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DRAS Load Balancing

CA OM Web Viewer performs automatic DRAS load balancing for users among the available DRAS servers You can set up as many DRAS servers as you require for the size of your user base.

To set up DRAS load balancing, select one or more alternate locations for a repository. You can define these locations so that each repository can be accessed through several different DRAS servers. CA OM Web Viewer distributes users among all the locations that the repository object has automatically.

Consider the following information about setting up your DRAS load balancing:

• Verify that all locations you selected in a repository object point to the same base View, Dispatch, or Bundle repository.
• You must use a different ENF or DRAS address, but do not use a different base repository.
• The Available Locations that display in the Alternate Locations section only include likely choices for alternate locations.

Using AFP Transform

For CA View users (with a r11 or newer repository) that has the CA View AFP Transform feature installed and enabled, select the appropriate option. You can transform all AFP reports to PDFs automatically, leave APF reports in the AFP format, or let the user decide whether they want to transform AFP reports to a different format.

Consider the following information:

• This transform option applies to all AFP reports viewed from this repository.
• If you decide to leave AFP reports in AFP format, the user needs an AFP viewer installed on their computer.
• If you let the user decide whether to transform AFP reports, their personal configuration settings controls whether an APF report is transformed to PDF.
• If the repository type is not appropriate or the transform feature is not installed and enabled, this setting is ignored and AFP reports are not converted.