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4.2 Managing Software Updates with
the YOU Server
With the YaST ‘YOU server’ module, create a local update server, which
can provide the current software updates to all YOU clients contained
in the network. This centralizes the update of all systems contained in
the network. The YOU server is compared manually or automatically
with one of the update servers in the Internet authorized by SUSE. De-
pending on the product, these are the SUSE maintenance web (http:
//sdb.suse.de/download) or one of the mirrors of the SUSE FTP server
(ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse). The local clients download the up-
dates via HTTP. Configure the YOU server to be recognized via SLP (service
location protocol) and by all clients in the network.
4.2.1 Configuring the Local YOU Server
Start the ‘Software’ ➝ ‘YOU Server Configuration’ module from the YaST
control center. The dialog is divided into three areas: server control, prod-
uct list, and synchronization.
Figure 4.3: The YOU Server
156 4.2. Managing Software Updates with the YOU Server