Managing The Transfer Server Repository - VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual

Table 13-1. View Transfer Server States During Normal Operations (Continued)
Status
Maintenance mode
Initializing Transfer Server
repository
View Transfer Server enters an error state when it becomes unavailable or cannot operate normally. To resolve
an issue, read the troubleshooting tip for the displayed error state. See
and Local Desktop Operations,"
Table 13-2. View Transfer Server Error States
Status
Bad Transfer Server repository
Repository connection error
Bad health check
Missing Transfer Server
repository
Transfer Server repository
conflict
Web Server down

Managing the Transfer Server Repository

View Transfer Server uses the Transfer Server repository to store View Composer base images that are
downloaded to local desktops. The Transfer Server repository is required for checking out linked-clone
desktops to run in local mode.
Using the Transfer Server Repository to Download System Images
To support linked-clone desktops that run in local mode, the Transfer Server repository stores View Composer
base images in an accessible datastore. View Manager and View Transfer Server provision and update linked-
clone, local desktops from the Transfer Server repository.
Before a user can check out a linked-clone desktop so that it can run in local mode, you must publish its base
image to the Transfer Server repository.
When you publish an image file to the Transfer Server repository, View Transfer Server stores the files as
encrypted packages. View Transfer Server can compress the packages to streamline downloads to local
desktops.
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Description
Active data transfers are suspended. Users cannot initiate new transfers. Scheduled,
pending transfers cannot take place. View Transfer Server cannot publish packages to
the Transfer Server repository.
View Transfer Server is initializing the Transfer Server repository.
If View Transfer Server has trouble initializing the Transfer Server repository, the status
will change to an error state. To resolve the issue, see the troubleshooting tip for the
displayed error state.
on page 248.
Description
The Transfer Server repository that View Transfer Server is configured to connect to
differs from the Transfer Server repository that is currently configured in View
Connection Server.
View Transfer Server cannot connect to the configured Transfer Server repository.
View Transfer Server failed the View Manager health check. View Transfer Server is
unavailable or not operating properly.
No Transfer Server repository is configured in View Connection Server.
Multiple View Transfer Server instances are configured to connect to different Transfer
Server repositories.
This state can occur if, at the same time, multiple View Transfer Server instances are
added to View Manager, and each instance is configured with a different Transfer Server
repository.
The Apache2.2 service that supports the Transfer Server repository is not running.
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