Lenovo System Update Solution (Deployment Guide) - Manual (Page 9)

For more information on configuring repository locations for package storage, see
Chapter 3, “Configurations,” on page 13.
Deploying updates/packages to client systems
Instead of using a network share on a LAN, you can use a local system such as the
administrator system for package storage. Once you have created a repository
folder, you can then push the folder to client systems. This method will enable you
to use Update Retriever on a designated machine to download updates to a
repository folder and then push out the folder containing the update packages to
client systems. When the client systems run System Update, System Update will
obtain updates directly from the folder that you deployed. The following
illustration provides the communication path of update packages from an
administrative system to client systems:
System Update and Update Retriever with customized update
packages
For enterprises that choose to create custom update packages for client systems,
use System Update and Update Retriever to manage the update process. As an
administrator, you can use Update Retriever to download selected update packages
from the Lenovo Help Center to a network share repository folder. you can use
Figure 3. Using Update Retriever on a local network
Figure 4. Pushing out the repository folder to client systems
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