Administration

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Assigning Dedicated Machines Using the -L Option on page 222
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -L option to assign machines from a dedicated pool to
users.
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Displaying Information About Machines Using the -M Option on page 223
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -M option to display information about the configuration
of virtual machines or physical computers.
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Reclaiming Disk Space on Virtual Machines Using the -M Option on page 224
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -M option to mark a linked-clone virtual machine for disk
space reclamation. View directs the ESXi host to reclaim disk space on the linked-clone OS disk
without waiting for the unused space on the OS disk to reach the minimum threshold that is specified
in View Administrator.
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Configuring Domain Filters Using the -N Option on page 225
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -N option to control the domains that View makes
available to end users.
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Configuring Domain Filters on page 227
You can configure domain filters to limit the domains that a View Connection Server instance or
security server makes available to end users.
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Displaying the Machines and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the -O and -P Options on page 231
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -O and -P options to display the virtual machines and
policies that are assigned to users who are no longer entitled to use the system.
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Configuring Clients in Kiosk Mode Using the -Q Option on page 232
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -Q option to set defaults and create accounts for clients in
kiosk mode, to enable authentication for these clients, and to display information about their
configuration.
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Displaying the First User of a Machine Using the -R Option on page 236
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -R option to find out the initial assignment of a managed
virtual machine. For example, in the event of the loss of LDAP data, you might need this information
so that you can reassign virtual machines to users.
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Removing the Entry for a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server Using the -S Option on
page 236
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -S option to remove the entry for a View Connection
Server instance or security server from the View configuration.
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Providing Secondary Credentials for Administrators Using the -T Option on page 237
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -T option to provide Active Directory secondary
credentials to administrator users.
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Displaying Information About Users Using the -U Option on page 238
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -U option to display detailed information about users.
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Unlocking or Locking Virtual Machines Using the -V Option on page 239
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -V option to unlock or lock virtual machines in the
datacenter.
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Detecting and Resolving LDAP Entry Collisions Using the -X Option on page 240
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -X option to detect and resolve colliding LDAP entries
on replicated View Connection Server instances in a group.
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