You can export data from your View Composer database to file.

Important: Use the SviConfig utility only if you are an experienced View Composer administrator.

Prerequisites

By default, Horizon 7 stores the backup files on the C: drive of the View Connection Server computer, at C:\Programdata\VMWare\VDM\backups.

Familiarize yourself with the SviConfig exportdata parameters:

  • DsnName - The DSN that is used to connect to the database. If it is not specified, DSN name, user name and password will be retrieved from server configuration file.
  • Username - The user name that is used to connect to the database. If this parameter is not specified, Windows authentication is used.
  • Password - The password for the user that connects to the database. If this parameter is not specified and Windows authentication is not used, you are prompted to enter the password later.
  • OutputFilePath - The path to the output file.

Procedure

  1. On the computer where View Composer is installed, stop the VMware Horizon View Composer service.
  2. Open a Windows command prompt and navigate to the SviConfig executable file.
    The file is located with the View Composer application.

    View-Composer-installation-directory\sviconfig.exe

  3. Run the SviConfig exportdata command. 
    sviconfig -operation=exportdata
          -DsnName=target_database_source_name_(DSN)
          -Username=database_administrator_username
          -Password=database_administrator_password
          -OutputFilePath=path_to_View_Composer_output_file
    For example: 
    sviconfig -operation=exportdata -dsnname=LinkedClone
-username=Admin -password=Pass 
-outputfilepath="C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View 
Composer\Export-20090304000010-foobar_test_org.SVI"

What to do next

For export result codes for the SviConfig exportdata command, see Result Codes for Exporting the View Composer Database.