Lenovo SystemUpdateSolution User Manual

SystemUpdateSolutionDeploymentGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixB
“Notices”onpage85

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SixthEdition(June2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2009,2014.

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Contents

Preface................iii

Chapter1.Overview...........1

SystemUpdate...............1

UpdateRetriever...............1

ThinInstaller................1

Managingtheupdateprocess.........1

SystemUpdate.............2

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetriever.....2

UsingSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieveron

non-Lenovosystems.............5

Chapter2.Installation..........7

Installationrequirements............7

.Net..................8

Installationcomponents............8

SystemUpdatelanguages.........8

UpdateRetrieverlanguages........10

Installationconsiderations..........10

Installationproceduresandcommand-line

parameters..............11

AscenarioofinstallingSystemUpdateandUpdate

Retrieverinanenterpriseenvironment.....13

Uninstall.................13

SilentuninstallonWindowsVistaorWindows

7operatingsystems...........14

Chapter3.Configurations.......15

Connectionconfigurations..........15

ConfiguringSystemUpdate.........15

ConfiguringSystemUpdatewiththeregistry.16
ConfiguringSystemUpdatewithActive

Directory...............29

ConfiguringSystemUpdatewiththestart.reg

file..................36

Chapter4.WorkingwithSystem

Update.................39

AboutSystemUpdate............39

Extrastab...............39

SystemUpdatebillboard.........39

Workingwithupdatepackages........39

Downloadingandinstallingupdates....40

Workingwithlicenseagreements.....41

UsingSystemUpdate............41

Schedulingthesearchforupdates.....42

Viewingthedownloadandinstallation

history................43

Hidingandrestoringhiddenupdates....43

Workingwithupdatesthatforceareboot..43

Keyboardshortcuts.............43

Chapter5.WorkingwithUpdate

Retriever...............45

AboutUpdateRetriever...........45

Aboutupdatepackages...........45

UpdateRetrieverfirsttimesetup.......46

UsingUpdateRetriever...........47

Manualsearchingfornewupdates.....47

Schedulingthesearchforupdates.....48

Managingtherepository.........49

Modifyingsettings...........51

Viewinghistory.............51

Hidingupdates.............52

Exportingupdates...........52

Keyboardshortcuts.............53

Chapter6.WorkingwithThin

Installer................55

AboutThinInstaller.............55

ConfiguringThinInstaller..........55

UsingThinInstaller.............58

Returnerrorcodes...........61

Logs.................61

WindowsVistaandWindows7

considerations.............62

Webserverconfiguration.........62

Bestpractices...............62

UninstallingThinInstaller..........62

Chapter7.Bestpractices.......63

Scenario1-Managingtheupdateprocess...63

Step1-Installingtheprograms......63

Step2-Customizingtheprograms.....64

Step3-Workingwiththeprograms....64

Scenario2-Deployingspecificupdatepackages.65

Creatingrepositoryfolders........65

ConfiguringSystemUpdateonclient

computers..............65

WorkingwithUpdateRetriever......65

Deployingthepackages.........66

Scenario3-Deployingtonon-Lenovosystems..66
Scenario4-DisablingtheWebupgradeforSystem

Update..................67

Scenario5-Installingspecificupdatepackages

withtheMSDOSprompt...........67

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Scenario6-Deployingupdatepackagestoclient

computerrepositories............68

Step1-Settinguptheadministratorsystem.68
Step2-ConfiguringSystemUpdateonclient

computers..............68

Scenario7-Workingwithfirewallsandthe

schedulerfunction.............68

Scenario8-WorkingwithThinInstaller.....69

DeployingthepackagesusingUSB,CD,or

DVDmedia..............69

Deployingtheupdatepackagesusinga

networksharerepository.........69

Deployingtheupdatepackagesusinga

systemmanagementtool.........69

IntegratingThinInstallerwiththeImageUltra

Builderprogram............69

IntegratingThinInstallerwithaSysprep

Image................70

AppendixA.Commandline

parameters..............71

Automaticsearch.............71

Commandlinescripts............71

Searchmodes...............78

Notificationparameters...........79

MapDrvutility...............81

Commandlineinterface.........81

UsingtheMapDrvutility.........82

AppendixB.Notices..........85

Trademarks................86

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Preface

InformationpresentedinthisguideistosupportcomputersworkedwiththeThinkVantage
program(hereafterrefertoasSystemUpdate),theUpdateRetrieverprogram(hereafterrefertoasUpdate
Retriever),ortheThinInstallerprogram(hereafterrefertoasThinInstaller).

