5.2

Publish Package Files in the Transfer Server Repository
Before a user can check out a linked-clone desktop, you must publish its View Composer base image as a
package in the Transfer Server repository.
When a user checks out a linked-clone desktop, View Transfer Server downloads the clone's base-image
package files from the Transfer Server repository to the local computer.
You can publish packages from the Transfer Server repository page in View Administrator. You can also
publish
packages when you create a linked-clone pool. After a pool is created, you can also publish packages
from the individual pool page by using the View Composer > Publish option.
Prerequisites
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Verify that a View Transfer Server instance is configured in View Manager. See “Add View Transfer Server
to View Manager,” on page 310.
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If View Transfer Server is version 5.1 or later, verify that all replicated View Connection Server instances
in the View configuration are version 5.1 or later. If an earlier version of View Connection Server sends a
publish request, View Transfer Server cannot perform the publish operation.
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Verify that the Transfer Server repository is configured in View Manager. See “Configure the Transfer
Server Repository,” on page 314.
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Verify that the Transfer Server repository is large enough to accommodate the base image, which can be
several gigabytes. The repository must have space for the base image before the package files are
compressed. See “Determine the Size of a View Composer Base Image,” on page 314.
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Verify that a linked-clone desktop pool that will be used in local mode is created.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.
2 Click the Transfer Servers tab.
3 In the Transfer Server Repository panel, click the Contents tab and click Publish.
4 Select a View Composer base image from the list and click OK.
The package appears in the Contents pane in the Transfer Server Repository page. The package status changes
from Initializing to Publishing to Published.
The publication process can take time. Click the refresh icon on the Transfer Repository page to display the
percent of the operation that is completed.
View Transfer Server can download the published View Composer base image to local desktops.
Delete a Package File from the Transfer Server Repository
View Transfer Server stores View Composer base images as package files in the Transfer Server repository.
When these files are out of date or no longer used, you can delete the packages from the Transfer Server
repository.
You can delete a package file even if linked-clone desktops still use the base image from which the package
file was published. After you delete the package file, these desktops cannot be checked out.
Prerequisites
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Verify that View Transfer Server is configured in View Manager. See “Add View Transfer Server to View
Manager,” on page 310.
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