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View Transfer Server
This software manages and streamlines data transfers between the datacenter and View desktops that are
checked out for use on end users' local systems. View Transfer Server is required to support desktops that run
View Client with Local Mode (formerly called Offline Desktop).
Several operations use View Transfer Server to send data between the View desktop in vCenter Server and the
corresponding local desktop on the client system.
When a user checks in or checks out a desktop, View Manager authorizes and manages the operation.
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View Transfer Server transfers the files between the datacenter and the local desktop.
View Transfer Server synchronizes local desktops with the corresponding desktops in the datacenter by
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replicating user-generated changes to the datacenter.
Replications occur at intervals that you specify in local-mode policies. You can also initiate replications in
View Administrator. You can set a policy that allows users to initiate replications from their local desktops.
View Transfer Server keeps local desktops up-to-date by distributing common system data from the
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datacenter to local clients. View Transfer Server downloads View Composer base images from the image
repository to local desktops.
If a local computer is corrupted or lost, View Transfer Server can provision the local desktop and recover
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the user data by downloading the data and system image to the local desktop.
Integrating and Customizing VMware View
To enhance the effectiveness of VMware View in your organization, you can use several interfaces to integrate
VMware View with external applications or to create administration scripts that you can run from the
command line or in batch mode.
Integrating View with Business Intelligence Software
You can configure VMware View to record events to a Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database.
End-user actions such as logging in and starting a desktop session.
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Administrator actions such as adding entitlements and creating desktop pools.
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Alerts that report system failures and errors.
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Statistical sampling such as recording the maximum number of users over a 24-hour period.
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You can use business intelligence reporting engines such as Crystal Reports, IBM Cognos, MicroStrategy 9,
and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System to access and analyze the event database.
For more information, see the VMware View Integration Guide.
Using View PowerCLI to Create Administration Scripts
Windows PowerShell is a command-line and scripting environment that is designed for Microsoft Windows.
PowerShell uses the .NET object model and provides administrators with management and automation
capabilities. As with any other console environment, you work with PowerShell by running commands, which
are called cmdlets in PowerShell.
The View PowerCLI provides an easy-to-use PowerShell interface to VMware View. You can use the
View PowerCLI cmdlets to perform various administration tasks on View components.
Create and update desktop pools.
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Add datacenter resources to a full virtual machine or linked-clone pool.
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Perform rebalance, refresh, or recompose operations on linked-clone desktops.
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