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16 Using tasks to manage products and systems
Server tasks and what they do
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Pull Now.
The Pull Now wizard opens.
Select the source site from the list of available repositories.
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3 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.
Select Move existing packages of the same type to the Previous branch to move the current package versions
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saved in the Current branch to the Previous branch.
Click Next.
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The Package Selection page appears.
Select which packages to copy from the source site, then click Next.
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The Summary page appears.
7 Verify the task details, then click Start Pull to begin the pull task.
The Server Task Log page appears, where you can monitor the status of the task until it finishes.
Replicating packages from the master repository to distributed repositories
Use one of these tasks to replicate contents of the master repository to distributed repositories. You
can schedule a Repository Replication server task that occurs regularly, or run a Replicate Now task for
immediate replication.
Tasks
• Running a Repository Replication server task on a schedule on page 196
Use this task to create a scheduled Repository Replication server task.
• Running a Replicate Now task on page 197
Use this task to replicate contents from the master repository to distributed repositories
immediately.
• Avoiding replication of selected packages on page 89
If distributed repositories are set up to replicate only selected packages, your newly
checked-in package is replicated by default. Depending on your requirements for testing
and validating, you might want to avoid replicating some packages to your distributed
repositories.
Running a Repository Replication server task on a schedule
Use this task to create a scheduled Repository Replication server task.
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Actions | Schedule Replication.
The Server Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, name and describe the task.
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