Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - NETWORK DISCOVERY DATABASE STRUCTURE, Руководство системного администратора

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Configuring Updates
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Configuring Updates
Perform the following tasks to configure your update process:
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Section 20.1, “Configuring System Update Settings,” on page 173
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Section 20.2, “Creating Deployment Stages,” on page 182
20.1 Configuring System Update Settings
You should configure System Update before attempting to use it. Configure as many of the
following settings as necessary for your system:
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Section 20.1.1, “Check for Updates Schedule,” on page 173
Š Section 20.1.2, “Download Schedule,” on page 175
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Section 20.1.3, “E-Mail Notification,” on page 177
Š Section 20.1.4, “Proxy Server Settings,” on page 178
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Section 20.1.5, “Dedicated Server Settings,” on page 179
Š Section 20.1.6, “Stage Timeout Settings,” on page 180
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Section 20.1.7, “Reboot Behavior,” on page 181
20.1.1 Check for Updates Schedule
The default is to not schedule update checking ( No Schedule is displayed in the Schedule Type field).
With this scheduling option selected, the only way you can check for software updates is to do so
manually in the Available System Updates panel on the
System Updates tab.
You can specify how often you want to check for updates. When you do this, information on
available updates is automatically downloaded from Novell
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to the Available System Updates panel
on the System Updates tab when the schedule fires. This does not download the update content itself.
Downloading can be scheduled in the Download Schedule panel (see “Download Schedule” on
page 175 ).
To schedule checking for the ZENworks software updates:
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 System Update Settings .
In the Check for Updates panel, there are two scheduling options for updates:
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No Schedule: The default is to not schedule update checking. With this scheduling option
selected, the only way you can check for software updates is to do so manually in the
Available System Updates panel on the System Updates tab. To specify the No Schedule
option, continue with Step 3 .