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2 Copy the Base-Image Files to the Client Computer on page 338
To download a desktop manually to a client computer to use in local mode, you must copy the base-
image package files from a portable device to the client computer.
3 Set Permissions to Allow View to Use the Copied Package Files on page 339
To allow check-out operations to proceed for local mode, you must set permissions on the base-image
package files that were copied to the check-out directory on the client computer.
4 Check Out a Desktop After Manually Copying the Base Image on page 339
After
you manually copy the base image to the client computer and set permissions on the package files,
you must direct the user to check out a desktop.
Copy the Base Image from the Transfer Server Repository
To download a desktop manually to a client computer to use in local mode, you must copy the View Composer
base image to a portable device. The base image is published as a package in the Transfer Server repository.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you configured View Manager to deploy local desktops. See “Overview of Setting Up a Local
Desktop Deployment,” on page 305.
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Verify that you created a linked-clone desktop pool and published a package to the Transfer Server
repository. See “Publish Package Files in the Transfer Server Repository,” on page 316.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers.
2 Click the Transfer Servers tab.
3 In the Transfer Server Repository panel, click Contents tab, select the package that is associated with
desktop pool from which you will check out a desktop, and click Details.
4 Verify that the desktop pool is associated with this package.
5 Locate the Repository path, including the package ID.
For example: \\mycomputer.com\ImageRepository\Published\f222434a-e52a-4ce3-92d1-c14122fca996
6 Copy the package contents from the Transfer Server repository to the portable device.
You must copy the entire package directory to the portable device.
Copy the Base-Image Files to the Client Computer
To download a desktop manually to a client computer to use in local mode, you must copy the base-image
package files from a portable device to the client computer.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the user installed View Client with Local Mode on the client computer.
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Verify that you copied the package files to a portable device. See “Copy the Base Image from the Transfer
Server Repository,” on page 338.
Procedure
1 Deliver the portable device that contains the desktop pool's package files to the user.
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