Configuring distribution preferences for managed systems

This topic describes how to configure distribution preferences for managed systems.

After you configure IBM Director to use a file-distribution server, you can assign unique policies to a managed system and groups. By default, a managed system attempts to access all shares that have been defined to the management server. You can configure the following software-distribution preferences for a managed system or group:
  • Restrict access to specific shares
  • Specify whether software distribution occurs through streaming or redirected distribution
  • Limit the bandwidth used for software distribution

Complete the following steps to define distribution preferences:

  1. If necessary, start IBM Director Console.
  2. In the Group Contents pane, right-click the managed system or group.
  3. Click Distribution Preferences.
  4. In the Distribution Preferences window, select the method of software distribution:
    • If you want to copy packages directly from IBM Director Server to the managed system or group, click Always stream to the Managed System(s).
    • If you want to copy packages from a share to the managed system or group, click Use File Distribution Server Shares.
  5. To add a share, click Add.
  6. In the Add Share Name window, in the Share Name field, select the share. If necessary, specify a user ID and password for an account that can access the share.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 until you have added all of the shares that you want the managed system or group to access.
  9. If you want to limit the shares that the managed system or group can access to only those displayed, select the Restrict share selection to list check box.
    Note: Software packages that contain applications that use Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) or InstallShield as their installation mechanism are installed directly from the file-distribution share unless the Stream from File Distribution Server check box is selected.
  10. To limit the bandwidth that is used when copying packages from the file-distribution server to the managed system or group, select the Limit streaming bandwidth for system check box. In the entry field, type the bandwidth, in kilobytes per second (KBps), that is to be used for copying packages to the managed system or group. This value also determines the bandwidth that is used to copy packages from IBM Director Server and the managed system or group.

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