There are three aspects to configuring a DIRBOT (directory synchronization robot). These can be thought of as establishing the DIRBOT, setting up the DIRBOT's work order, and specifying the recipes the DIRBOT needs to execute. More concretely in usual PMDF channel terms, these correspond to defining a DIRSYNC channel in the PMDF configuration file, specifying options for the channel (what directories it needs to handle and what it should do with the directories), and specifying processing recipe files to be used by the channel. That is, establishing the DIRBOT simply means configuring a corresponding SYNC_DIRBOT channel in the PMDF configuration file. Setting up the DIRBOT's work order means configuring the flow of directory information between the DIRBOT and the agents; this flow is controlled by the options in the SYNC_DIRBOT channel option file. Specifying the recipes means preparing the COOK and SERVE processing recipes, referenced by the options in the SYNC_DIRBOT option file.

Sites are expected to obtain consulting assistance for initial configuration of PMDF-DIRSYNC; please contact Process Software for details. The subsections below describe details of the DIRBOT configuration. After initially configuring, sites can further customize their PMDF-DIRSYNC configuration by manually adjusting options described below.]