Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Downloading updates
Deploying software updates involves creating a deployment package, downloading the soft-
ware update files, and then distributing them to distribution points. Verify that the content is
available on distribution points before you deploy the software updates to clients.
You can use the Download Software Updates Wizard to create the deployment package,
define the distribution points, and specify the download location of the update files. Start the
wizard by selecting one or multiple software updates or a software update group and then
clicking the Download button on the ribbon.
When you run the Download Software Updates Wizard, you configure the following:
Deployment Package
Enables you to select an existing deployment package or
create a new one. The deployment package specifies its source, which is the location to
which the source files download and from which the client distributes them to distribu-
tion points. You must create and share the package source folder that the deployment
package uses. Each deployment package uses a specific shared folder.
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Distribution Points
Enables you to specify the distribution points or distribution
point groups that host the deployment package files. This page displays only if you are
creating a new deployment package.
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Distribution Settings
Enables you to specify several distribution options. This page
displays only when you are creating a new deployment package. The options that you
can specify include the following:
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Distribution Priority
You can specify the priority in which the client sends pack-
ages to distribution points. The client sends packages with a high priority before
sending packages that you configure with a medium or low priority.
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Distribute The Content For This Package To Preferred Distribution Points
If
you select this option, a client request causes the local distribution point to down-
load the package if it has not downloaded already.
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Prestaged Distribution Point Settings
This section provides options for control-
ling the behavior of distribution points that you configure to support prestaged
content.
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Download Location
Specifies the location from which the software update point
downloads the software update files. If you have an Internet connection, you can select
Download Software Updates From The Internet. If you do not have an Internet connec-
tion, you can download the software updates manually and then store the files on an
accessible network location. You can select Download Software Updates From A
Location On My Network and then provide the network location of the stored files.
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Language Selection
Specifies the languages that should be downloaded for each
software update file.
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