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Note: Distributed File System (DFS), a storage management solution, can be used
when configuring the network share repository.
Working with multiple repositories: This multiple repository capability ensures
that you are getting the latest version of an update package while offering greater
flexibility of package storage. When using multiple repositories, EasyUpdate
searches for update packages in the order of the repositories defined in the registry.
EasyUpdate searches each repository location and retrieves the latest version of an
update package. Packages on the Lenovo Help Center Web site will be the most
current version. If a repository location is not found, EasyUpdate will search the
next numerical repository location. For example, if you remove the folder that
points to RepositoryLocation1, EasyUpdate will search RepositoryLocation2, and
then RepositoryLocation3.
The following illustration shows the relationship between the Lenovo Help Center,
a local system, a network share, and EasyUpdate when using multiple repositories:
In this example, EasyUpdate will search the Lenovo Help Center Web site first,
followed by the repository folder on the local system, and then the repository
folder on the network share:
v RepositoryLocation1 - Lenovo Help Center Web site
v RepositoryLocation2 - Local system
v RepositoryLocation3 - Network share
Creating and configuring multiple repositories with the registry: To create and
configure multiple repository locations, complete the following steps:
1. Create a new folder on a local hard disk drive to be used as the repository, for
example:
%ANYDRV%\EasyUpdate1_x\
2. Create a new folder on a network share to be used as the repository.
3. Share the new repository folder using the UNC path. The UNC path provides
connectivity to all computers that have been mapped to the repository. The
format for the EasyUpdate UNC path is:
\\Server\Share\
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