Modifying content distribution resources

Modifying and deleting sources

Who can modify sources

Only a system administrator can modify sources.

Reasons to modify sources

The only reason to modify a source is that the source files have moved to a new location. This is because you can change only the location of the source files in a source. You cannot change the name or scheme of the source without deleting the source and creating a new one.

Caution
ContentDirector displays a warning if you modify the volume for any source that is optimized for filer. ContentDirector deletes the snapshots for all jobs that are associated with this source and that have one or more successful runs, and handles themas new jobs.

Modifying sources

To modify a source, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Log in as a system administrator.
2	On the left tool bar on the top of ContentDirector main screen, click Sources.
3	Right-click the source you want to modify.
4	Click Modify.
5	To change the filer source location, click Filer. If you are not using a filer for the source location, skip this step. Enter the new host name, volume name, and remote username. Click Optimize for Filer to replace workspace copies with filer snapshots. Note Before you can use a filer as a source location for sources, you must mount the filer and create a separate volume for each source. See your filer documentation for more information.
6	To change the source folder on either a filer or conventional file server, click Browse. Select the source folder, then click OK to select the location.
7	Click OK to save your changes to the source.

Who can delete sources

Only a system administrator can delete sources.

Deleting sources

Deleting a source removes the logic from ContentDirector that enables you to distribute the source content. It does not remove the content files from your disk drive.

Note
If you delete a source that is referenced by jobs and destination groups, you must modify the jobs and destination groups to reference a new source, or delete them from ContentDirector. For more information see Modifying and deleting destination groups and Modifying and deleting jobs.

To delete a source, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Log in as a system administrator.
2	On the left tool bar on the top of ContentDirector main screen, click Sources.
3	Right-click the source you want to delete.
4	Click Delete.