Specifying Batch Downloading of Sites or URLs

Use batch downloading to keep the Novell BorderManager 3.8 cache of objects up to date for your users. You can schedule downloads of HTTP files from a Web site to the local cache. You can download a URL, multiple URLs up to a specified number of links, or an entire Web site. You can specify batch downloading for both forward and reverse HTTP proxies. Reverse proxy, however, does not download links that are external to a site.

Schedule downloads for low network usage times to conserve your network resources.

To specify batch downloading:

1. In NetWare Administrator, select the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Setup page for the server.

2. Select an HTTP proxy or acceleration service, then click Caching.

3. Click the Scheduled Download tab, then click Enable Scheduled Downloads and specify whether to perform the downloads sequentially.

4. Click Add from the Download List, then specify the following download parameters:

   • Enable this particular download.
   • HTTP URL: A URL, the number of levels to download in that URL, and whether to follow links from that URL to other hosts.
   • Maximum number of concurrent requests: The number of concurrent downloads to perform.
   • Maximum number of objects to download: The number of objects that can be downloaded during a session.
   • Maximum amount of data to download: The maximum size of data (in MB) that can be downloaded during a session.

5. Click the Frequency tab and specify the following parameters:

   • One time only: The date and time for a single download event.
   • Once a day at: The start time for a daily download.
   • Daily from: The interval and frequency for multiple daily downloads. Also, whether to perform the downloads only on certain days of the week.

6. Click OK then click OK again from the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Setup page.