# Asset management in LightNet

Asset distribution is managed from the Assets window on Primary server.

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In the Assets window and in the Asset's Properties, you can see where a particular Asset is assigned to.

## Check Asset presence

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Check Asset presence checks whether all Assets are distributed across the entire cluster.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Good to know**: in most cases LightAct automatically checks presence of all the Assets, however in some cases you might want to click the button to double-check.
{% endhint %}

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If a server that should have a particular asset in its asset repository is missing it, the icon will turn red. In its properties, you'll be able to see on which server the asset is missing.

## Transfering Assets

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To initiate asset transfer across the cluster, you can either click on the **Initiate transfer across cluster** button, which will Initiate transfer of all the assets that haven't been transferred yet or click on **Initiate transfer** buttons at individual assets.

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**Good to know:** even if you initiate transfer for all the assets only the ones that are not yet present on the other machine will get copied over. LightAct doesn't overwrite existing assets.
{% endhint %}

### Always transfer all the assets

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If you want to always transfer all the assets to all the machines, you can check this checkbox. This is a required step if you intend to change which asset a particular layer is playing during the show itself. In this case LightAct cannot possibly know which asset will be played on which server.

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**Good to know**: checking this checkbox is for example necessary if you intend to use incoming DMX and **Index Manager** to swap which asset a particular layer is playing during the show.
{% endhint %}


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