2.12.3 Distributing software and files using site servers

Site servers distribute the load on the network when distributing software and files.

Tip: Before performing the distribution function using site servers, a site server configuration system must be established.

Tip: You do not have to consider site servers when you perform distribution operations (such as package management and task management). A task is automatically executed via site servers depending on the server configuration set when the system was established.

The following figure shows the flow of distribution using site servers.

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First, register the software to be installed or the file to be distributed as a package on the management server. If a package on the management server is changed by the registration, information about the change is reported form the management server to site servers, so the contents of the package on the management server and the contents of the corresponding packages on site servers automatically become the same. Next, create a schedule for the distribution of the package and a task that specifies the action to be performed on the distribution destination computers. The created task is directly distributed from the management server to computers within an organization. The created package is distributed from site servers to computers within an organization depending on the schedule specified in the task.

When you uninstall software, create a task for uninstallation. In the case of uninstallation, you do not have to create a package.

For details about management of packages and tasks, see 2.12.1 Managing packages and tasks.

Tip: When you use a site server for distribution, the same disk capacity is required on the site server as the capacity used by all the packages registered in the management server.

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