It is possible to upload large files, such as application files and Packages files from the KACE SMA by copying them to the Client Drop location on the appliance. Copying files to the Client Drop location is an alternative to uploading files through the Administrator Console using the default HTTP mechanism, which can result in browser timeouts for large files.
PLEASE NOTE: About uploading files, it is possible to upload a single file or a ZIP archive containing multiple files to run as a pre-installation or as a post-installation task. The appliance runs the task in the runtime environment that you specify.
In order to copy files to the Client Drop location the following steps need to be taken:
- Go to the Client Drop location on the KACE SDA:
- In Windows Explorer, enter a UNC path with the same KACE SDA hostname or IP address. For example: \\kbox\clientdrop
- On Mac Os X, Go | Connect to Server, then enter the SMB address in the Server Address field.
- On Linux, select Search, then enter the SMB address.
- The client share and Client Drop share folders are displayed
- If prompted, provide your login credential for the Client Drop location
- The default account name is admin and the default password is also admin.
- NOTE: If you change the shared password, create a new KBE using the new password.
- Copy the files to the Client Drop location.
- NOTE: The file needs to be in the root folder of the Client Drop folder in question. If the file is in a subfolder it will not be seen here.
- Associate the large file to the Post-installation Tasks
- On the left navigation pane, click the Library to expand the section, then click Post-installation Tasks to display the Post-installation Tasks page.
- On the list page that appears, select Choose Action | Add Application.
- On the page that appears, in Name, enter a logical name for the task.
- To select a file from the Client Drop Samba share on the appliance, under Select file from Client Drop share, click Select Client Drop file, and choose the file.
- In Parameter, enter the command-line parameters for the task.
- Select the Reboot Required checkbox to reboot the device, if or in case it's necessary to do this action earlier to continue to run the next task in the sequence.
- In Notes, add a note to identify the task.
- Click Save.
- The import process starts.
- Be sure to allow any import operation to complete before altering any package or database configuration.