At this time Policy and Distribution Services installed and running. Review the following sections for what to do next:
ZfS provides the TED Distribution Wizard to help you learn the process involved in creating and sending a Distribution. This wizard can be used to create and send either a File or FTP Distribution.
Although you have gone through the process of sending a Policy Package Distribution, we recommend that you run the Distribution Wizard at this time to see how a File Distribution is created and sent.
In ConsoleOne, click the container where you want the Distribution object created > click Tools > TED Distribution Wizard.
Review the information on the Introduction page > click Next.
On the Distributor Selection page, browse for and select the Distributor that will own this File or FTP Distribution > click Next.
On the Subscriber Selection page, click Add > browse for the Subscribers that will receive this Distribution > click Select > click OK > click Next.
On the File Source page, select the file source (the Distributor's file system or a remote FTP site) > click Next.
On the Destination Volume or Drive page, select an option and fill in its field > click Next.
Use the Same Volume or Drive for All Subscribers: If each target Subscriber will have the exact same volume or drive available, select this option and enter the volume label or drive letter.
Use a Variable for the Volume or Drive: If your target Subscribers will be using different paths (for example you have NetWare, Windows, and Linux or Solaris Subscriber servers), you can enter a variable value. This value must be defined on each Subscriber in order to receive the Distribution.
On the Additional Destination Directories page, enter any additional path information for the target Subscriber servers > click Next.
Your path information is displayed under the Data Will Be Placed In Path heading as you type it. Use this information to verify that the path is valid before continuing.
On the File Selection From Distributor Server page, click Add > browse for the files or directories to be included > click Select > click OK > click Next.
You are browsing the Distributor's file system, not the local machine's.
Repeat clicking Add until you have all of the files and directories you want in this Distribution.
On the Distribution Name and Context page, fill in the fields > click Next.
Distribution Name: Enter a unique name for the Distribution.
Context: Browse for and select the container where you want the Distribution object to be created.
On the Additional Options page, check or uncheck the options as applicable > click Next.
The following options are all enabled by default:
Copy the Distributor's Security Certificate To All Subscribers: This is necessary for the Subscriber to be able to receive and extract this Distribution. This might not be necessary if you run the wizard again with the same Distributor and Subscribers.
Verify That All Subscribers Are Up and Running: If you want to make sure your target Subscribers will be able to receive this Distribution, check this option.
Notify the Distributor To Read eDirectory For New Information: This causes the Distribution to be built immediately.
On the Summary page, review the steps that will be take by the TED Distribution Wizard > click Finish to create the Distribution.
Information will be displayed as the Distribution is created and sent.
To review the log file, click Yes when prompted.
If you click Yes, you can review the log file. Click Close to exit the log window and the TED Distribution Wizard.
If you click No, the TED Distribution Wizard exits.
Continue with Creating Other Distributions.
To take full advantage of Policy and Distribution Services, you need to further configure your distribution system and server policies by doing the following:
To do this, you will need to understand Policy and Distribution Services, know what Distributions you need, and plan your distribution system. The degree of planning will depend on the size and complexity of your network, and the size and frequency of your Distributions.
To understand Policy and Distribution Services, plan how to configure your distribution system, configure server policies, and create new Distributions, see "Configuring Policy and Distribution Services" in "Policy and Distribution Services" in the Administration guide.
After installing Policy and Distribution Services, you can install other ZfS components:
Policy and Distribution Services on Linux or Solaris Servers: Installation to Linux or Solaris servers is done through a text-based installation. See Installing Policy and Distribution Services on Linux or Solaris Servers.
ZfS Management Role in Novell iManager: This component allows you to manage Policy and Distribution Services using a Web browser. See Installing Web-Based Management for Policy and Distribution Services.
Server Inventory: Policy and Distribution Services must be installed first to provide the Distributor and Subscriber servers that the Server Inventory installation requires. See Installing Server Inventory.
Remote Management: This component allows you to remotely control your servers. See Installing Remote Management.
Management and Monitoring Services: This component provides industry standards-based monitoring, management, and reporting for heterogeneous network environments. See Installing and Setting Up Management and Monitoring Services.