SystemUpdateisaprogramthatyoucanusetohelpkeepyoursystemup-to-date.UpdateRetrieverisan
administrativeprogramthatyoucanusetocustomizetheupdateprocessforyourenterprise.ThinInstaller
isalighterversionofSystemUpdate,anditdoesnotrequireinstallation,doesnotcreateanyregistry
keys,anddoesnothaveanyservices.

ThisguideisintendedforITadministratorsorthosewhoareresponsiblefordeployingupdatesoncomputers
intheirorganizations.Ifyouhavesuggestionsorcomments,communicatewithyourLenovo®authorized
representative.Thisguideisupdatedperiodically,andyoucancheckthelatestpublicationontheLenovo
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage

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Chapter1.Overview

TheprogramsdocumentedinthisdeploymentguideareSystemUpdate,UpdateRetriever,andThinInstaller.
Thisdeploymentguidedefineseachprogram,explainstheupdateprocess,andexplainshoweachprogram
canbeconfiguredtofityourneeds.Inthisdeploymentguide,youalsowillfindinstallationprocedures,
applicationconfigurations,andbestpracticesonhowtousetheseprogramsindifferentenvironments.

SystemUpdate

SystemUpdateisaprogramthathelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyoursystemup-to-date.UsingSystem
Update,theupdatepackagesthatarestoredonLenovoserverscanbedownloadedfromtheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsite.Updatepackagescanbeapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSflashes,andsoftware
updates.WhenSystemUpdateconnectstotherepositoryfolder,SystemUpdateautomaticallyrecognizes
yourcomputermachinetype,modelnumber,andothersysteminformationtodeterminewhetheryour
systemneedstheavailableupdates.SystemUpdatewilldisplayapicklistofupdatepackageswhereyou
canselectupdatepackagestodownloadandinstall.SystemUpdatecanbeconfiguredtoinstallpackages
eithermanuallyorautomatically.SystemUpdatealsoprovidesamethodtodefertheinstallationofupdate
packages.SystemUpdatecanbeconfiguredtosearchforanddownloadupdatepackagesfromany
combinationofthefollowinglocations:

•TheLenovoHelpCenterWebsite

•TheRepositoryfolderonalocalsystem

•TheRepositoryfolderonanetworkshare

UpdateRetriever

UpdateRetrieverisaprogramthatenablesyoutosearchforanddownloadupdatesfromtheLenovoHelp
CenterWebsitetoarepositoryfolderonanetworkshare.YoucanconfigureSystemUpdatetosearchfor
updatepackagesfromarepositoryfolderonanetworkshareinsteadofsearchingtheLenovoHelpCenter
Website.UpdateRetrievercanhelpyouwiththefollowing:

•DownloadingupdatesforspecificLenovosystemsaccordingtomachinetypes,languages,andoperating
systems

•Downloadingupdatepackagesformorethanonemachinetype

•Importingupdatepackages

ThinInstaller

ThinInstallerisalighterversionofSystemUpdate.UnlikeSystemUpdate,ThinInstallerdoesnotrequire
installation,doesnotcreateanyregistrykeys,anddoesnothaveanyservices.ThinInstallercansearchfor
updatepackagesfromtherepositoryfolderonalocalharddiskdrive,anetworkshare,aWebshare,or
externalmediasuchasaCD,DVD,orUSBharddiskdrive.

Managingtheupdateprocess

Theupdateprocessisamethodtoobtain,configure,andinstallupdatepackages.

Tocompletetheupdateprocess,useoneofthefollowingoptions:

•SystemUpdate

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IfyouuseonlySystemUpdate,SystemUpdatewillconnecttotheLenovoHelpCenterWebsitethrough

Internet

Client system

Lenovo

Help Center

System Update

anInternetconnection,searchforupdatepackages,andgeneratealistofupdatepackagesforfurther
installation.

•SystemUpdateandUpdateRetriever

IfyouuseSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverinanenterpriseenvironment,UpdateRetrieverwill
searchtheLenovoHelpCenterWebsiteforupdatepackages,downloadthosepackagestothenetwork
sharefolder,andenableyoutocustomizetheupdatecontentrelevanttoyourenterprise;SystemUpdate
canbeconfiguredtoobtainupdatesfromthesharedfolderandcompletetheinstallationofupdates
onaclientcomputer.

