Creating a package for delayed delivery

If you want to create a package during off-peak hours to be distributed at a later time, you can preload the software package on a file-distribution server.

Normally, software packages are copied to the file-distribution server only when you initiate a software distribution. If you want to preload a file-distribution server, but wait to distribute the package, you can create a package for delayed delivery.
  1. In the Tasks pane of IBM Director Console expand Software Distribution > All Software Distribution Packages.
  2. Right-click the software package that you want to preload to the file-distribution server and select Create Package for Delayed Delivery.
  3. If you want to copy the package to a local disk on the IBM Director Server, select Copy to Disk on the Create Package for Delayed Delivery window. If you want to copy the package directly to one of the file-distribution servers defined for the IBM Director Server, select Copy to File Distribution Server on the Create Package for Delayed Delivery window. Then, click Next.
  4. If you selected the Copy to Disk option, select the location where you want to save the package on the IBM Director Server. If you selected the Copy to File Distribution Server option, select the file-distribution server that you want to preload with the software package. Then, click Finish.
  5. If you selected the Copy to Disk option, you must transport and install the package information that was saved to disk to the file-distribution server from which you want to distribute the package. If you have not done so already, you must update IBM Director Server preferences to add the file-distribution server and direct the managed system to use this file-distribution server.
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