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Appendix B Creating Manifest Files

Manifest Validator Utility

Note For type="cache", <host> and <server> tags are not used.

Note Currently, only serveStartTime and serveStopTime are supported for type=”cache.”

Manifest Validator Utility

Because correct Manifest file syntax is so important to the proper deployment of prefetched content on

your CDS network, Cisco makes available a Manifest file syntax validator. The Manifest Validator, a

Java-based command-line interface that verifies the correctness of the syntax of the Manifest file you

have written or modified, is built into the CDSM.

The Manifest Validator utility tests each line of the Manifest file to identify syntax errors where they

exist and determine whether or not the Manifest file is valid and ready for use in importing content into

your CDS network. The results of these syntax validation tests are logged into a text file at a location

that you name.

Running the Manifest Validator Utility

To access the Manifest Validator, do the following:

Step 1 Choose Services > Service Definition > Delivery Services > Tools > Manifest Validator.

Note You must first create a new delivery service or edit an exiting delivery service before you can

access the Manifest Validator.

Step 2 In the Manifest File field, enter the URL of the Manifest file you want to test.

Step 3 Click Validate.

The Manifest Validator checks the syntax of your Manifest file to make sure that source files are named

for each content item in the Manifest file. It then checks the URL for each content item to verify that the

content is placed correctly and then displays the output in the lower part of the page. The Manifest

Validator does not determine the size of the item.

Alternatively, click Val idat e in the Delivery Service Content page. The results are displayed in a new

window.

Valid Manifest File Example

The following text is an example of a valid Manifest file:

<item

src="tmp/mao's.html"

priority="20"