Managing sites
Managing sites
A site provides a method of representing and managing logical groupings of Provisioning Servers, Device Collections, and local shared storage. A site administrator can perform any task that a device administrator or device operator within the same farm can perform.
A site administrator can also perform the following tasks:
Farm-level tasks
- Managing Site Properties, as described in this document
- Managing Stores
Some site-level tasks include:
- Defining Device administrator and device operator roles.
- Managing Provisioning Servers
- Managing connections
- Creating a New Site in a Farm, as described in this document
- 调整设备上e Provisioning Server
- Importing Target Devices into Collections
- Accessing auditing information
To create a site
- Right-click on the sites folder in the farm where you want to add the new site. TheSite Propertiesdialog appears.
- On theGeneraltab, type the name and a description for the site in the appropriate text boxes.
- On theSecuritytab, clickAddto add security groups that have the site administrator rights in this site. TheAdd Security Groupdialog appears.
- Check the box next to each group, then clickOK. Optionally, check theDomains/group Name checkboxto select all groups in the list.
- On theOptions选项卡,如果要添加新的目标设备使用the Auto-Add feature, select the collection where these target devices should reside (this feature must first be enabled in the farm’s properties).
To modify an existing site’s properties, right-click on the site in the Console, then selectProperties. Make any necessary modifications in theSite Propertiesdialog. The tabs in this dialog allow you to configure a site. Site administrators can also edit the properties of a site that they administer.
TheSite Propertiesdialog contains the following tabs.
General tab
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Type the name of this site in the textbox. |
| Description | Optional. Type the description of this site in the textbox. |
Security Tab
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Add button | Click theAddbutton to open theAdd Security Groupsdialog. Check the box next to each group to which site administrator privileges should apply. To add all groups that are listed, check theDomain\Group Name checkbox. |
| Remove button | Click theRemovebutton to remove site administrator privileges to select groups. To remove all groups that are listed, check theDomain\Group Name checkbox. |
MAK tab
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Enter the administrator credentials used for Multiple Activation Key enabled Devices | MAK administrator credentials must be entered before target devices using MAK can be activated. The user must have administrator rights on all target devices that use MAK enabled vDisks and on all Provisioning Servers that stream those target devices. |
After entering the following the user name and password, clickOK.
Note
If credentials have not been entered and an activation attempt is made from theManage MAK Activationsdialog, an error message displays and theMAKtab appears to allow credential information to be entered. After the credentials are entered, clickOK and the Manage MAK Activationsdialog reappears.
Options tab
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto-Add | Select the collection that the new target device will be added to from the drop-down menu. This feature must first be enabled in the farm properties. Set the number of seconds to wait before Provisioning Services scans for new devices on theSeconds between inventory scans scrollbox. Default is 60 seconds. |
vDisk update tab
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable automatic vDisk updates on this site | Select this check box to enable automatic vDisks to occur, then select the server that should run the updates for this site. |