Content; Content Replication; Content Delivery - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Management Manual

To redeploy the bundle from the Devices tab, locate and click the appropriate device to display its
details, then click the Content tab. In the Replication Settings list, select the check box next to the
bundles, then click Include to replicate the bundle.
The bundle will be redeployed according to your Content Replication settings. For more
information, see
Administration

1.5 Content

When you create bundles containing content, the content is copied to content servers (ZENworks
Servers or Content Distribution Points), replicated to other content servers, and delivered to
managed devices.
The following sections contain additional information:
Section 1.5.1, "Content Replication," on page 16
Section 1.5.2, "Content Delivery," on page 16

1.5.1 Content Replication

Content Replication lets you determine how often content (bundle and policy files) is updated on the
ZENworks (primary) Servers and Content Distribution Points. ZENworks Servers and Content
Distribution Points are collectively referred to as content servers when discussing them in their roles
of hosting content.
When a bundle or policy that contains content is added to the Management Zone, the ZENworks
database is updated to reflect the addition of the content. Content servers are responsible for
periodically reading the ZENworks database to discover new content. Each content server that does
not have the content then retrieves the content from a content server where it resides.
If content has been removed from the Management Zone, each content server also removes the
obsolete content during the periodic update.
For more information, see
System Administration

1.5.2 Content Delivery

Content delivery, or distribution, refers to the process of transferring bundle and policy content from
a content server (ZENworks Server or Content Distribution Point) to a managed device.
There are a variety of settings you can use to determine how content is delivered to managed
devices. You can:
Set up Closest Server rules that determine from which content server a managed device
downloads its content.
Schedule times, referred to as delivery blackout dates, when content cannot be downloaded by
managed devices.
Decide how often you want managed devices to look for new content to download.
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