Users Guide

Creating update source
Prerequisites:
● Based on the update source type, a Windows or an FTP credential profile is required.
● If you are creating a DRM update source, then ensure that DRM is installed and the Administrator roles are configured.
To create an update source:
1. In DLCI Console Add-in for SCVMM, click Maintenance Center and then click Maintenance Settings.
2. In Update Source click Create New and provide the required information.
● If you are creating an FTP source, provide your FTP credentials along with proxy credentials if the FTP site is reachable
by using proxy credentials.
● If you are creating a DRM source, provide your Windows credentials and ensure that the Windows shared location is
accessible. In the location field provide the complete path of the catalog file with the file name.
NOTE: Use only 32–bit DUPs to create the update source in DRM.
● If you are creating an update source of type HTTP, provide the complete path of catalog with the catalog name and your
proxy credentials to access the update source.
3. (Optional) To make it as a default update source select Make this as default source.
4. Click Test Connection to verify the location of the update source, and then click Save.
NOTE: Once the location is verified, you can create the update source.
Modifying update source
Consider the following when you are modifying an update source:
● You cannot change the type of an update source and the location after the update source is created.
● You can modify an update source even if the update source is in use by an in-progress or a scheduled job, or if it is used in
a deployment template. A warning message is displayed while modifying the in-use update source. Click Confirm to continue
with the changes.
To modify an update source:
Select the update source you want to modify, click Edit and update the source as required.
Deleting update source
You cannot delete an update source in the following circumstances:
● The update source is a predefined update source — Dell Online Catalog and DELL ONLINE HTTP CATALOG.
● The update source is used in a deployment template.
● The update source is being used by an in-progress, or a scheduled job.
● The update source is a default update source.
To delete an update source:
Select the update source you want to delete and click Delete.
Update groups
Update groups are a group of servers that require similar update management. There are two types of update groups available,
predefined and custom update groups. You can view the predefined groups. However, you can create, and maintain the custom
update groups.
NOTE:
After upgrading from DLCI for SCVMM version 1.1 to version 1.2, all the servers discovered earlier are added
to Generic update groups or Host update groups. To add the servers into the respective predefined update groups,
rediscover the servers.
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