Configure The Transfer Server Repository - VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual
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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.
If View Transfer Server is configured in View Manager before you configure the Transfer Server repository,
View Transfer Server validates the location of the Transfer Server repository during the configuration.
If you plan to add multiple View Transfer Server instances to this View Manager deployment, configure the
Transfer Server repository on a network share. Other View Transfer Server instances cannot access a Transfer
Server repository that is configured on a local drive on one View Transfer Server instance.
Make sure that the Transfer Server repository is large enough to store your View Composer base images. A
base image can be several gigabytes in size.
If you configure a remote Transfer Server repository on a network share, you must provide a user ID with
credentials to access the network share. As a best practice, to enhance the security of access to the Transfer
Server repository, make sure that you restrict network access for the repository to View administrators.
Prerequisites
Verify that View Transfer Server is installed on a Windows Server virtual machine.
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Verify that View Transfer Server is added to View Manager. See
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Adding View Transfer Server to View Manager before you configure the Transfer Server repository
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Procedure
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Configure a path and folder for the Transfer Server repository.
The Transfer Server repository can be on a local drive or a network share.
Option
Local Transfer Server repository
Remote Transfer Server repository
2
In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.
3
Put all View Transfer Server instances into maintenance mode.
a
In the Transfer Servers panel, select a View Transfer Server instance.
b
Click Enter Maintenance Mode and click OK.
The View Transfer Server status changes to Maintenance mode.
c
Repeat
Step 3a
When all View Transfer Server instances are in maintenance mode, current transfer operations are stopped.
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In the Transfer Servers panel, next to Transfer Server repository, click None Configured.
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Action
On the virtual machine where View Transfer Server is installed, create a path
and folder for the Transfer Server repository.
For example: C:\TransferRepository\
Configure a UNC path for the network share.
For example: \\server.domain.com\TransferRepository\
All View Transfer Server instances that you add to this View Manager
deployment must have network access to the shared drive.
and
Step 3b
for each instance.
"Add View Transfer Server to View
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