EasyUpd at e So lutio nDeployment Gui de Date: September 10, 2008 A ThinkServer and ThinkVantage Technology publication
EasyUpdate and Update Retriever with customized update packages For enterprises that choose to create custom update packages for clien
Chapter 2. Installation This chapter provides you with installation instructions for EasyUpdate and Update Retriever. This chapter will
v Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) v Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V (32-bit
If the LanguageOverride is empty, has an invalid value or the NLS language pack specified in the LanguageOverride field is not in
Start Menu\Programs\ThinkServer v For Update Retriever: Start Menu\Programs\ThinkVantage Preferences are stored as settings in the follo
List of parameters The applications are packaged as self-extracting installation files. Therefore the EasyUpdate installation file speci
Table 4. List of parameters with -a (continued) Parameter Description Example /w This parameter forces the executable defined in the i
The uninstall command for EasyUpdate is: MsiExec.exe /X{743FC604-48CF-4CF8-B99F-9C3F283442FD} /qn The uninstall command for Update Retri
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Chapter 3. Configurations This chapter provides you with conceptual information and procedures to configure connectivity settings, repos
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Configuring EasyUpdate Configurations for EasyUpdate can be done through the registry, Active Directory®, or the start.reg file. If yo
Table 5. Registry locations (continued) Setting Registry location IgnoreLocalLicense, see “User Settings\General configurations” on page 1
UC Settings configurable items The following table and example provides the settings and values for the general configurable items o
\HTTPSHelloSettings \RetryLimit = 2 \RetryWaitTime = 2 \ServerName = https:// Note: When EasyUpdate connects to the Lenovo Help
Table 9. User Settings\Connection (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action Password The password to use for the connection.
Table 10. User Settings\General (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action DisplayLicenseNoticeSU Enables you to skip the lic
Table 10. User Settings\General (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action IgnoreRMLicCRCSize Use this setting to enable or d
Table 10. User Settings\General (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action RepositoryLocation1 Use this setting to indicate t
Table 11. User Settings\Scheduler Configurable item Description Value Action SchedulerAbility The setting of this property value determines
Table 11. User Settings\Scheduler (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action Frequency The interval in which the scheduler is
Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Chapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . .1 EasyUpdate . . . . . . . .
Using %ANYDRV%: The %ANYDRV% variable can be used instead of specifying a drive letter when setting the repository path. To creat
Note: Distributed File System (DFS), a storage management solution, can be used when configuring the network share repository. Working
For example: \\Server_X\TSEU_repository\ 4. Set the access permissions of the new repository folder to read only access for end use
\\Server_X\TSEU_repository\ 3. Extract the files from the SSClientCommon.zip file to your repository folder. For example: \\Server_X\TS
v Computer policies v Computer preferences As described previously, computer and user policies are defined by the administrator. Th
User Settings: This table provides policies for the user settings of EasyUpdate. Table 12. Computer Configuration>Administrative T
Table 12. Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>ThinkServer>EasyUpdate>User Settings (continued) Policy Setting Descripti
Table 12. Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>ThinkServer>EasyUpdate>User Settings (continued) Policy Setting Descripti
Table 14. Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>ThinkServer>EasyUpdate>UCSettings>HTTPSHelloSettings Policy Setting Desc
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\ThinkServer \EasyUpdate\User Settings\General\Repository Location 10. Double-click Repository
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7. Click OK. 8. Deploy these settings to client systems.Note: EasyUpdate version control is compatible with EasyUpdate 1.0 and f
"IgnoreLocalLicense"="NO" "RepositoryLocation1"="\\\\Server_X\\TSEU_repository\\" "IgnoreRMLicCRCSize&quo
Configuring multiple repository locations using the start.reg file The following example provides the start.reg file configuration whe
Note: To set your repository path in the registry using the start.reg file, backslash \ characters in the directory’s path should
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Chapter 4. Working with EasyUpdate This chapter provides information on working with update packages, using the EasyUpdate program, an
Downloading and installing updates The following list provides the three different methods you can use to download and install updat
HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\MND\TSEUAPPLICATION\User= <encrypted username> HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\MND\TSEUAPPLICATION\Pwd= <encrypt
