After you create the SyncTool Group Policy, you can configure the GPO settings by using the Group Policy Management Editor.

Table 1. SyncTool Group Policy Settings
Setting Description
Run VMware DEM SyncTool at logon and logoff Starts SyncTool during the logon process before FlexEngine performs its path-based import and during the logoff process after FlexEngine has performed its path-based export. This way, the latest changes are always synchronized before FlexEngine processes them at logon.
Local Sync Path The location where SyncTool stores all the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager files. Configure to a local path, unique per user. Use %LOCALAPPDATA%\VMware DEM.
Watch local profile archive changes Automatically triggers a synchronization in resident mode when a local modification to a profile archive is detected. For example, when closing an application for which DirectFlex is configured.
Synchronization Intervals During resident mode, synchronization occurs periodically. Configure this setting to specify how frequently the synchronization occurs. If you do not configure this setting, synchronization takes place every 3600 seconds (every hour).
  • FlexConfig. Controls the synchronization interval of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager configuration files path, which contains all Flex config (.ini) files. Specify this value in seconds.
  • FlexRepository. Controls the synchronization interval of the Flex Repository folder, which contains all the User Environment, Condition Set, and Application Migration (.XML) files. Specify this value in seconds.
  • Profile Archives. Controls the synchronization interval of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager profile archives, which contain personal settings. Specify this value in seconds.
Synchronization Retry Intervals In resident mode, if a synchronization fails or is not allowed due to network thresholds, a retry is performed periodically. Configure this setting to specify how frequently the retry happens. If you do not configure this setting, retry takes place every 300 seconds (every 5 minutes).
  • FlexConfig. Controls the retry interval when the synchronization of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager configuration files path has failed. Specify this value in seconds.
  • FlexRepository. Controls the retry interval when the synchronization of the Flex Repository folder has failed. Specify this value in seconds.
  • Profile Archives. Controls the retry interval when the synchronization of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager profile archives has failed. Specify this value in seconds.
VMware DEM SyncTool logging If Create VMware DEM SyncTool log file is enabled, a FlexSync.log file is created in the configured Local Sync Path.
  • Log level. Controls the level of detail that is logged. Avoid using Debug or Info in production, because the amount of logging information can impact the performance.
  • Maximum log file size. When specified, the log file is recreated after that size is reached. If the maximum size is set to 0, the file expands indefinitely. Specify this value in kilobytes (kB).
  • Create central sync status log file. Logs the most important synchronization status to a central log file. A file named FlexSyncStatus-%COMPUTERNAME%.log is created during logoff, in the same folder as the log file of FlexEngine.
  • Maximum sync status log file size. When specified, the sync status log file is truncated if the maximum threshold size is reached. It is truncated to the size specified in the Truncate sync status log file to this size setting. If the maximum size is set to 0, the file expands indefinitely. Specify this value in kilobytes (kB).
  • Truncate sync status log file to this size. When configured, this setting specifies the size of the sync status log file to maintain after the maximum sync status log file size threshold is reached and the log file is truncated. Specify this value in kilobytes (kB).
  • Maximum number of log lines in resident mode UI. Limits the number of log lines in the UI. This means that after this number, the old lines are removed when new lines are added.
Synchronize profile archive backups Use this setting to configure when profile archive backups are synchronized. If you configure backups to be synchronized during a session, you can choose to do this once per session.
  • Backups are never synchronized at login.
  • If you do not configure this setting, profile archive backups are never synchronized.
Sync local FlexEngine log file to network at logoff When enabled, the local FlexEngine log file is uploaded to the central location. The name of the log file is modified to include the computer name.
Do not use laptop conflict resolution Controls the behavior when a conflict is detected between a local and a central profile archive. A conflict occurs when both the local and central profile archives have changed since the last synchronization. In the default behavior, known as laptop conflict resolution, the local profile archive is selected. If this setting is enabled, conflict resolution for laptops is not applied and the profile archive with the most recent changes is selected.
Hide 'Sync' button in resident mode UI When enabled, the Sync button is hidden in the resident mode UI.
Do not synchronize icons When enabled, the .ICO files are not synchronized. This can improve performance on slow networks.
Trigger FlexEngine refresh When enabled, SyncTool triggers a FlexEngine refresh if the synchronization results in updates for one or more of the selected item types: DirectFlex configuration, ADMX-based settings, application blocking, drive mappings, environment variables, file type associations, Horizon Smart Policies, printer mappings, privilege elevation, shortcuts, and triggered task settings.
Files to synchronize Use this setting to only synchronize the configuration files or the user-specific files. By default, SyncTool synchronizes both Flex configuration files and the user-specific profile archives, profile archive backups, and log files.