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Administering HCL VersionVault MultiSite
Learn to configure and manage the HCL VersionVault MultiSite environment to support development activities at different locations.
Packet transportation methods and configuration
The method you choose for transporting packets between replicas depends on connectivity. If your replicas do not have IP connectivity, you must use a file-based transport method. If your replicas have connectivity, you can use the store-and-forward facility.
Store-and-forward through a firewall (Linux™ and the UNIX™ system only)
By default, the store-and-forward facility (the shipping server) cannot operate through a firewall. Passing through a firewall is usually accomplished by granting access to specific ports for certain IP addresses. Because the shipping server picks any available port number on the sending and receiving replica hosts to make the connection, there is no single port number (or even small range of port numbers) to which special access can be granted.
Shipping server installation on an exposed host
On Linux® and the UNIX® system, the HCL VersionVault installation includes an option to install only the shipping server software.

Shipping server installation on an exposed host

On Linux® and the UNIX® system, the HCL VersionVault installation includes an option to install only the shipping server software.

Follow the instructions in the Help and select only the VersionVault MultiSite Shipping Server-only Installation option. Do not install HCL VersionVault on the exposed host.

On Windows®, there is no option to install only the shipping server software on an exposed host.

On Windows, use the HCL Shipping Server installation option.