VDM - Setting an Externally Resolvable Name on a Connection Server

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Setting an Externally Resolvable Name on a Connection Server
If VDM clients cannot directly access a VDM Connection Server by using
https:// where is the hostname of the VDM Connection Server,
you must specify an externally resolvable name for the VDM Connection Server. If the
VDM Connection Server is accessed from the Internet, set the name to something that
resolves on the Internet. This name can be something like
https://vdmservername.mycompany.com. Whenever this situation arises, you must set
the name for each VDM Connection Server that is unresolvable.
The process of setting the name is not the same for all installation types. For standard
or replica installations, you can set the name by using the Administrator user interface.
For a security server installation, you must edit or create a file with the settings and save
it on the security server.
To set the name on a standard or replica installation
1 On the Configuration page, in VDM Servers, select the VDM Connection Server to
set the name for.
2 Click Edit.
3 Enter the name in the External URL field.
4 Click OK.
5 Restart the VDM Connection Server service so that the changes take effect. Click
Start>Administrative Tools>Services and select the VMware VDM Connection
Server from the list of services. If the service is running, click Restart the service.
If the service is not running, click Start the service.
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To set the name on a security server installation
1 Create or edit the properties file (locked.properties) so that it contains entries for
the externally resolvable name of the security server, the port number and the
client protocol.
The properties file is a text file. If it already exists, it is located at C:\Program
Files\VMware\VMware VDM\Server\sslgateway\conf\locked.properties.
always save this file in the same place, whether it already exists or not.
As an example, if the security server’s externally resolvable name is
vdmservername.mycompany.com, the port number is 443, and the client protocol
is https, you use a text editor to edit or create the properties file with the following
entries:
􀂄 clientHost=vdmservername.mycompany.com
􀂄 clientPort=443
􀂄 clientProtocol=https
If a properties file already exists containing entries with these key words, replace
the entries with new entries from this list.
2 Save the file.
3 Restart the VDM Security Server service so that the changes take effect. Click
Start>Administrative Tools>Services and select the VMware VDM Security
Server from the list of services. If the service is running, click Restart the service.
If the service is not running, click Start the service.