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Configure Scalability Server Policy

Follow these steps:

1. Open DSM Explorer and navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy, Default Computer Policy, DSM, Software Delivery, Scalability Server, and click Neighbor Aware Software Distribution.

   The NASD policies for Scalability Server appear.

2. Double-click each policy and configure the following policies as appropriate:

   Exclusion list

   Defines a list/range of agent IP addresses to be excluded from collaboration. This list can include agents from other subnet, agents connected Wireless, ENC and VPN.

   These agents do not participate in Neighbor Aware Software Distribution and directly connect to the Scalability Server for downloading software packages.

   Enable Agent Collaboration for Software Deployment

   Enables the NASD feature at Scalability Server level.

   Value set to True

   Setting the value to true allows only the configured number of Collaborating Agents to connect to the Scalability Server and download the software package.

   Value set to False

   If the value is set to False, then all the agents follow the standard software distribution process.

   Default: False

   Max Agents in a Subnet that can download from SS Directly

   Defines the maximum number of agents in a subnet that can download the packages from Scalability Server. This setting is applicable for each job container.

   Only the defined number of Collaborating Agents, which first connect to the Scalability Server in the subnet, can download the software package directly from the Scalability Server.

   Default: 5

   Package Download Policy

   Determines how the agent would download package from other Collaborating Agents.

   Value set to 0

   Collaborating Agents and Neighbor Aware Agents cannot connect to other subnet to download the software package. They must download from the Collaborating Agents in the same subnet. If Scalability Server is in the same subnet, then they can download from Scalability Server also.

   Value set to 1

   Collaborating Agents and Neighbor Aware Agents can connect to the Collaborating Agents in the same subnet as well as other subnets on which the package is available, including the Scalability Server to download the software package. The agents would choose the nearest subnet, if they cannot get the package from collaborating agents within the same subnet.

   Default: 1

The Scalability Server is now configured for NASD.