Sync.wif

Sync.wif is a remote configuration file that identifies the configuration servers and clients for a given VTS application. Sync.wif is automatically generated by VTS based on the contents of the Configuration Server Choices list in the applications New Application Properties Dialog, or based on modifications made to the application's Configuration Server Choices list in the Application Properties dialog. In other words, the Configuration Server Choices list (appearing on the New Application Properties and Application Properties dialogs) and the Sync.wif text file are directly related. If you make a change to the Configuration Server Choices list (i.e. add or delete workstations from the list, or change the order of workstations in the list), the modification is reflected in the [Configuration-Servers] section of the Sync.wif configuration file. Conversely, if you make a change directly to the Sync.wif file, the modification will be reflected in the Configuration Server Choices list in the application's Application Properties dialog.

When Sync.wif is initially created by VTS, it contains one section as displayed in the example below:

[Configuration-Servers]

Name = WHITE 

Name = SMITH 

Name = TAYLOR 

 

The [Configuration-Servers] section of the Sync.wif text file displays the name of the primary configuration server and the backup configuration servers for the application. The first workstation to appear in the [Configuration-Servers] section is always the primary configuration server (e.g. in the above example, "WHITE" is the primary configuration server), while subsequent workstations are the application's backup servers (e.g. in this example, "SMITH" and "TAYLOR" are the backup servers for this application.) The backup servers are contacted in the order they appear in the event that the primary configuration server is temporarily unavailable.

A second, optional section can be added to the Sync.wif file:

[Configuration-Clients]

Name = MCNEIL 

Name = APPLIN 

Name = SHANNON 

 

Adding a [Configuration-Clients] section to the Sync.wif configuration file enables you to list the names of only those client workstations that you wish to be able to retrieve a copy of this VTS application using the Get From Server functionality of the VAM. Any client workstations not appearing in this list will be unable to access the application.