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8 Mirror the Dell Update Packages by running the following command:
zlmmirror m -c=filename.xml
where
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After the mirroring operation is complete, the Dell Update Packages are automatically bundled and
displayed in the ZENworks Control Center on the Bundles page. The first time you mirror Dell
Update Packages, all available packages are mirrored; subsequent mirror sessions obtain upgraded
packages only.
To determine if there are updated Dell Update Package bundles available for the servers in your
system, in the ZENworks Control Center, click the Devices tab, then click Servers. A link in the Dell
Updates column indicates whether there is a Dell Update Package bundle available in the
ZENworks package repository for each Dell PowerEdge server in the list. You can click the link to
view the name of the Dell Update Package bundle appropriate for the device.
If the Dell Update Package bundle is already installed on the device, but a newer version of the
bundle is available, you can deploy the newer version. For more information, see
"Deploying an Updated Version of a Dell Update Package Bundle," on page
If the Dell Update Package bundle is not assigned to the device, you assign devices as you would for
any bundle. For more information, see
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283.
If you assign the Dell Update Packages to devices using bundles, the packages are always installed.
For this reason, it is possible to downrev your firmware using Dell Update Packages distributed via
bundles.
If you assign the Dell Update Packages to devices using catalogs, the packages are installed only in
an upgrade situation. It is not possible to downrev firmware using Dell Update Packages distributed
via catalogs.
To create catalogs and assign devices, continue with
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271.
During installation of the Dell Update Packages, if you get an error message stating that your system
needs more contiguous RAM, reboot the system and retry the installation.
You should periodically run the zlmmirror utility to obtain updated Dell Update Packages. You can
automate the process by creating a cron job to perform the mirror session as often as needed
(monthly, for example).
25.6 Mirroring Bundles Between ZENworks
Linux Management Servers Located in Different
Management Zones
You can mirror bundles in a catalog from a remote primary ZENworks Linux Management server
located in one management zone to a local primary ZENworks Linux Management server located in
another management zone. The servers use the HTTPS protocol at TCP port 443 to communicate
with each other. You can mirror RPM package bundles, patch bundles, file bundles, and DUP
bundles from the remote ZENworks server to the local ZENworks server. When you mirror bundles
312 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide
is the name of the zlmmirror configuration file you created in
filename.xml
Section 23.2, "Assigning Dell Update Package Bundles," on
Section 22.1, "Understanding Catalogs," on
Step 1 on
Section 23.4,
287.
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