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Table 11. User Settings\Scheduler Configurable item Description Value Action SchedulerAbility The setting of this property value determines if the Scheduler is activated to automatically run or not. Default value: YES Possible values: v YES v NO If YES, the Scheduler will run based on the settings. If NO, the Scheduler will not run. SchedulerLock The setting of this property determines if the Schedule Updates item is visible to you or not. Default value: SHOW Possible values: v SHOW v HIDE v DISABLE v LOCK If SHOW, the Schedule Updates option is available on the left navigation panel. If HIDE, the Schedule Updates option is not visible to the end user. If DISABLE, the Schedule Updates option on the left navigation panel is displayed grayed out (disabled). If LOCK, you can open the Scheduled Updates panel, but the settings are disabled and cannot be changed. SearchMode The type of updates the scheduler will search for. Default value: RECOMMENDED Possible values: v CRITICAL v RECOMMENDED v ALL When set to CRITICAL, the updates to search will only be CRITICAL. If it is set to RECOMMENDED, it will search the CRITICAL and RECOMMENDED updates. When set to ALL, the relevant updates will be retrieved. NotifyOptions You can choose the notification options you want to receive from the System Update scheduler. Default value: When the setting is NOTIFY DOWNLOADANDINSTALL, Possible values: v DOWNLOAD ANDINSTALL the scheduler will download and install the updates without end user intervention. When the setting is DOWNLOAD, the v DOWNLOAD scheduler downloads the v NOTIFY v DOWNLOAD updates and notifies you when the updates are ready to install. ANDINSTALL -INCLUDEREBOOT Chapter 3. Configurations 23

Section	Page
Contents	3
Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
System Update	7
Update Retriever	7
Managing the update process	7
System Update	8
System Update and Update Retriever	8
Deploying updates/packages to client systems	9
System Update and Update Retriever with customized update packages	9
Non-Lenovo	10
Chapter 2. Installation	11
Installation requirements	11
.Net	12
Installation components	12
System Update languages	12
Update Retriever languages	13
Installation considerations	13
System Update standard installation procedures and command-line parameters	14
Windows Vista considerations	15
List of parameters	15
Installing System Update or Update Retriever	16
Uninstall	16
Silent uninstall for Windows Vista	17
Chapter 3. Configurations	19
Connection configurations	19
Configuring System Update	20
Configuring System Update with the registry	20
UC Settings configurable items	21
UC Settings\\HTTPSHelloSettings configurable items	22
UC Settings\\HTTPSPackageSettings configurable items	23
Proxy server configurations	24
User Settings\\General configurations	24
User Settings\\Scheduler	28
Repository configurations	31
Version control for System Update	33
Configuring System Update with Active Directory	34
Administrative (ADM) template files	35
Group Policy settings	36
Managing network share repositories with Active Directory®	40
System Update version control using Active Directory	41
Configuring System Update with start.reg	41
Configuring multiple repository locations using the start.reg file	43
System Update version control with start.reg	43
System Update billboard and the start.reg file	44
Chapter 4. Working with System Update	45
About System Update	45
Extras tab	45
System Update billboard	45
Working with update packages	46
Downloading and installing updates	46
Using the Lenovo Help Center Web site	46
Using a repository on a client system	46
Using a repository on a network share	46
Working with license agreements	47
Using System Update	47
Scheduling the search for updates	48
Automatic search for new updates	48
Automatic search for new updates with download	49
Automatic search for new updates with download and install	49
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
Update Retriever setup	51
Using Update Retriever	52
Search for updates with Update Retriever	52
Manual check for new updates	52
Modify settings	52
Configuring automatic check for new updates	53
Automatic search and download of new updates	53
Viewing the download history	53
Show updates in a repository	54
Hiding updates	54
Importing updates	54
Importing an update package into network share repository	54
Scheduling updates	55
Scheduling search for critical updates	55
Scheduling search for critical and recommended updates	55
Assigning triplets to an update	55
Generating a contents report of the network share repository	55
Creating and modifying an update package	55
About update packages	55
Creating an update package	57
Modifying an update package	57
Keyboard shortcuts	58
Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer	59
About Thin Installer	59
Downloading Thin Installer	59
System requirements	59
.Net	59
Using Thin Installer	60
Log file	62
Windows Vista considerations	63
Return codes	64
Keyboard shortcuts	64
Configuring Thin Installer	64
Configuring Thin Installer with XML	64
Uninstall	67
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 packages	71
Creating repository folders	71
Configuring System Update on client systems	71
Working with Update Retriever	71
Deploying the packages	72
Scenario 3 - Deploy onto non-Lenovo systems	72
Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update	73
Scenario 5 - Installing specific packages with the MSDOS Command Prompt	73
Scenario 6 - Deploying packages to client system repositories	74
Step 1 - Administrator system setup	74
Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client systems	74
Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the Scheduler function	74
Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer	75
Deploying the packages using USB or CD	75
Deploying the packages using network share repository	75
Deploying the packages using a system management tool	75
Integrating Thin Installer with ImageUltra Builder (IUB)	76
Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image	76
Appendix A. Command line parameters	77
Automatic search	77
Command line scripts	77
Search modes	83
Notification parameters	84
Map Drive utility	86
Command line interface	87
Using the MapDrv utility	87
Displaying encrypted user name and password strings	87
Storing network share information for a TVT	88
Connecting to the network share for a TVT	88
Disconnecting the network share for a TVT	88
Appendix B. Notices	89

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Table 11. User Settings\Scheduler

Configurable

item

Description

Value

Action

SchedulerAbility

The setting of

this property

value

determines if

the Scheduler

is activated to

automatically

run or not.

Default value: YES

If YES, the Scheduler will run

based on the settings. If NO,

the Scheduler will not run.

Possible values:

YES

SchedulerLock

The setting of

this property

determines if

the Schedule

Updates item

is visible to

you or not.

Default value: SHOW

If SHOW, the Schedule Updates

option is available on the left

navigation panel. If HIDE, the

Schedule Updates option is not

visible to the end user. If

DISABLE, the Schedule Updates

option on the left navigation

panel is displayed grayed out

(disabled). If LOCK, you can

open the Scheduled Updates

panel, but the settings are

disabled and cannot be

changed.

Possible values:

SHOW

HIDE

DISABLE

LOCK

SearchMode

The type of

updates the

scheduler will

search for.

Default value:

RECOMMENDED

When set to CRITICAL, the

updates to search will only be

CRITICAL. If it is set to

RECOMMENDED, it will

search the CRITICAL and

RECOMMENDED updates.

When set to ALL, the relevant

updates will be retrieved.

Possible values:

CRITICAL

RECOMMENDED

ALL

NotifyOptions

You can

choose the

notification

options you

want to

receive from

the System

Update

scheduler.

Default value:

NOTIFY

When the setting is

DOWNLOADANDINSTALL,

the scheduler will download

and install the updates without

end user intervention. When the

setting is DOWNLOAD, the

scheduler downloads the

updates and notifies you when

the updates are ready to install.

Possible values:

DOWNLOAD

ANDINSTALL

DOWNLOAD

NOTIFY

DOWNLOAD

ANDINSTALL

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