backups
When you use Backup Now, View Manager also stores the backup files in this location.
command to export the data to an LDIF file. You can run the
command backs up the View LDAP data only. This command does not back up
command executable file installed with View Connection Server in the default
Chapter 14 Maintaining View Components
command on
vdmexport
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