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Managing Update Downloads
The Available System Updates panel on the System Updates page displays the updates that are
available after you have checked for them. This includes the Product Recognition Update (PRU),
which Novell
®
provides to update your knowledgebase so that ZENworks
®
Inventory can recognize
newer software. The display refreshed according to the schedule you set in
“Check for Updates
Schedule” on page 173
.
The first few ZENworks 10 Configuration Management updates are cumulative; thereafter they are
additive. For example, if the update for version 10.0.3 is your first system update for ZENworks, it
includes all updates contained in the update for version 10.0.2. However, you need to apply the
update for version 10.0.3 before you can apply the update for version 10.0.4.
The following sections contain more information:
Section 21.1, “Understanding Available Updates,” on page 191
Section 21.2, “Downloading Updates,” on page 192
Section 21.3, “Downloading and Installing the PRU,” on page 194
Section 21.4, “Canceling or Deleting a System Update,” on page 195
21.1 Understanding Available Updates
The following figure illustrates the Available System Updates panel:
Figure 21-1
Available System Updates Panel
The following table explains the column information and the
Auto Refresh
drop-down list (on the
right side of the panel, above
Target Type
). For some columns, you can sort the listed information by
clicking a column heading. Click it again to reverse the sorting order.
Table 21-1
Available System Updates column descriptions.
Column Heading or
List
Explanation
Update Name
Displays the name of the update, which is created by Novell.
Click the name to access the Release Details page.
For more information, see
Chapter 24, “Reviewing the Content of an Update,” on
page 215
.
Release Date
Displays the date that Novell created the update.
