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Creating a New Repository

Repositories > New Repository

Enter the following in the New Repository dialog.

  • Name - The name of the repository.
  • Description - A description of repository.
  • Agent Host - The agent machine hosting the repository. The repository comprises:
    • One or more folders on the hard disk of the agent host machine to store the images and backups for that repository.
    • A virtual machine that contains a PXE server.
    • A second VSA agent is installed inside the VirtualBox VM to communicate instructions between the VSA and the PXE server. You do not have to monitor or configure this second agent. The naming convention for a KID VirtualBox agent is imgsrv1-xxx, so it's easy to recognize these agents in the VSA.
  • PXE Start Address - The PXE starting address for auto deployment. Ensure the range of IP addresses you specify are not used by your regular network. For example, if your regular, internal network uses a 192.168.1.x range of IP addresses but no other 192.168.x.x IP addresses, you could use a starting address of 192.168.2.x for auto deploy. KID only lets you specify the three octets of the starting address. It assumes all IP addresses between 2 and 252 in the last octet are available for auto deploy.
  • PXE End Address - The PXE ending address for auto deployment.
  • Image Folder Name - The image folder name created with this repository.
  • Path - The drive and path of the image folder created with this repository.

    Note: If no drive letters display after selecting a machine ID in the Agent Host field, then audit for that machine ID has not been run yet, or the disk space for any drive on that machine ID is too small. The minimum disk space required for an agent host is set using the Application Settings page.

  • Deploy Now - If checked, repository is created immediately.
  • Schedule For - If Deploy Now is not checked, enter a date and time to schedule the creation of the repository.