Common Distribution Tasks

The following tables provide documentation links to common TED tasks. All links are to sections in this Policy and Distribution Services portion of the Administration guide.

TED Object Tasks Instructions

Create a Distributor or Subscriber

"Reinstalling ZENworks for Servers" under "Installing ZENworks for Servers" in the Installation guide.

Configure multiple TED objects

Configuring Multiple TED Objects

Change the DNS name or IP address of a TED server

Changing DNS Names or IP Addresses for TED Servers
Distributor Tasks Instructions

Configure a Distributor object

Configuring Distributors

Create a routing hierarchy for a Distributor

Understanding Distribution Routing

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Configuring Distributors

Delete a Distributor object

Deleting a Distributor Object and How Its Distributions Are Affected

Refresh a Distributor

Refreshing the Distributor

Create a security certificate on a Distributor and copy it to its associated Subscribers

Creating Security Certificates for Non-Encrypted Distributions
Distribution Tasks Instructions

Create a Distribution

Distributions

Delete a Distribution

Deleting a Distribution

Managing orphaned Distributions (when their Distributor object has been deleted)

Deleting a Distributor Object and How Its Distributions Are Affected

Schedule and send a Distribution

Sending Distributions

Force a Distribution to be sent

Forcing a Single Distribution To Be Sent

Use a parent Subscriber to send a Distribution

Sending Distributions Through Parent Subscribers

Send a Distribution to another tree

Sending Distributions Between Trees

Import or export a Distribution manually

Manually Importing and Exporting Distributions

Create and send a File Distribution using a wizard

Using the TED Distribution Wizard
Channel Tasks Instructions

Create a Channel

Creating and Configuring Channels

Force a Channel to fire

Forcing a Channel To Be Sent
Subscriber Tasks Instructions

Configure a Subscriber object

Configuring Subscribers

Create an External Subscriber object

Creating and Configuring External Subscribers

Configure the TEDNODE.PROPERTIES file for a Subscriber server that does not have its own configuration capability

Editing the TEDNODE.PROPERTIES File
Network Traffic Management Tasks Instructions

Control bandwidth usage for Distribution traffic by setting the I/O rates

Controlling I/O Rates and Concurrent Distributions

Minimize network messaging traffic

Minimizing Messaging Traffic