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Using the DNS alias update method, Performing a manual update

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Using the DNS alias update method During system startup, Automatic Update attempts to resolve the DNS alias auto-update. If that host name resolves, it attempts to check for updates at http://auto-update:18287. This update method enables thin clients to access a single update server across the entire domain, thus simplifying management for deployments with many subnets and DHCP servers. To configure the DNS alias update method: ▲ Change the hostname of the server hosting HP Smart Client Services to auto-update or create a DNS alias of auto-update for that server. Using the manual update method Use the manual update method to connect a thin client to a specific server for an update. Also, use this method if you want to test an update on a single thin client before pushing the update to many thin clients, or if you have specific updates to be installed on only one or two thin clients. NOTE: Be sure you specify the hostname of the manual server in the profile that you are updating to. Otherwise the settings reset to automatic when downloading the profile. Use Profile Editor to modify these settings at root/auto-update. NOTE: If multiple thin clients require specific updates, use the DHCP tagging method. If no update segregation is required, use the broadcast update method. Performing a manual update 1. Select Management > Automatic Update in Control Panel. 2. Select Enable manual configuration. 3. Set the Protocol as http. 4. In the Server field, enter the update server hostname and port in the following format: HostName:18287 5. In the Path field, enter the following: auto-update 6. Select Preserve thin client configuration if you want to preserve all previously configured settings. 7. Select OK, and then the thin client will pull the updates. Updating thin clients 59

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Using the DNS alias update method
During system startup, Automatic Update attempts to resolve the DNS alias
auto-update
. If that host name
resolves, it attempts to check for updates at
http://auto-update:18287
. This update method enables thin
clients to access a single update server across the entire domain, thus simplifying management for
deployments with many subnets and DHCP servers.
To
configure
the DNS alias update method:
▲
Change the hostname of the server hosting HP Smart Client Services to
auto-update
or create a DNS
alias of
auto-update
for that server.
Using the manual update method
Use the manual update method to connect a thin client to a
specific
server for an update. Also, use this
method if you want to test an update on a single thin client before pushing the update to many thin clients, or
if you have
specific
updates to be installed on only one or two thin clients.
NOTE:
Be sure you specify the hostname of the manual server in the
profile
that you are updating to.
Otherwise the settings reset to automatic when downloading the
profile.
Use
Profile
Editor
to modify these
settings at root/auto-update.
NOTE:
If multiple thin clients require
specific
updates, use the DHCP tagging method.
If no update segregation is required, use the broadcast update method.
Performing a manual update
1.
Select
Management > Automatic Update
in Control Panel.
2.
Select
Enable manual
configuration
.
3.
Set the
Protocol
as
http
.
4.
In the
Server
field,
enter the update server hostname and port in the following format:
HostName
:18287
5.
In the
Path
field,
enter the following:
auto-update
6.
Select
Preserve thin client
configuration
if you want to preserve all previously
configured
settings.
7.
Select
OK
, and then the thin client will pull the updates.
Updating thin clients
59