2.2 Managing Tiered Electronic Distribution Objects

Acting in the ZENworks Server Management role in iManager, you can create, edit, or delete some of the following Tiered Electronic Distribution objects in eDirectory:

For these Tiered Electronic Distribution objects, you can perform all of the same management tasks in iManager that you can perform in ConsoleOne®:

The following Policy and Distribution Services management tasks cannot be performed in iManager and must be performed using ConsoleOne:

2.2.1 Creating Tiered Electronic Distribution Objects in iManager

  1. Open iManager, select Roles and Tasks in the top frame, expand ZENworks Server Management in the left frame, then click Create TED object.

  2. Select the type of object you want to create.

    Any Distribution type you can create in ConsoleOne, you can also create in iManager.

  3. Provide the information required for that object type, such as a unique name for the object, the context where you want to create the object, and so on.

    Click the Help icon (question mark) for more information.

  4. Click OK to finish creating the object.

  5. Continue with Section 2.2.2, Editing Tiered Electronic Distribution Object Properties in iManager to configure the new Tiered Electronic Distribution object.

2.2.2 Editing Tiered Electronic Distribution Object Properties in iManager

  1. Open iManager, select Roles and Tasks in the top frame, expand ZENworks Server Management in the left frame, then click Edit TED Object.

  2. Browse to and select the Tiered Electronic Distribution object whose properties you want to edit, then click OK.

    The same property pages and options are available in iManager that are available in ConsoleOne.

    You can click Help on each property page for information on setting the options.

  3. Configure the object as needed, then click OK to save the new properties settings.

2.2.3 Deleting Tiered Electronic Distribution Objects in iManager

  1. Open iManager, select Roles and Tasks in the top frame, expand ZENworks Server Management in the left frame, then click Delete TED Object.

  2. Browse to and select one or more Tiered Electronic Distribution objects to delete, then click OK to list the objects on the Delete TED Objects page.

  3. Click the Help icon for information about the repercussions of deleting specific types of objects from your distribution system.

  4. Click OK to delete the listed objects, then click OK again to confirm.

  5. Follow any instructions in the online help to reconfigure remaining objects so that the deletion does not disrupt your distribution system.