Chapter 7      Administration

Software

Related Topics

Install Software Updates, page 7 25

Browse Repository, page 7 26

Repository Overview, page 7 23

Repository Overview

The 

Repository

 warehouses the available software updates for the Hosting 

Solution Engine. The Repository can be either local, on the Hosting Solution 

Engine, or remote, on a Windows NT server; Windows 2000 Professional, Server, 

and Advanced Server; or Windows XP Professional. The default is a local 

Repository.

By defining the Repository, you are telling the Hosting Solution Engine where to 

look for available update software. You can download software from the 

Repository and 

install

 it on the Hosting Solution Engine, and you can 

browse

 the 

available software versions on the Repository.

Before you define the Repository using the GUI, you must create the Repository. 

(See 

Creating a Local Repository, page 7 23

 or 

Creating a Remote Repository, 

page 7 24

.)

Creating a Local Repository

A single Hosting Solution Engine can serve as the Repository for itself and 

multiple other Hosting Solution Engines. To use the local Repository, you must 

be downloading software updates from an FTP site.

(For more information, see the installation guide, section  Updating your Hosting 

Solution Engine. )

Procedure

Step 1

Open a CLI window to the Hosting Solution Engine.

Step 2

Specify the source of the software updates. Use the following CLI command:

repository source ftp://hostname/path

The FTP site is the source for downloading software updates. 

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