Using Mirror and Linked Repositories
You can set up a mirror repository on either a Windows NT server or a
NetWare server. The procedure is different for each type of operating system.
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Figure 8-1. Two anti-virus domains with a mirror repository
NOTE: You can mark a mirror as externally updated. Doing so tells the
Management Console that the mirror will be updated from the master
repository by an external process or method. This update process or
method is independent of the Management Edition system, and the user
is free to choose any product or method to accomplish the update
operation. To update a mirror, the directory structure of the master
repository must be copied to the mirror repository share. For example, a
batch file containing the following could be used to accomplish this task:
XCOPY \\SERVER\REPO$\\MIRROR\REPO$\ /E
where the machine
\\SERVER
machine
.
\\MIRROR
has access rights to the share REPO$ on the