16. Open a Command Prompt window, and then browse to the repository folder you previously created.
17. At the command prompt, type mkdir .hive, and then press
Enter
.
18. At the command prompt, type mkdir dists, and then press
Enter
.
19. Open a blank document in a text editing application, such as Notepad, and then add
<RepositoryIndex></RepositoryIndex> to the contents.
20. Click
File > Save As
. The
Save As
dialog box appears.
21. Change the file name to repository.index.
22. Change the
Save as type
to
All Files
, and then save the file in the previously created
.hive
folder.
23. Open a blank document in a text editing application, such as Notepad. Do not add any text.
24. Click
File > Save As
. The
Save As
dialog box appears.
25. Change the file name to repository.info.
26. Change the
Save as type
to
All Files
, and then save the file in the previously created
.hive
folder.
27. Open an Internet Explorer window, and then browse to your virtual directory. For example,
http://<machinename>/SoftwareRepository. The web page should display the .hive and dists folders.
After you publish packages using the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio, a
crates folder is added.
Configure Mirrored Repositories
Mirrored repositories are configured where one repository is mirrored from another.
The most common use of mirrored repositories is if you have a repository in your main office and one in
your satellite office. You do not want to install packages to machines in the satellite office across your wide
area network. Configuring a mirrored repository will reduce the strain on your WAN, allowing the
satellite office machines to install packages from a local repository.
Prerequisites
Target machine meets the supported hardware requirements, operating system, and software
requirements. See
"Software Provisioning Requirements" on page 9
for currently supported platforms and
requirements.
Procedure for IIS 6
N
OTE
The steps for configuring a repository on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 are
different from the ones provided here. See below.
1. Create a repository directory on your desired drive. For example, C:\WindowsRepository.
2. Open
Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
.
3. Expand
<machine name> >Web Sites
.
4. Right-click
Default Web Site
, and then select
New > Virtual Directory
. The
Welcome to the Virtual
Directory Creation Wizard
appears.
5. Click
Next
. The
Virtual Directory Alias
page appears.
6. Type a name in the
Alias
text box. For example, SoftwareRepository.
7. Click
Next
. The
Web Site Content Directory
page appears.
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