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Content Repository
Each ZENworks
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Server contains a content repository. The content repository stores all bundle and
policy content that has been replicated to the server and any images that have been captured and
stored to the server.
ZENworks 10 Configuration Management supports any filesystem to host the content repository,
although each filesystem has advantages and limitations. For example, the XFS filesystem handles
very large files, which can be an advantage, depending on the nature of the content in the repository.
A single content repository cannot be shared by multiple Primary Servers. Each server must use its
own content repository.
The content repository is self-maintaining. Whenever you add a bundle or policy, the bundle or
policy content is added to the appropriate content repositories based upon the replication settings.
Whenever you remove a bundle or policy or change which servers host its content, the bundle or
policy content is also removed from the appropriate servers.
If necessary, you can move the content repository to a different location. The following sections
provide instructions:
Section 28.1, “Changing the Location of the Content Repository on a Windows Server,” on
page 237
Section 28.2, “Changing the Location of the Content Repository on a Linux Server,” on
page 239
Section 28.3, “Mounting the Content Repository on a Linux Server to an NSS Volume,” on
page 240
28.1 Changing the Location of the Content
Repository on a Windows Server
The content repository is found in the following location on a Windows server:
installation_path
\zenworks\work\content-repo
You can specify a different disk drive to be your content repository. In Windows, this is done by
“mounting” the drive. Mounting is simply pointing an existing path to a hard drive partition without
the use of mapped drive letters.
In the following steps, you mount the default content repository location to a disk drive partition,
which becomes the new content repository:
1
Make sure that the disk drive you want to use is attached to the server and is properly formatted
as NTFS.
This disk drive can be an existing or new one for the machine. The hardware must be
recognized by the server. However, do not specify a drive letter if you are adding a new disk
drive to the machine. Windows does not allow mounting to a drive letter.
