
Figure4.Communicationpathofupdatepackagesfromtherepositoryfoldertoclientcomputers
Customizingupdatepackagesforclientcomputers
Forenterprisesthatneedtocreatecustomupdatepackagesforclientcomputers,usebothSystemUpdate
andUpdateRetrievertomanagetheupdateprocess.Asanadministrator,youcanuseUpdateRetrieverto
downloadselectedupdatepackagesfromtheLenovoHelpCentertoarepositoryfolderonanetworkshare.
YoucanuseUpdateRetrievertoeditanexistingpackageorcreateanewpackageintherepositoryfolder.
UpdateRetrieverusesanXMLdescriptorfiletodefinewhenanupdatepackageisrelevantandhowtoinstall
theupdatepackage.Forexample,youcancreateanXMLdescriptorfilethatenablesaspecificupdate
tobedownloadedandinstalledonaclientcomputerdependingontheversionofthesoftwarealready
installedorexistinghardwaredevicesfoundinthesystem.AfterusingUpdateRetrievertocustomizeupdate
packagestofittheneedsofyourenterprise,importtheupdatepackagesintotherepositoryfolderonthe
networkshareusingUpdateRetriever.
Onclientcomputers,useSystemUpdatetosearchthenetworksharerepositoryfolderforupdatepackages.
SystemUpdatecanthendownloadandinstallrelevantpackagesfromthenetworksharerepositoryfolderto
clientcomputers.
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthecommunicationpathamongtheLenovoHelpCenter,SystemUpdate,
andUpdateRetrieverwhenusingUpdateRetrievertomanagetheupdateprocess:
4SystemUpdateSolutionDeploymentGuide
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