Configuring Distribution Settings; Distributing A New Package - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Configuring Distribution Settings

You configure the Configuration Manager Server connection settings on the
Note • The values entered on the Distribution Settings page will be used as the default values for any new
package you target for distribution. However, you can change these values while configuring the package.
Task: To configure distribution settings:
1. Launch Configuration Manager Web Console. The Configuration Manager Web Console Home Page
opens.
2. Click Distribution Settings. The Distribution Settings page opens.
3. In the Site Server Name field, enter the machine name on which Configuration Manager Server is installed.
(This could be a local or remote machine.) When you make a selection in this field, the Site Code field is
populated with a list of sites available on the Configuration Manager Server.
4. In the Site Code field, select the Configuration Manager site you want to use for software distribution.
5. In the User Name field, enter the user name of a user who has access to the Configuration Manager Server.
6. Click Update to save your entries
7. Click the Home link to return to the Configuration Manager Web Console Home Page.

Distributing a New Package

You can use Configuration Manager Web Console to create packages, configure package distribution options, and
distribute setup packages without going to Configuration Manager Server. These package configuration settings
are saved with the application in the Application Catalog, enabling you to easily redistribute the package using the
same settings.
Distributing a package using Configuration Manager Web Console consists of the following tasks:
Table 19-3 • Configuration Manager Web Console Package Distribution Steps
# Step
1 Selecting a Package for
Distribution
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Select the package in your Application Catalog that you want to distribute,
and choose whether you want to attach a Package Definition File (
When you use a Package Definition File, appropriate fields on the
Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page
information in the package definition file you selected.
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