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Configuration settings for Source Path Update tasks
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In the right pane, on the Source Path Update page, under Settings, specify
the package servers to use as follows:
First Server to Use
Last Server to Use
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In Maximum Number of Servers type the maximum number of servers to
use for the source path update.
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Under Schedule, specify the schedule for the policy.
To run this policy on a recurring basis, under Schedule, click No repeat and
then, in the Repeat Schedule dialog box, select the repeat interval.
For more information, see the topics about specifying a policy schedule in
the Symantec Management Platform Help.
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Under Applied to, select the computers or users to which the policy applies.
For more information, see the topics about specifying the targets of a policy
or task in the Symantec Management Platform Help.
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Turn on the policy.
At the upper right of the page, click the colored circle, and then click On.
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Click Save changes.
(Windows only)
This section lets you define or edit the details of a Source Path Update task,
including the software to update and the servers to use.
Configuration settings for Source Path Update tasks
Lets you select the first server to use as a source path. You can
click Any Server or you can select a specific server from the list.
The package server that you select must be accessible to the
computers that are specified in the policy.
To optimize bandwidth, select specific package servers to serve
as the source paths for Windows Installer applications. Servers
between the first and last are used in order of response speed.
If you do not select specific package servers, the update begins
with the fastest-responding server and works toward the slowest.
It then ends with the Notification Server computer.
Lets you select the last server to use as a source path. You can
click Any Server or you can select a specific server from the list.
The package server that you select must be accessible to the
computers that are specified in the policy.
Managing Windows Installer applications
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