Users Guide

Creating, managing, and deleting update sources

To create an update source, see Creating an update source.

To manage an update source, see Modifying an update source.

To delete an update source, see Deleting an update source.

Creating, managing, and deleting custom update groups

To create a custom update group, see Creating a custom update group.

To manage a custom update group, see Modifying a custom update group.

To delete a custom update group, see Deleting a custom update group.

Applying updates on servers

You can update the selected servers or server groups using the following sources:

• Online FTP and local FTP source

• Online HTTP and local HTTP

• Local DRM repository

To apply updates on selected servers or server groups:

1. Before you begin updates, view information on update sources and update groups. For more information, see Server

management.

2. Discover servers. For more information, see Discovering servers using auto discovery, or Discovering servers using manual

discovery.

3. Synchronize servers present in SCVMM environment with DLCI for SCVMM. For more information on synchronization, see

Synchronization with SCVMM.

4. Ensure that the servers inventory is up-to-date. For more information, see Viewing device inventory.

5. Ensure that there is an update source created. For more information, see Creating an update source.

6. Ensure that the update source is regularly updated with the latest catalog using polling and notification. For more information,

see Polling and notification.

7. Ensure that the required server groups are selected to apply the updates. For more information, see Applying updates on

servers.

NOTE: Select Allow Downgrade to downgrade the firmware version of the components.

Creating, managing, and deleting protection vaults

1. To create a protection vault, see Creation of protection vault.

2. To manage a protection vault, see Modifying protection vault.

3. To delete a protection vault, see Deleting protection vault.

Exporting server profile

To export server configuration:

1. Create a protection vault. For more information, see Creating protection vault.