Installing View Transfer Server; Install View Transfer Server - VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual

Installing View Transfer Server

View Transfer Server transfers data between local desktops and the datacenter during check in, check out, and
replication. To install View Transfer Server, you install the software on a Windows Server virtual machine,
add View Transfer Server to your View Manager deployment, and configure the Transfer Server repository.
You must install and configure View Transfer Server if you deploy View Client with Local Mode on client
computers.
You must have a license to install View Transfer Server and use local desktops.
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Install View Transfer Server

View Transfer Server downloads system-image files, synchronizes data between local desktops and the
corresponding remote desktops in the datacenter, and transfers data when users check in and check out
local desktops. You install View Transfer Server in a virtual machine that runs Windows Server.
2 Add View Transfer Server to View Manager
View Transfer Server works with View Connection Server to transfer files and data between local
desktops and the datacenter. Before View Transfer Server can perform these tasks, you must add it to
your View Manager deployment.
3 Configure the Transfer Server Repository
The Transfer Server repository stores View Composer base images for linked-clone desktops that run in
local mode. To give View Transfer Server access to the Transfer Server repository, you must configure
it in View Manager. If you do not use View Composer linked clones in local mode, you do not have to
configure a Transfer Server repository.
4 Firewall Rules for View Transfer Server
Certain incoming TCP ports must be opened on the firewall for View Transfer Server instances.
5 Installing View Transfer Server Silently
You can install View Transfer Server silently by typing the installer filename and installation options at
the command line. With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy View components in a large
enterprise.
Install View Transfer Server
View Transfer Server downloads system-image files, synchronizes data between local desktops and the
corresponding remote desktops in the datacenter, and transfers data when users check in and check out local
desktops. You install View Transfer Server in a virtual machine that runs Windows Server.
At runtime, View Transfer Server is deployed to an Apache Web Server. When you install View Transfer Server,
the installer configures Apache Web Server as a service on the virtual machine. The Apache service uses ports
80 and 443.
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