4.6 Associating Policies

Because Distributors do not receive polices through Distributions, the Distributor object needs to be associated with the Container Package object so that it can use the Search policy for how to read the eDirectory tree when the Distributor is refreshed.

The Distributor object also needs to be associated with the Service Location Package. This package contains the ZENworks Database policy, which enables the Distributor Agent to locate the database file for writing report information. It also contains other policies the Distributor uses (see Section 4.3.3, Configuring Service Location Package Policies).

To associate policy packages with the Distributor object’s container:

4.6.1 Associating a Policy Package to the Distributor Object

To associate a policy package to the Distributor object’s container:

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the policy package, then click Properties.

  2. Select the Associations tab, then click Add.

  3. Browse to select the container where the Distributor object resides (or any container above it), then click OK.

    If you click Cancel, the association you made is not saved.

4.6.2 Associating the Distributor Object to a Policy Package

To associate the Distributor object’s container with a policy package:

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the container where the Distributor object resides (or any container above it), then click Properties.

  2. Select the ZENworks tab, click Associated Policy Packages, then click Add.

  3. Browse to select the policy package, then click OK.

    If you click Cancel, the association you made is not saved.

  4. Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for additional policy packages to be associated with the Distributor object’s container.