Lenovo System Update Solution (Deployment Guide) - Manual (Page 53)

Table 16. The status of updates
Option Possible Value Default Value
Severity
v Default
v Critical
v Recommended
v Optional
Default
License
v Default
v Display
v No display
Default
Status
v Test
v Active
Test
v Repositories
You can customize the location of the repository folder. If a network share is
specified (using the Universal Naming Convention), you can provide a user
name and password to authenticate without requiring a prompt when making
the actual connection.
Configuring automatic check for new updates
The end user can configure the application to check for new updates automatically
on a scheduled basis. The following options are available:
v Schedule
You can choose to check for new updates weekly or monthly. For weekly checks,
a day of the week and time must be selected. For monthly checks, a date in the
month and time must be selected.
v Notification
You can choose to be notified when new updates are found (without
downloading). For critical updates only, an additional option is available to
automatically download all new updates and get notified after the downloading
is complete.
The notification can be in the form of a balloon popup from a system tray icon,
or an email. The email notification includes the date and time of the check, the
number of packages found, and the list of updates.
Automatic search and download of new updates
The scheduler initiates a check for new updates. The administrator is notified
depending on how Update Retriever is configured, email or a balloon message
through the system tray icon.
System Update will only allow updates to be installed on systems for which the
update was designated.
Viewing the download history
View download history shows the status of updates that were downloaded to your
repository. You can sort the updates based on the title in the column headers of the
table.
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