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Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever

This chapter provides information about setting up and using Update Retriever.

AboutUpdateRetriever

Update Retriever enables you to download update packages from the Lenovo Help Center Web site to a

network share repository folder. Your repository folder provides the storage for update packages. Once

configured, System Update can search your repository for update packages. This allows greater control of

the updates that are available over your network.

You can manually initiate the search for updates or schedule an automatic search for new packages at a

specified time interval. If performing an automatic search, you can configure Update Retriever to provide

notification when new updates are found so you can manually initiate the download or to automatically

download the new updates and provide notification when downloading is complete.

Aboutupdatepackages

Update Retriever enables you to modify or create update packages. An updates package consists of a

self-extracting installer program, an XML descriptor file that defines the update, one or more NLS readme

files, any package license file, and any optional detection modules. Each update package has an XML

descriptor file that contains metadata used to describe the conditions that must exist on the client computer

and how to install the update on the client computer. If an update meets the requirements you defined in the

XML descriptor file, it is considered an applicable update for the targeted system. An XML descriptor file

contains the necessary information for an update package to be recognized and handled by System Update.

Note:

To modify an update package, you must use Update Retriever to edit the XML descriptor file. For

more information, see the Update Retriever help system.

The following list provides the metadata of an update package that you can customize using Update

Retriever:

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Package identity

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Package ID

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Name

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Version

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Vendor

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Release date

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Disk space needed to install the package

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Title, description, summary, and language of a package

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Version detection

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Target applications

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Installation detection

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Add/Remove programs

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BIOS

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BIOS date

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CPU address width

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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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