•ThinInstallerandUpdateRetriever

IfyouuseThinInstallerandUpdateRetrieverinanenterpriseenvironment,UpdateRetrieverwillsearch
theLenovoHelpCenterWebsiteforupdatepackages,downloadthosepackagestothenetworkshare
folder,andenableyoutocustomizetheupdatecontentrelevanttoyourenterprise;ThinInstallerwill
searchforupdatesonthesharedfolderandcompletetheinstallationofupdatesonaclientcomputer.

SystemUpdate

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthecommunicationpathofupdatepackagesfromtheLenovoHelpCenter
toaclientcomputerusingonlySystemUpdate.

Figure1.UpdateprocessusingonlySystemUpdate

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetriever

Inanenterpriseenvironmentwithmultiplesystems,youcanuseUpdateRetrieveronanadministrative
systemtodownloadupdatepackagesfromtheLenovoHelpCentertoarepositoryfolderonyournetwork
shareoralocalsystem.SystemUpdateonaclientcomputercanbeconfiguredtoobtainupdatesfromthe
repositoryfolderonanetworkshareoralocalsystem.Therepositoryfolderprovidesthestorageforupdate
packages.Thisprovidesgreatercontroloftheupdatesthatareavailableoveryournetwork.

Downloadingupdatepackagestotheadministratorsystem

ThefollowingillustrationprovidesthecommunicationpathofupdatepackagesfromtheLenovoHelpCenter
toyouradministratorsystemusingUpdateRetriever.

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Figure2.CommunicationpathbetweenLenovoHelpCenterandtheadministratorsystem

Obtainingupdatesfromtherepositoryfolderonanetworkshare

Thefollowingillustrationprovidesthecommunicationpathofupdatepackagesfromanadministratorsystem
withUpdateRetrievertoclientcomputerswithSystemUpdate:

Figure3.Communicationpathofupdatepackagesonalocalareanetwork

Formoreinformationonconfiguringrepositorylocationsforpackagestorage,seeChapter3“Configurations”
onpage15

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Deployingupdatepackagestoclientcomputers

Insteadofusinganetworkshareonalocalareanetwork(LAN),youcanusealocalsystemsuchasthe
administratorsystemtostoreupdatepackages.Onceyouhavecreatedarepositoryfolder,youcandeploy
thefoldertoclientcomputers.ThedeploymentofrepositoryfolderenablesyoutouseUpdateRetriever
onanadministratorsystemtodownloadupdatepackagestoarepositoryfolderanddeploythefolder
containingtheupdatepackagestoclientcomputers.WhentheclientcomputerrunsSystemUpdate,
SystemUpdatewillobtainupdatesdirectlyfromthefolderyoudeployedtotheclientcomputer.

Thefollowingillustrationprovidesthecommunicationpathofupdatepackagesfromanadministrator
systemtoclientcomputers.

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Figure4.Communicationpathofupdatepackagesfromtherepositoryfoldertoclientcomputers

Customizingupdatepackagesforclientcomputers

Forenterprisesthatneedtocreatecustomupdatepackagesforclientcomputers,usebothSystemUpdate
andUpdateRetrievertomanagetheupdateprocess.Asanadministrator,youcanuseUpdateRetrieverto
downloadselectedupdatepackagesfromtheLenovoHelpCentertoarepositoryfolderonanetworkshare.
YoucanuseUpdateRetrievertoeditanexistingpackageorcreateanewpackageintherepositoryfolder.
UpdateRetrieverusesanXMLdescriptorfiletodefinewhenanupdatepackageisrelevantandhowtoinstall
theupdatepackage.Forexample,youcancreateanXMLdescriptorfilethatenablesaspecificupdate
tobedownloadedandinstalledonaclientcomputerdependingontheversionofthesoftwarealready
installedorexistinghardwaredevicesfoundinthesystem.AfterusingUpdateRetrievertocustomizeupdate
packagestofittheneedsofyourenterprise,importtheupdatepackagesintotherepositoryfolderonthe
networkshareusingUpdateRetriever.

Onclientcomputers,useSystemUpdatetosearchthenetworksharerepositoryfolderforupdatepackages.
SystemUpdatecanthendownloadandinstallrelevantpackagesfromthenetworksharerepositoryfolderto
clientcomputers.