– Memory upgrades – Printer recommendations – Warranty recommendationsScheduling the search for updates You have the option to ma
Automatic search for new updates with download You can configure EasyUpdate to automatically search for and download new updates avai
Preface This deployment guide is intended for IT administrators or those who are responsible for deploying updates on computers in t
Table 15. Keyboard shortcuts (continued) Function Shortcut Close CTRL+E Context Help F1 44 EasyUpdate Solution Deployment Guide
Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever This chapter provides information about setting up, upgrading, and using Update Retriever. Abo
Attention: If you find duplicate update packages in the network share repository, these packages have different package contents. S
You can customize the location of the repository folder. If a network share is specified (using the Universal Naming Convention), y
Importing updates Importing updates enables you to add custom updates that were created using the Update Retriever. When updates are
Scheduling search for critical and recommended updates You can schedule an automatic search for critical and recommended updates by s
– File date – File exists – File version – Hard disk drive (HDD) – Operating system and operating system languages - OS -
v Reports with version history v Minimum installation requirements v Steps to install and uninstall v Reports change from one
Keyboard shortcuts The following table provides the keyboard shortcuts for the main functions of Update Retriever: Table 16. Keyboard
Chapter 6. Working with Mini-EasyUpdate This chapter provides information about using theMini-EasyUpdate program, the download instructio
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.Net Mini-EasyUpdate requires Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 with Service Pack 1 or later (2.0 or later is recommended). You can downl
Using Mini-EasyUpdate This section provides information about using Mini-EasyUpdate. There are two modes to run Mini-EasyUpdate: v GUI
Table 17. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts Description %ANYPATH%\MiniEasyUpdate.exe /CM –search A –action INSTALL -noicon Installs
Table 17. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts Description %ANYPATH%\MiniEasyUpdate.exe /CM –search C –action INSTALL –repository &quo
Table 18. How to create a log file (continued) Running mode Has a writable access to current directory Description of log file Comman
<DisplayLicenseNotice>NO</DisplayLicenseNotice> <IgnoreLocalLicense>YES</IgnoreLocalLicense> <IgnoreRMLicCRCSize>YES
Table 19. Description of configurable items (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action DisplayLicenseNotice Specifies whether
Table 19. Description of configurable items (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action DebugEnable Specifies whether Mini-Easy
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Appendix A. Command line parameters This chapter provides information about command line parameters, search modes, notification paramete
Chapter 1. Overview The programs documented in this deployment guide are EasyUpdate and Update Retriever. This deployment guide explai
Table 21. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts: Description: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Tseu.exe /CM -search C -action INSTALL Se
Table 21. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts: Description: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Tseu.exe /CM -search C -action INSTALL -n
Command line scripts: The following table provides the command line scripts supported by EasyUpdate when using a repository to stor
Table 22. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts: Description: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Tseu.exe /CM -search A -action INSTALL -r
Table 22. Command line scripts (continued) Scripts: Description: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Tseu.exe /CM -search R -action INSTALL -r
When EasyUpdate is performing an automatic search through a proxy server with authentication and no user name or password have been
Table 24. Notification parameter Parameter Description -action LIST Enables EasyUpdate to notify you with a system tray balloon when u
Table 24. Notification parameter (continued) Parameter Description -repository <path> If you use a repository folder to store upd
2. To configure EasyUpdate to recognize license agreements automatically when you are using a local repository, and not the Lenovo
Table 26. Parameters Parameter Description /<function> Identifies the function to provide. Valid values are store, connect, discon
v “EasyUpdate and Update Retriever” - If you use Update Retriever and EasyUpdate, Update Retriever enables you to search the Leno
Disconnecting the network share for a TVT The following command disconnects the network share for the specified TVT if currently co
Appendix B. Notices Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult
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The following illustration provides the communication path of update packages from an administrator system with Update Retriever to
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