13.5 Content

ZENworks Configuration Management supports distributing bundles and policies from ZENworks Servers or from other devices that are designated as Distribution Points. Your administrator controls whether or not your device is a Distribution Point.

13.5.1 Viewing Distribution Point Information

If your device is serving as a Distribution Point, you can view statistical information about the number of times it has been accessed and the content (bundles and policies) that is stored on it.

  1. Right-click the ZENworks icon ZENworks icon in the notification area.

  2. Click Technician Application.

  3. In the left navigation pane, under Satellite, click Distribution Point.

    Field

    Description

    Current Status

    The status of the Distribution Point module. If the Stopped status is displayed, your device is currently not serving as a Distribution Point.

    Port

    The port being used by the device to perform its Distribution Point function.

    Content Replication Method

    The replication method configured during the Satellite promotion.The Satellite performing the content role uses the configured replication method to replicate content from other Satellite content servers.

    Repository Size

    The amount of disk space being used by the repository.

    Synchronization Status

    The number and percentage of files synchronized.

    Unique Device Accesses

    The number of different devices that have accessed content from the repository on your device. This number represents the total unique accesses since the last time the Clear History option was used to reset the number to 0.

    Number of Files Served

    The number of bundle and policy files delivered to other devices. This number represents the total number of files transferred since the last time the Clear History option was used to reset the number to 0.

    Size of Data Served

    The total amount of data delivered to other devices. This amount represents the total number of files transferred since the last time the Clear History option was used to reset the amount to 0.

    Number of Errors

    The total number of errors encountered while transferring files. Click the Export History option to export transactions to a comma-separated values (CSV) file that you can use to examine the errors.

    Actions

    Click Export History to export the information from the Recent Access History list to a CSV file. Click Clear History to clear the information from the list and to reset the Unique Device Accesses, Number of Files Transferred, Amount of Data Transferred, and Number of Errors fields to 0.

    Recent Access History

    A listing of the last 10 devices to access the repository. The list shows only the 10 most recent accesses. However, all entries are saved until the history is cleared. To analyze all of the entries, click Export History to create a CSV file.

    Content Repository Details

    A listing of the bundles and policies stored in the repository.

13.5.2 Exporting the Recent Access History

The Recent Access History displays information about the 10 most recent repository accesses. This includes information about the device that performed the access, the total number of downloads that occurred, the amount of data that was transferred, and whether or not any errors occurred.

The list shows only the 10 most recent accesses. However, all entries are saved until the history is cleared. To analyze all of the entries, you can export the history to a comma-separated values (CSV) file.

  1. Right-click the ZENworks icon ZENworks icon in the notification area.

  2. Click Technician Application.

  3. In the left navigation pane, under Satellite, click Content.

  4. Click Export History, specify a location and name for the CSV file, then click Save.

  5. To view the history file, open it in a text editor.

    The history file contains two sections: Distribution Point Access History and Distribution Point Error History.

    Distribution Point Access History: Contains an entry for each transaction in the Recent Access History list. Each entry is formatted as follows:

    IP Address,DNS Name,Number of Files Transferred,Bytes Transferred,Number of Errors,Last Access (UTC)

    For example:

    123.45.167.52,wks1.novell.com,3,544,0,3/20/2007 7:16:59 PM

    Distribution Point Error History: Contains an entry for each transaction that included an error. Each entry is formatted as follows:

    IP Address,DNS Name,Requested URI,Status Code,Access Time (UTC)

    For example:

    123.45.167.53,wks2.novell.com,/app.msi,404,3/22/2007 9:11:33 AM

13.5.3 Clearing the Recent Access History

You can clear the Recent Access History to remove all entries from the list and to reset the Unique Device Accesses, Number of Files Transferred, Amount of Data Transferred, and Number of Errors fields to 0.

  1. Right-click the ZENworks icon ZENworks icon in the notification area.

  2. Click Technician Application.

  3. In the left navigation pane, under Satellite, click Content.

  4. Click Clear History, then click Yes to confirm deletion of the history.