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthecommunicationpathamongtheLenovoHelpCenter,SystemUpdate,
andUpdateRetrieverwhenusingUpdateRetrievertomanagetheupdateprocess:

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Figure5.UpdateprocessforclientcomputersmanagedbyadministratorsusingUpdateRetriever

UsingSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieveronnon-Lenovosystems

Bydesign,SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrievercanbeleveragedwithnon-Lenovosystems.Non-Lenovo
systemsarenotconfiguredtoutilizetheLenovoHelpCenterWebsitetodownloadandinstallpackages.If
youareusinganon-LenovosystemwithSystemUpdateinstalled,useUpdateRetrievertodownload
updatepackagestoarepositoryfolderonyournetworkoryourlocalsystem,anduseSystemUpdateto
searchforupdatepackagesfromyournetwork.

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Chapter2.Installation

Thischapterprovidestheinstallationinstructions,installationrequirements,components,andconsiderations
forSystemUpdateandUpdateRetriever.YoucandownloadSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverfromthe
followingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu

YoucanalsodownloadThinInstallerfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteandthenuseitdirectly.Itrequires
noinstallation.ForinformationaboutThinInstaller,seeChapter6“WorkingwithThinInstaller”onpage55

Installationrequirements

SystemUpdate5.xissupportedonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

•Windows7Business

•Windows7HomeBasic

•Windows7HomePremium

•Windows7Ultimate

•Windows7Enterprise

•Windows7Professional

•Windows8

•Windows8.1

®

7Starter

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SystemUpdate3.xissupportedonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•WindowsVista

®

•WindowsXPProfessionalwithServicePack2orlater

•Windows2000ProfessionalwithServicePack4

Note:SystemUpdatesupportssystemswiththeWindows2003operatingsysteminstalledonlyifupdate
packagesarestoredinarepositoryonyourlocalnetwork.ConnectiontotheLenovoHelpCenterWebsiteis
notsupportedontheWindows2003operatingsystem.

UpdateRetrieverissupportedonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Windows7Starter

•Windows7Business

•Windows7HomeBasic

•Windows7HomePremium

•Windows7Ultimate

•Windows7Enterprise

•Windows7Professional

•WindowsVista

•WindowsXPProfessional(32-bitonly)

•WindowsXPHome(32-bitonly)

•WindowsServer

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•WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEdition

•WindowsSmallBusinessServer2003StandardEdition(32-bitonly)

•WindowsSmallBusinessServer2003PremiumEdition

•WindowsServer2003R2Standard

•WindowsServer2003R2Enterprise

•WindowsServer2008StandardEdition

•WindowsServer2008StandardwithoutHyper-V

•WindowsServer2008Enterprise

•WindowsServer2008EnterprisewithoutHyper-V

•WindowsServer2008DataCenter

•WindowsServer2008DataCenterwithoutHyper-V

•WindowsWebServer2008

•Windows8

•Windows8.1

Note:Unlessotherwisestated,thesupportedoperatingsystemsrefertoboththe32-bitversionandthe
64-bitversion.

.Net

SystemUpdaterequiresMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0oralaterversion.UpdateRetrieverrequires
Microsoft.NETFramework3.5oralaterversion.Youcandownloadacompatibleversionof.NETFramework
fromthefollowingMicrosoftWebsite:
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate

Note:WhenperformingasilentinstallationofUpdateRetrieveronasystemwithoutMicrosoft.Net
Framework3.5oralaterversion,thefollowingmessagewillbewrittentothe%temp%\tvursetup.logfile:
“BeforeinstallingUpdateRetrieversilently,youneedtodownloadandinstallMicrosoft.NetFramework3.5
oralaterversion.T odownloadandmanuallyinstallMicrosoft.NetFramework3.5oralaterversion,goto
theMicrosoftWebsiteathttp://www.microsoft.com/net/download.aspx. ”

Installationcomponents

ThissectionprovidesinformationoninstallationcomponentsforSystemUpdateandUpdateRetriever.
TheseprogramsareinstalledwiththeInstallShieldsoftwaretool.

SystemUpdatelanguages

ThefollowingtablepresentsthelanguagesandthecorrespondinglanguageoverridecodesforSystem
Update.

