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20. Open a Command Prompt window, and then browse to the repository folder you previously created.
21. At the command prompt, type mkdir .hive, and then press Enter.
22. At the command prompt, type mkdir dists, and then press Enter.
23. Open a blank document in a text editing application, such as Notepad, and then add
<RepositoryIndex></RepositoryIndex> to the contents.
24. Click File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears.
25. Change the file name to repository.index, and then save the file in the previously created .hive folder.
26. Open a blank document in a text editing application, such as Notepad. Do not add any text.
27. Click File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears.
28. Change the file name to repository.info, and then save the empty file in the previously created .hive
folder.
29. 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.
Procedure for IIS 7 and later
1. Create a repository directory on your desired drive. For example, C:\WindowsRepository.
2. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
3. Expand <machine name> > Sites.
4. Right-click Default Web Site, and then select Add Virtual Directory. The Add Virtual Directory
dialog box appears.
5. Type a name in the Alias text box. For example, SoftwareRepository.
6. Click the Physical path ellipsis button. The Browse for Folder dialog box appears.
7. Browse for and select the repository directory you previously created. For example,
C:\WindowsRepository.
8. Click OK to close the Browse for Folder dialog box.
9. Click OK to close the Add Virtual Directory dialog box.
10. Select the new virtual directory you just added, and then double-click Directory Browsing in
<yourdirectoryname> Home pane. The pane displays Directory Browsing.
11. In the Actions pane, click Enable.
12. Click Back until you are again on the <yourdirectoryname> Home pane, and then click on MIME
Types. The pane displays MIME Types.
13. In the Actions pane, click Add. The Add MIME Type dialog box appears.
14. Add the following MIME types with these names and settings:
File name extension: .crate and MIME type: application/octet-stream
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File name extension: .index andMIME type: application/octet-stream
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File name extension: .options and MIME type:application/octet-stream
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File name extension: .info and MIME type:application/octet-stream
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15. Close IIS.
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