Lenovo ThinkServer RD120 (English) EasyUpdate Solution Deployment Guide - Page 11

Chapter

2.

Installation

This

chapter

provides

you

with

installation

instructions

for

EasyUpdate

and

Update

Retriever.

This

chapter

will

also

provide

you

with

installation

requirements,

components

and

considerations.

You

can

download

EasyUpdate

and

Update

Retriever

from

the

following

Lenovo

Support

Web

site:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/easyupdate

For

information

on

installing

Mini-EasyUpdate,

go

to

“Downloading

Mini-EasyUpdate”

on

page

53.

Installation

requirements

EasyUpdate

is

supported

on

the

following

operating

systems:

v

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000

Server

v

Microsoft

Windows

2000

Advanced

Server

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

®

2003

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

Enterprise

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

SBS

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

SBS

Premium

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

R2

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

R2

Enterprise

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Standard

without

Hyper-V

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Enterprise

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Enterprise

without

Hyper-V

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

DataCenter

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

DataCenter

without

Hyper-V

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Web

Server

2008

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

Update

Retriever

is

supported

on

the

following

operating

systems:

v

Microsoft

Windows

2000

v

Microsoft

Windows

Vista

®

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

XP

Professional

v

Microsoft

Windows

XP

Home

v

Microsoft

Windows

2000

Server

v

Microsoft

Windows

2000

Advanced

Server

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

Enterprise

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

SBS

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

SBS

Premium

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

R2

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2003

R2

Enterprise

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Standard

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

v

Microsoft

Windows

Server

2008

Standard

without

Hyper-V

(32-bit

and

64-bit)

©

Copyright

Lenovo

2008

5

Section	Page
Contents	3
Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
EasyUpdate	7
Update Retriever	7
Managing the update process	7
EasyUpdate	8
EasyUpdate and Update Retriever	8
Deploying repository folders to client systems	9
EasyUpdate and Update Retriever with customized update packages	10
Non-Lenovo	10
Chapter 2. Installation	11
Installation requirements	11
.Net	12
Installation components	12
EasyUpdate languages	12
Update Retriever languages	13
Installation considerations	13
EasyUpdate standard installation procedures and command-line parameters	14
List of parameters	15
Installing EasyUpdate or Update Retriever	16
Uninstall	16
Chapter 3. Configurations	19
Connection configurations	19
Configuring EasyUpdate	20
Configuring EasyUpdate with the registry	20
UC Settings configurable items	22
UC Settings\\HTTPSHelloSettings configurable items	22
UC Settings\\HTTPSPackageSettings configurable items	23
Proxy server configurations	23
User Settings\\General configurations	24
User Settings\\Scheduler	27
Repository configurations	29
Version control for EasyUpdate	32
Configuring EasyUpdate with Active Directory	33
Administrative (ADM) template files	33
Group Policy settings	34
Managing network share repositories with Active Directory	38
EasyUpdate version control using Active Directory	39
Configuring EasyUpdate with the start.reg file	40
Configuring multiple repository locations using the start.reg file	42
EasyUpdate version control with the start.reg file	42
Chapter 4. Working with EasyUpdate	45
About EasyUpdate	45
Extras tab	45
Working with update packages	45
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 EasyUpdate	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	53
Hiding updates	53
Importing updates	54
Importing an update package into network share repository	54
Scheduling updates	54
Scheduling search for critical updates	54
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	56
Modifying an update package	57
Keyboard shortcuts	58
Chapter 6. Working with Mini-EasyUpdate	59
About Mini-EasyUpdate	59
Downloading Mini-EasyUpdate	59
System requirements	59
.Net	60
Using Mini-EasyUpdate	61
Log file	63
Return codes	64
Keyboard shortcuts	64
Configuring Mini-EasyUpdate	64
Configuring Mini-EasyUpdate with XML	64
Uninstall	67
Appendix A. Command line parameters	69
Automatic search	69
Command line scripts	69
Search modes	75
Notification parameters	75
Map Drive utility	78
Command line interface	78
Using the MapDrv utility	79
Displaying encrypted user name and password strings	79
Storing network share information for a TVT	79
Connecting to the network share for a TVT	79
Disconnecting the network share for a TVT	80
Appendix B. Notices	81

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