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Here you can manage the distributed file repositories. A file repository is in fact a data memory for ACMP client updates and Client Commands In order to balance the network load and to be able to better connect clients on different networks, you can create multiple distributed file repositories. The ACMP server is generally the first file repository.

 

The list of file repositories displayed includes their names, availability, current status and the content.

 

The availability is indicated by a quotient. This quotient represents the ratio of successful connection attempts to the number of clients (assigned to the file repository), (see Container).

 

The content indicates what type of content type is stored in the file repository. A jigsaw piece icon means that the file repository can accept Client Commands, while a folder icon relates to client updates. It is possible to combine the contents of both.

 

File repository: Management

 

Create new file repository

To create a new file repository, click on the Add file repository icon. Depending on the size and number of your Client Commands, file repositories may require a relatively large memory space. At the bottom margin of the first wizard step, you will be given the information about how much memory space you will currently require to create a new file repository.

 

Step 1: General

 

Then enter a name for the file repository and then a description. With the options Client Command files and Update files you can specify for which data the file repository is to be used. In this way you can better balance the network load.

 

Step 2: Server connection

 

To enable the ACMP server to communicate with the file repository, you can now enter the connection data. First choose the type of connection, with which you can set if the data should be transmitted via a network share or by FTP to the file repository. Then, specify the UNC or the FTP path. For authentication, either specify a user account that you have registered in the tab configuration (see Configuration) or manually enter a user account.

 

 

 

In order to better balance the network load, you can specify the times at which the ACMP server may transfer the data to the file repository. You will receive an overview of the weekdays in the 24-hours mode.

 

Step 3: Synchronization

 

To allow a transfer of data in a given period, move the light blue or dark blue rectangle with drag & drop below the overview to the same. The light blue area allows a data transfer at maximum speed, while the dark blue section limits the bandwidth. You can specify this limitation for all red sections on the right-hand side, in other words, the bandwidth limitation cannot be set separately for each dark blue section. Once you have dragged one of these two sections to the overview, you can extend it beyond a certain period by expanding it with the mouse to the desired scope. Alternatively, you can double-click on a time window as well as on the actual overview, which opens a dialog box with which you can set the period and enable/disable the bandwidth limitation.

 

 

To enable the ACMP clients to communicate with the file repositories, enter now the connection data. First choose the type of connection, with which you can define if the data should be received via a network share or via FTP from the file repository. Then, specify the UNC or the FTP path. Alternatively, you can use the connection data from the server settings (Step 2) with the Accept server settings button. For authentication, either enter a user account, which you have entered with the Configurations tab or manually enter a user name.

 

 

Step 4: Client connection

 

Finally, you can limit the bandwidth which is available to the clients for their connection to the file repository. These settings apply per client.

Step 5: bandwidth limit

 

Close the wizard with a click on Finished.

 

Duplicate distributed file repository

You can duplicate a previously marked file repository with the button in the "Manage file repositories" tab. This opens a wizard as described on the preceding pages; however, in this case the selected file repositories are already archived.

 

Synchronization monitor

With the Synchronization monitor button in the quick access toolbar, you will open an overview. This overview lists all file repositories are listed with their type (Client Command/Client Update), with the matching data and their status displayed below each type. The status indicates the progress of the synchronization process.

 

File repository: Synchronization monitor

 

With the Refresh button, you ca directly refresh the displayed data.

With the Start synchronization or Stop synchronization button, synchronization of the selected file repositories can be paused or continued. If you continue a paused synchronization, you can specify in a dialog if in the initial synchronization only the new data or all data should be transmitted.

 

 

 

Statistics

Click the Open statistics button in the quick access toolbar to open a statistics screen. It lists all file repositories that represent the name and availability.

 

File repositories: Statistics

 

Standard file repositories

In this tab you can define file repositories that will be used automatically by top level clients when enabled inheritance was used. With this action the file repositories listed here are iterated according to their priorities until a connection can be established with one of the file repositories.

 

With the Add standard file repository button you launch a dialog with which you can select existing file repositories. These file repositories are then inserted into this list. With the arrow buttons in the right page margin, you can define the sequence in which the clients iterate the file repositories if no connection can be established. With the Remove standard file repository button you can remove a selected file repository from this list.

 

Configuration

In the Global accounts section, you can specify user accounts which are available for the creation of file repositories. This saves you the work of having to enter the data again manually or to change them. You can specify a new user account (domain, name and password) with the Add button.

 

Special features

If you create a new file repository in an existing ACMP environment, all Client Commands, which have been shared already, are reset to the Synchronization/Shared status. This is due to the fact that the data on the new file repository have not yet been synchronized. The Client Commands, which were synchronized with the existing file repositories, of course, can still be used. Nevertheless, you should synchronize the data as quickly as possible to the new file repository.