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2 Manually copy the Transfer Server repository root directory to the destination location.
You must copy the entire root directory, not only the package files that reside under the root directory.
3
In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.
4 Put all View Transfer Server instances into maintenance mode.
a Click the Transfer Servers tab and select a View Transfer Server instance.
b Click Enter Maintenance Mode and click OK.
The View Transfer Server status changes to Maintenance.
c Repeat these steps for each instance.
When all View Transfer Server instances are in maintenance mode, current transfer operations are stopped.
5 In the Transfer Server Repository panel, click the General tab and click Edit.
6 Type the destination Transfer Server repository location and other information.
Option Description
Network share
n
Path. Type the UNC path that you configured.
n
User name. Type the user ID of an administrator with credentials to
access the network share.
n
Password. Type the administrator password.
n
Domain. Type the domain name of the network share in NetBIOS
format. Do not use the .com suffix.
Local filesystem
Type the path that you configured on the local View Transfer Server virtual
machine.
7
Click OK.
8 In the Transfer Servers panel, select each View Transfer Server instance, click Exit Maintenance Mode,
and click OK.
The View Transfer Server status changes to Ready.
9 (Optional) Manually delete the package files from the original Transfer Server repository folder.
Recover from a Corrupted Transfer Server Repository Folder
If the network-shared folder or local folder on which the Transfer Server repository is configured becomes
corrupted, you must recreate the Transfer Server repository on a functioning folder.
This situation occurs if the network share or local drive is inaccessible and you cannot access the Transfer
Server package files that are stored in the configured folder. In this case, you cannot manually copy the package
files from the corrupted folder to a new one.
Prerequisites
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Familiarize yourself with configuring a Transfer Server repository. See “Configure the Transfer Server
Repository,” on page 314.
n
Familiarize yourself with removing and adding View Transfer Server in View Manager and placing View
Transfer Server in maintenance mode. See “Managing View Transfer Server,” on page 309.
n
Familiarize yourself with publishing and deleting packages in the Transfer Server repository. See “Publish
Package Files in the Transfer Server Repository,” on page 316 and “Delete a Package File from the Transfer
Server Repository,” on page 316.
Procedure
1 Remove all instances of View Transfer Server from View Manager.
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