Installation

The following rules apply to firewalls that use NAT.
Table 6‑6. NAT Firewall Requirements to Support IPsec Rules
Source Protocol Port Destination Notes
Security server ISAKMP UDP 500 View Connection
Server
Security servers use UDP port 500 to
initiate IPsec security negotiation.
Security server NAT-T
ISAKMP
UDP 4500 View Connection
Server
Security servers use UDP port 4500 to
traverse NATs and negotiate IPsec
security.
Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
In certain situations, you might have to reinstall the current version of a View Connection Server instance
and restore the existing View configuration by importing a backup LDIF file that contains the View LDAP
configuration data.
For example, as part of a business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan, you might want to have a
procedure ready to implement in case a datacenter stops functioning. The first step in such a plan is to
ensure that the View LDAP configuration is backed up in another location. A second step is to install View
Connection Server in the new location and import the backup configuration, as described in this procedure.
You might also use this procedure when you set up a second datacenter with the existing View
configuration. Or you might use it if your View deployment contains only a single View Connection Server
instance, and a problem occurs with that server.
You do not have to follow this procedure if you have multiple View Connection Server instances in a
replicated group, and a single instance goes down. You can simply reinstall View Connection Server as a
replicated instance. During the installation, you provide connection information to another View
Connection Server instance, and View restores the View LDAP configuration from the other instance.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the View LDAP configuration was backed up to an encrypted LDIF file.
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Familiarize yourself with restoring a View LDAP configuration from an LDIF backup file by using the
vdmimport command.
See "Backing Up and Restoring View Configuration Data" in the ViewAdministration document.
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Familiarize yourself with the steps for installing a new View Connection Server instance. See “Install
View Connection Server with a New Configuration,” on page 46.
Procedure
1 Install View Connection Server with a new configuration.
2 Decrypt the encrypted LDIF file.
For example:
vdmimport -d -p mypassword
-f MyEncryptedexport.LDF > MyDecryptedexport.LDF
3 Import the decrypted LDIF file to restore the View LDAP configuration.
For example:
vdmimport -f MyDecryptedexport.LDF
NOTE At this stage, the View configuration is not yet accessible. Clients cannot access View Connection
Server or connect to their desktops.
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