9.2 Creating a Download Configuration

  1. Open the Download Manager window by doing one of the following:

    • Click Tools > Download Manager.

    • Click the icon on the toolbar.

  2. Click Add to configure the download feed.

  3. Specify the following information:

    Option

    Description

    Repository Name

    Name of the repository from which you are downloading the data. The repository name must be unique and meaningful to the feed that you are downloading.

    For example, to download Advisor data, specify the repository name as Novell Advisor.

    URL

    URL where the download feed is located.

    For example, to download Advisor data, specify the Advisor URL (https://secure-www.novell.com/sentinel/download/advisor/feed/).

    NOTE:Advisor feed can also be manually downloaded from the Novell Download Web site (https://secure-www.novell.com/sentinel/download/advisor/). However, the manual download URL does not work in Download Manager.

    Anonymous

    Select the check box to download the information as an anonymous user.

    If Anonymous is selected, the Username and Password fields are disabled. You can only access the URLs that do not require authentication.

    Username and Password

    Specify valid credentials to log in to the URL of the repository.

    Download Directory

    Specify the location and name of the directory where you want to save the feed. Ensure that you specify the absolute path.

    The directory is created on the Sentinel server at the specified path while downloading the feed.

    NOTE:If the specified directory already has some existing files that are not in sync with the Sentinel server files, these files are deleted when the new download starts.

    Enable

    Select this check box to activate the configuration to download the feed.

    Schedule > Interval

    Specify the time interval for the download by selecting one of the following options from the drop-down list:

    • 6 Hours: Schedules the download for every six hours.

    • 12 Hours: Schedules the download for every 12 hours.

    • Daily: Schedules the download every day.

    • Weekly: Schedules the download once a week.

    • Monthly: Schedules the download once a month.

    Feed Type

    Select Advisor from the drop-down list to notify the Advisor processes on the Sentinel 6.1 server that the Advisor feed is downloaded.

  4. (Optional) Click Validate to validate the URL and the login credentials.

    The URL and its credentials are validated and a confirmation message is displayed. If the validation fails, you must provide a valid URL and login credentials.

  5. Click Save to save the configuration settings.

    The specified directory path is validated and the download configuration that you created is displayed in the Download Manager window. If the directory path is invalid, you are prompted to specify a valid directory path.