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ZENworks 10 Configuration Management System Administration Reference
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Clearing a Dedicated News Server
Clearing a dedicated update server causes the news updates to be retrieved randomly from any
server in the Management Zone.
1
In ZENworks Control Center, click
Configuration
in the left pane.
2
On the
Configuration
tab, expand the
Management Zone Settings
section (if necessary), click
Infrastructure Management
, then click
ZENworks News Settings
to display the News
Download Schedule panel.
3
Click to remove the dedicated server from the
Dedicated News Server
field.
4
(Conditional) If you need to revert to the last saved dedicated server setting, click
Reset
.
This resets the dedicated server to the last saved setting, such as when you last clicked
Apply
or
OK
.
5
Click
Apply
to make the change effective.
3.2.2 Schedule Type
You can configure the schedule for downloading the news:
1
In ZENworks Control Center, click
Configuration
in the left pane, then click the
Configuration
tab.
2
Click
Management Zone Settings
to expand its options, click
Infrastructure Management
to
expand its options, then select
ZENworks News Settings
.
3
(Conditional) To exclude scheduled checking for news updates, click the down-arrow in the
Schedule Type
field, select
No Schedule
, click
Apply
to save the schedule change, then skip to
Step 6
.
With this option selected, you must download the news updates manually. For more
information, see
“Updating the News Alerts” on page 56
.
4
(Conditional) To set a recurring schedule for checking for the news updates, click the down-
arrow in the
Schedule Type
field, then select
Recurring
.
5
Fill in the fields:
5a
Select one or more check boxes for the days of the week when you want to check for news
updates.
5b
Use the
Start Time
box to specify the time of day for checking to occur.
5c
(Optional) Click
More Options
, then select the following options as necessary:
Process Immediately if Device Unable to Execute on Schedule:
Causes checking
for news updates to occur as soon as possible if the checking cannot be done
according to schedule. For example, if a server is down at the scheduled time,
checking for news updates occurs immediately after the server comes back online.
Use Coordinated Universal Time:
Causes the schedule to interpret the times you
specify as UTC instead of local time.
Start at a Random Time Between Start and End Times:
Allows checking for
news updates to occur at a random time between the time you specify here and the
time you specified in
Step 5b
. Fill in the
End Time
fields.
Restrict Schedule Execution to the Following Date Range:
In addition to the
other options, you can specify a date range to check for the news updates.
