Creating a custom repository setting

This topic describes how to create a custom repository setting.

Before you begin

Note: The Custom repository setting feature is applicable only when the public download link is not available for the Fixlets.
  • The Windows 10 Feature Upgrade fixlets (Fixlet ID - 1110004 for example) in the Patches for Windows site.
  • The Java fixlets in the Updates for Windows Application site.

Ensure that the custom repository directory is added to the whitelist on the HCL Manager Server, which is located at <BES Server Install Path>\Mirror Server\Config\DownloadWhitelist.txt. When the directory of the custom repository is not set in the whitelist, a download error indicates that the requested URL does not pass the deployment of the download whitelist.

Procedure

  1. From the console, go to Sites > External Sites > Patching Support > Fixlets and Tasks.
  2. From the Fixlets and Tasks panel, select the Set or Update Custom Repository (Windows) task.
  3. Click Take Action.
  4. In the Action Parameter window, enter the custom repository directory. For example, http://10.1.11.11/software. Click Ok.
  5. The Take Action window opens. Select the target computer and click Ok.

Results

You can check if the setting was applied to the custom repository.

Go to the registry key _BESClient_AllowCustomRepoDownloads, which you can find at the following locations, depending on the operating system version that you are using.
  • For x64: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\Settings\Client\_BESClient_AllowCustomRepoDownloads
  • For x86: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\Settings\Client\_BESClient_AllowCustomRepoDownloads
The value must contain the custom repository directory.