HP Device Manager 4.6 - Repository Management

Preparation
File server preparation
Selecting a protocol
HPDM supports two kinds of protocol: FTP family protocols (FTP, FTPS, SFTP) and SMB (Shared Folder, Samba). You can use
either protocol or both protocols in one repository. There are two limitations as follows:
• FTP family protocols must be chosen for Linux non-cached imaging.
• SMB must be chosen for WES non-cached file-based imaging.
If both protocols are used for one repository, they should both point to the same location on the computer. In this
document, two protocols will be used as an example.
Configuring the FTP
These instructions assume that you have installed an FTP server service on the computer.
1. Go to the root path of the FTP server. For this example, the FTP root path is c:\inetpub\Ftproot.
2. Create a directory called HPDM in the root path folder. Do not use an existing directory that was created for an older
version of HPDM. If you do use an old directory, copy the files in it to another location and then delete them from the
old directory. Be sure that the folder for the Master Repository is empty before installation.
Configuring the Shared Folder
Configure the HPDM directory you created as an SMB shared folder with full control permissions.
Validating the configuration
The configuration should look like Figure 2 when you finish. The local path, the FTP URL, and the Shared Folder must point
to the same location. An example location is highlighted by red rectangles in the following figure.
Figure 2. FTP and Shared Folder settings
On another device, use the following method to test whether you can access the repository with full control. HP
recommends that you test your access from a thin client, especially if the repository will be used in a domain environment.
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