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Table 10. \UserSettings\Connection (continued) Configurable item Description Value Password Specifies the password to use for the connection. Default value: None Possible values: Any string Action This setting is used for authentication to access the HTTP proxy server. System Update will connect to the HTTP proxy server defined in ServerName using the user name defined in User. The end user is prompted for this information when the information is needed. Example: \Connection\ \User = Billek \Password \UserSettings\General The following table and example provides the settings and values for the General key. Table 11. \UserSettings\General Configurable item Description ContentMode Refers to the status of the update packages that System Update will search for in the Update Retriever repository. Value Default value: Active Possible values: • Active • Test DebugEnable Enables you to log process results to the log file named ApplicabilityRulesTrace.log. Default value: NO Possible values: • YES • NO DisplayInformationScreen Enables you to skip the User Information panel of System Update. Default value: YES Possible values: • YES • NO Action • If Active, System Update will search the Update Retriever repository for the update packages in active status. • If Test, System Update will search the Update Retriever repository for the update packages in test status. Note: If there is no database.xml file in the Update Retriever repository folder, System Update will ignore the value of ContentMode and search for all the update packages. • If YES, System Update will log the process results to the log file. • If NO, System Update will not log the process results. • If YES, the User Information panel will be displayed. • If NO, the User Information panel will not be displayed. 20 System Update Solution Deployment Guide

Section	Page
Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
System Update	7
Update Retriever	7
Thin Installer	7
Managing the update process	7
System Update	8
System Update and Update Retriever	8
Using System Update and Update Retriever on non-Lenovo systems	11
Chapter 2. Installation	13
Installation requirements	13
.Net	14
Installation components	14
System Update languages	14
Update Retriever languages	16
Installation considerations	16
Installation procedures and command-line parameters	17
A scenario of installing System Update and Update Retriever in an enterprise environment	19
Uninstall	19
Silent uninstall on Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems	20
Chapter 3. Configurations	21
Connection configurations	21
Configuring System Update	21
Configuring System Update with the registry	22
Configuring System Update with Active Directory	35
Configuring System Update with the start.reg file	42
Chapter 4. Working with System Update	45
About System Update	45
Extras tab	45
System Update billboard	45
Working with update packages	45
Downloading and installing updates	46
Working with license agreements	47
Using System Update	47
Scheduling the search for updates	48
Viewing the download and installation history	49
Hiding and restoring hidden updates	49
Working with updates that force a reboot	49
Keyboard shortcuts	49
Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever	51
About Update Retriever	51
About update packages	51
Update Retriever first time setup	52
Using Update Retriever	53
Manual searching for new updates	53
Scheduling the search for updates	54
Managing the repository	55
Modifying settings	57
Viewing history	57
Hiding updates	58
Exporting updates	58
Keyboard shortcuts	59
Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer	61
About Thin Installer	61
Configuring Thin Installer	61
Using Thin Installer	64
Return error codes	67
Logs	67
Windows Vista and Windows 7 considerations	68
Web server configuration	68
Best practices	68
Uninstalling Thin Installer	68
Chapter 7. Best practices	69
Scenario 1 - Managing the update process	69
Step 1 - Installing the programs	69
Step 2 - Customizing the programs	70
Step 3 - Working with the programs	70
Scenario 2 - Deploying specific update packages	71
Creating repository folders	71
Configuring System Update on client computers	71
Working with Update Retriever	71
Deploying the packages	72
Scenario 3 - Deploying to non-Lenovo systems	72
Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update	73
Scenario 5 - Installing specific update packages with the MSDOS prompt	73
Scenario 6 - Deploying update packages to client computer repositories	74
Step 1 - Setting up the administrator system	74
Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client computers	74
Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the scheduler function	74
Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer	75
Deploying the packages using USB, CD, or DVD media	75
Deploying the update packages using a network share repository	75
Deploying the update packages using a system management tool	75
Integrating Thin Installer with the ImageUltra Builder program	75
Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image	76
Appendix A. Command line parameters	77
Automatic search	77
Command line scripts	77
Search modes	84
Notification parameters	85
MapDrv utility	87
Command line interface	87
Using the MapDrv utility	88
Appendix B. Notices	91

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Table 10. \UserSettings\Connection (continued)

Conﬁgurable

item

Description

Value

Action

Default value: None

Password

Speciﬁes the

password to use

for the connection.

Possible values: Any string

This setting is used for

authentication to access the

HTTP proxy server.

System Update will connect to

the HTTP proxy server deﬁned in

ServerName

using the user name

deﬁned in

User

. The end user

is prompted for this information

when the information is needed.

Example:

\Connection\

\User = Billek

\Password = ************

\UserSettings\General

The following table and example provides the settings and values for the General key.

Table 11. \UserSettings\General

Conﬁgurableitem

Description

Value

Action

Default value: Active

ContentMode

Refers to the status of

the update packages that

System Update will search

for in the Update Retriever

repository.

Possible values:

•

Active

•

Test

•

Active

, System Update

will search the Update

Retriever repository for

the update packages in

active status.

•

Test

, System Update

will search the Update

Retriever repository for

the update packages in

test status.

Note:

If there is no

database.xml ﬁle in the

Update Retriever repository

folder, System Update

will ignore the value of

ContentMode

and search

for all the update packages.

Default value: NO

DebugEnable

Enables you to log process

results to the log ﬁle named

ApplicabilityRulesTrace.log.

Possible values:

•

YES

•

YES

, System Update

will log the process

results to the log ﬁle.

•

, System Update

will not log the process

results.

Default value: YES

DisplayInformationScreen

Enables you to skip the User

Information panel of System

Update.

Possible values:

•

YES

•

YES

, the User

Information panel will

be displayed.

•

, the User

Information panel will

not be displayed.

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