Introduction

Setting up and customizing the management server is done from the properties entry available in both Systems Administration and Configuration Management. The settings are then stored in the database, where they are accessible to the Replicator. These settings establish the location of each Management Server and the policies for replicating packages between Management Servers. The different properties are described below.

General

The General tab enables you to establish the basic properties of the container, including its name, location, Replicator, and synchronization policy.

Element	Description
Name	This is the name of the Management Server in the CMS console.
Server	This is the name of the server.
Share	This is the name of the share on the server.
Last sync	The last date the server was synchronized.
UNC path	This is the path to the \\server\share
Version	This is the Version of the Management Server
GUID	This is the unique identification of the Management Server in the CMS system.
Lock this server	Locks the server for agent access

Distribution Points

The purpose of "Distribution-point" is to allow clients to automatically use the nearest Container when downloading packages. The calculation is based on the client's IP address.

Specify the IP ranges that the container should support.

Element	Description
Add IP Range	Enter an IP range. The range is not allowed to conflict with any existing IP ranges for this Management Server.
Description	An internal CMS description.
Distribution points	List of all IP ranges for this Management Server.

Patch Management

Element	Description
Use the default WSUS Server	The default WSUS server will be used to handle this Management Server.
Use the following WSUS downstream Server	A specific WSUS server can be selected to handle this server.

User Configuration

Element	Description
The server is a domain member	If the server is a domain member
The server is a non-domain server	Specify credentials for services etc. to access the server

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