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8. Review the information, resolve any conflicts, and then click Finish. You can monitor the process in
the Jobs Manager. See "Viewing Provisioning Jobs in the Job Manager" on page 196 for more
information.
When the collection is completed, select Console > Windows tab > Operating System > Software
Provisioning > Repositories. The data grid displays the packages in the repositories.
Add Repository Sources to Package Managers
Sources are the sections in the repository from which the Package Manager will be able to download and
install packages.
Adding a source gives the Package Manager on the selected machines access to the packages available in
specified section. The sources are numbered in priority order. When you add a new one, you can specify
whether to add it to the beginning or to the end of the list. You can also remove sources.
Procedure
1. Select Console > Windows tab > Operating System > Software Provisioning > Package Managers
data grid.
2. Select one or more machines, and then click Add Source.
The Select Machines page of the Add Source wizard appears.
3. Verify that the machines displayed in the lower pane are the machines to which you want to add the
source. Add or remove machines as needed.
4. Click Next.
The Enter or Select Source page appears.
5. Select either Add source at the beginning of existing source lists or Add source at the end of the
existing source list.
6. Type the URI or click Browse Sources. If you click Browse Sources, the Browse Sources page
appears. In the Show Sources from drop-down list, select one of the following:
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Package Manager Source Lists: Select this option if you have already added sources to at least one
Package Manager and you want to add the source to other Package Managers. When you click OK,
the selected source automatically populates the Platform and Section field on the Enter or Select
Source page.
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VCM Managed Repositories: Select this option if the source has not yet been added to a Package
Manager. When you return to the Enter or Select Source page, you must type the platform and
section names in the appropriate text boxes.
7. Type a Platform name and a Section name. The names must be typed exactly as they are used in the
repository.
8. Click Next.
The Schedule page appears.
9. Select one of the scheduling options and configure as needed.
10. Click Next.
The Confirmation page appears.
11. Review the information. If it is correct, click Finish.
You can monitor the status of the process using Jobs Manager > Running.
The added source is displayed in the Package Manager - Sources data grid.
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