5.2

Initiate Replications of Local Desktops
You
can initiate replications for desktops that run in local mode. Your request can start a replication before the
next scheduled replication. If the client policy allows it, an end user who has checked out a local desktop can
also initiate a replication from within View Client.
If you initiate a replication while View Client with Local Mode is already replicating data, your replication
starts after the previous replication is completed. Your pending request does not abort the previous replication.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Monitoring > Local Sessions.
2 Select local desktops.
3 Click Initiate Replication.
4 Choose whether to start the replication at the next connection between the local desktop and the datacenter.
Option Description
Yes
Starts the replication the next time View Client is running and the desktop
contacts the datacenter.
No
Cancels your replication request.
If you requested a replication previously and it has not started yet, you can
select No to cancel the pending replication.
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Click OK.
The replication starts the next time View Client is running and the client computer contacts the datacenter. If
a replication is already active, your replication starts when the previous replication is completed.
What to do next
If you initiated the replication because you need to have the desktop checked back in without end-user
interaction, you can roll back the local desktop after the replication is complete. See “Roll Back a Locally
Checked-Out Desktop,” on page 321.
Roll Back a Locally Checked-Out Desktop
If an end user loses a laptop that contains a local desktop, or if the hard disk becomes damaged, you can roll
the View desktop back so that the end user can check the desktop out on another computer. If the client policy
allows it, an end user who has checked out a local desktop can also roll back the desktop from within View
Client.
If an administrator starts a rollback operation, the client takes one of the following actions:
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If the user is logged in to the checked out desktop, the session is terminated as soon as View Client receives
notification. The user can no longer log in to the checked-out desktop.
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If the user is not logged in, subsequent attempts to connect are redirected to the online copy of the desktop.
To continue working in local mode, the user must now check out the desktop from the server.
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