How to migrate the Software Library to a new location?

Products

• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

We have the Software Library configuration set up to go to an external file share.  We would like to migrate the Software Library to a local drive on the Notification server.   

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Resolution

To move the Software Library from one location to another do the following:

• Create the new Software Library share
• Move the existing packages from the old Software Library folder to the new share
• Add the new Software Library share to the "Software Library Configuration" in the SMP Console, validate the UNC path, and then click Save Changes. The platform will take care of the rest.

Settings > Software > Software Catalog and Software Library Settings > Software Library Configuration

The following documentation explains this with a little more information:

Configuring the Software Library (see step 7)

7. If a Software Library that contains packages already exists in a different location, in the Managed packages exist dialog box, click one of the following options, and then click OK:

Migrate existing packages
Moves the existing packages from the old Software Library folder to the new one. The migration also changes the packages’ source paths in any existing policies or tasks that refer to those packages.

Convert existing packages
Leaves the packages in the old Software Library folder and marks them as UNC-sourced. The conversion also changes the packages’ source paths in any existing policies or tasks that refer to those packages. The new source path is the UNC path of the old Software Library.

Change existing packages
Points packages already existing in the library to a new Software Library path. This option implies that all packages from the previous location were manually copied or already exist in the new Software Library path.