Dedicated News Server - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 System Administration Manual

News Download Schedule
Figure 3-2
Review the following sections to configure the settings to download the news:
Section 3.2.1, "Dedicated News Server," on page 57
Section 3.2.2, "Schedule Type," on page 58

3.2.1 Dedicated News Server

By default, any available server in the Management Zone can be used to download the news
updates. However, you can specify one ZENworks Server to be dedicated to handle the news
downloads. The server that you select should have access to the Internet, either directly or through a
proxy server.
The following sections contain more information:
"Specifying a Dedicated News Server" on page 57
"Clearing a Dedicated News Server" on page 58
Specifying a Dedicated News Server
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration in the left pane.
2 On the Configuration tab, expand the Management Zone Settings section (if necessary), click
Infrastructure Management, then click ZENworks News Settings to display the News
Download Schedule panel.
3 In the Dedicated News Server field, browse for and select a server, then click OK.
The server's identification is displayed in the Dedicated News Server field.
4 (Conditional) If you need to revert to the last saved dedicated server setting, click Reset.
This resets the dedicated server to the last saved setting, such as when you last clicked Apply or
OK.
5 Click Apply to make the changes effective.
6 Either click OK to close the page, or continue with configuring the
If you did not click Apply to make your changes effective, clicking OK does so. Clicking
Cancel also closes the page, but loses your unapplied changes.
schedule type.
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