VMware Horizon 8.x View Agent Troubleshooting: Data Collection Tool (DCT) Bundle Generation

Generate Data Collection Tool (DCT) Bundle for VMware Horizon 8.x View Agent Troubleshooting

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When troubleshooting issues with the View Agent, which tool can be used to generate a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle?

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Reference - https://pubs.vmware.com/horizon-7-view/index.jsp#com.vmware.horizon-view.administration.doc/GUID-1621BB82-8175-4F27-A33E- 37B2B0DA9763.html.

When troubleshooting issues with the View Agent, one tool that can be used to generate a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle is the "vdmutil" command-line utility.

The vdmutil tool is a command-line interface that allows you to perform various View administration tasks, including generating a DCT bundle. The DCT bundle is a collection of log files and configuration information that can be used by VMware support to troubleshoot issues with View Agent or other components.

To generate a DCT bundle using vdmutil, you can use the following command syntax:

vdmutil support -dct

This command generates a DCT bundle in the default location, which is typically in the "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\DCT" directory on the View Agent machine. You can then provide this bundle to VMware support for analysis.

The other options listed in the answer choices are not typically used to generate DCT bundles. "mslexec" is a command-line utility that allows you to execute commands on remote Windows systems. "vdadmin" is a utility used for administering VMware View environments. "Imvutil" is not a recognized command or tool in the VMware View environment.