VMware Horizon ADAM Database edits

Making changes to the ADAM Database

There are many reasons why you want to make changes to the ADAM Databse. It is the underlying database that holds the info on Pools, VDI Machines, etc. And this Database FREQUENTLY gets corrupted. I'm not sure why, I'm a big VMware Horizon fan, but man does it get messed up easily.

So to get into it there is a standard procedure that I grabbed from VMware's KB2012377 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2012377

Windows Server 2008 / 2012

To connect to the View ADAM database:

1. Log in to one of the View Connection Servers as Domain Administrator.
2. Click Start > Administrative Tools > ADSI Edit.
3. In the console window, right-click ADSI Edit and click Connect to.
4. In the Name field type:
   
   View ADAM Database
    
5. Select Select or type a Distinguished Name or Naming Context.
6. In the field below Select or type a Distinguished Name or Naming Context, type:
   
   dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int
    
7. Select Select or type a domain or server.
8. In the field below Select or type a domain or server, type:
   
   localhost:389
    
9. Click OK.
10. Click View ADAM Database [localhost:389] to expand.
11. Click DC=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int to expand.

Note: If you are unable to connect using dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int, try using dc=vdi;dc=vmware;dc=int.

Once in there, you have a number of common tasks that you can do.