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Deploying Software and Updates
Deploying update packages with pull and replication tasks
5 Select the source site from which to pull contents into the master repository.
6 Select one of the following branches to receive the packages:
• Current — Use the packages without testing them first.
• Evaluation — Used to test the packages in a lab environment first.
• Previous — Use the previous version to receive the package.
7 Select Move existing packages of the same type to the Previous branch to move
the current package versions saved in the Current branch to the Previous branch.
8 Select whether to pull:
• All packages.
• Selected packages — If you select this option, you must click Select Packages and
choose the packages to pull from the source site when this task runs.
Figure 10: Available Source Site Packages dialog box
9 Click Next. The Schedule page of the wizard appears.
10 Schedule the task as needed, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
NOTE: The Schedule page provides more flexibility than the scheduling functionality of
previous versions. In addition to more granular scheduling in all of the schedule types, you
can use cron syntax by selecting the Advanced schedule type.
11 Review the summary information, then click Save.
The scheduled Repository Pull task is added to the task list on the Server Tasks page.
Running a Pull Now task
Use this task to initiate a pull task that updates the master repository from the source site
immediately. With this release, you can select which packages in the source site are copied to
the master repository.
Before you begin
• You must have the appropriate software permissions to perform this task.
• Proxy settings must be configured to allow the master repository to access the source site.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Pull Now. The Pull
Now wizard opens.
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