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d Click Next.
4 On the Configuration page:
• For a mirror task, type the location on the managed systems where you want to replicate
contents from the repository. The repository is selected based on policy selections on
the Repositories tab of the agent policy pages.
• For an update task, indicate if the update progress dialog box is visible on managed
systems and if users can postpone the update. You can also indicate if all packages in
the repository are included or only selected packages.
• For an agent wake-up task, indicate whether to send only properties that have changed
since the last agent-server communication, or all properties defined by the agent policy.
5 Click Next.
6 On the Schedule page:
a Enable the task.
b Set the schedule, frequency, and options for the task.
c Click Next to review your settings.
7 Click Save.
Configuring selected systems for updating
Use this task to specify which update packages are updated immediately when Update Now is
selected. Typical reasons for using this functionality include:
• Updating selected systems when troubleshooting
• Distributing new DATs or signatures to a large number of systems, or all systems, immediately
• Updating selected products that have been deployed previously
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the systems to be updated.
2 Click Actions, select Agent, then select Update Now.
• Select All packages to deploy all update packages in the repository.
• Select Selected packages to specify which update packages to deploy. Deselect the
packages that you do not want to deploy.
3 Click OK.
Configuring Agent Policies
Configuring selected systems for updating
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