Creating a folder location on an FTP, HTTP server or UNC share
Use this task to create the folder that hosts repository contents on the distributed repository
system:
Task
• For UNC share repositories, create the folder on the system and enable sharing.
• For FTP or HTTP repositories, use your existing FTP or HTTP server software, such as
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), to create a new folder and site location. See
your web server documentation for details.
Adding the distributed repository to ePolicy Orchestrator
Use this task to add the new distributed repository to the repository list and configure it to use
the folder you created.
Task
For option definitions, click ? on the page displaying the options.
1
Go to Software | Distributed Repositories, then click New Repository. The
Distributed Repository Builder wizard appears.
2
On the Description page, type a unique name and select HTTP, UNC, or FTP, then click
Next. This is the name that appears in the repository list. The name does not need to be
the name of the system hosting the repository.
3
On the Server page, provide the address and port information of the repository, then click
Next:
• If you selected FTP, type the web address in URL and the FTP port number in Port,
which is 21 by default.
• If you selected HTTP, type the web address in URL and the HTTP port number in Port,
which is 80 by default, and type the network directory where the repository resided in
Replication UNC path. (You can also enter the server name or IP address in the URL
text box.)
• If you selected UNC, type the network directory where the repository resides in
Replication UNC path. Use this format: \\<COMPUTER>\<FOLDER>. You can use
variables to define this location.
4
On the Credentials page, provide the Download credentials used by managed systems
to connect to this repository, then click Next. Use credentials with read-only permissions
to the HTTP server, FTP server, or UNC share that hosts the repository:
• If you selected FTP, select Anonymous or FTP authentication (if the server requires
authentication) then type the user account information in User name, Password, and
Confirm password.
• If you selected HTTP, select Anonymous or HTTP authentication (if the server
requires authentication), then type the user account information in User name,
Password, and Confirm password.
• If you selected UNC, whether to use the credentials of the logged-on account, or type
user account information in Domain, User name, Password, and Confirm password.
5
Click Test Credentials. After a few seconds, a confirmation message appears that the
site is accessible to systems using the authentication information.
Creating Repositories
Creating and configuring FTP, HTTP, and UNC repositories
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