Table1.SystemUpdatelanguagecodes

LanguageIdentifierLanguageoverridecode

Danish1030DA

Dutch(Standard)

English1033EN

Finnish1035FI

French1036FR

1043NL

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Table1.SystemUpdatelanguagecodes(continued)

LanguageIdentifierLanguageoverridecode

German

Italian1040IT

Japanese1041JP

Korean1042

Norwegian(Bokmal)

Portuguese(Brazilian)

Spanish

Swedish

SimplifiedChinese

TraditionalChinese

1031DE

1044

1046PT

1034

1053

2052

1028

KO

NO

ES

SV

CHS

CHT

SystemUpdatesupportsallNLS(NationalLanguageSupport)languagepacks.Innormalcases,System
UpdateloadsthelanguagepacksetintheLanguageOverridefield.Thatis,atstartup,SystemUpdate
checkstheWindowsregistryforavalidlanguageoverridecodeintheLanguageOverridefield.Ifthe
languageoverridecodeintheLanguageOverridefieldisvalidandthelanguagepackisavailableonthe
system,SystemUpdatewillloadthelanguagepackcorrespondingtothelanguageoverridecodespecified
intheLanguageOverridefield,anddisplaytherestofthesessioninthatlanguage.

TheregistrylocationfortheLanguageOverridefieldis:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\SystemUpdate\LanguageOverride

ThefollowingarescenariosinwhichSystemUpdatewillloadthesubstituteNLSlanguagepack.

•LoadingthelanguagepacksetintheWindowsRegionalandLanguageOptionssettings:

IftheLanguageOverridefieldisemptyorwithaninvalidvalue,orthevaluespecifiedinthe
LanguageOverridefieldisnotinstalledonthesystem,SystemUpdatewillgetthelanguageoverride
codeoftheoperatingsystemsetintheRegionalandLanguageOptionssettings.IfSystemUpdate
successfullyloadsthelanguagepackcorrespondingtothelanguagesetintheRegionalandLanguage
Optionssettings,SystemUpdatewilldisplaytherestofthesessioninthatlanguage.

•LoadingthelanguagepacksetintheDefaultLanguagefield:

IfthelanguagepackcorrespondingtothelanguagesetintheRegionalandLanguageOptionssettings
isnotavailableonthesystem,SystemUpdatewillattempttogetthedefaultlanguagethathasbeen
setintheDefaultLanguagefieldwhentheenduserusedtheSystemUpdateinstallerandselecteda
languageduringtheinstallation.SystemUpdatewillloadthelanguagepackcorrespondingtothedefault
languagesetintheDefaultLanguagefield,anddisplaytherestofthesessioninthatlanguage.Ifthe
languagepackcorrespondingtothedefaultlanguagesetintheDefaultLanguagefieldisonthesystem,
SystemUpdatewillloadthedefaultlanguagepackanddisplaytherestofthesession.

TheregistrylocationfortheDefaultLanguagefieldis:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\SystemUpdate\Def aultLanguage

•LoadingtheUSEnglishlanguagepack:

IftheDefaultLanguagefieldisemptyorwithaninvalidvalue,orifthelanguagepackcorrespondingto
thedefaultlanguagesetintheDefaultLanguagefieldisnotonthesystem,thedefaultlanguagewillnot
beused.SystemUpdatewillattempttoloadtheUSEnglishlanguagepack.IftheUSEnglishlanguage
packisnotonthesystem,anerrormessagewillbedisplayed,saying"SystemUpdatehasfoundacritical
problemandmustclose."ThiserrormessageisintheUSEnglishlanguage.

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UpdateRetrieverlanguages

ThefollowingtablepresentsthelanguagesandthecorrespondinglanguageoverridecodesforUpdate
Retriever.

Table2.UpdateRetrieverlanguagecodes

LanguageIdentifierLanguageoverridecode

English1033EN

French1036FR

German

Japanese1041JP

SimplifiedChinese

1031DE

2052

CHS

TheregistrylocationfortheLanguageOverridefieldis:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\UpdateRetriever\LanguageOverride

Installationconsiderations

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverareinstalledasstandaloneapplicationsanddeployedwithdefault
preferencesforallconfigurationoptions.Theinstallationscenarioslistedbelowaresupported:

•Cleaninstallation:SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverareinstalledwithdefaultpreferencesfor
theirrespectiveconfigurableoptions.

•Upgradeorover-installation(currentversionalreadyexists):TheWindowsInstallerwillremovethe
oldversionofSystemUpdateorUpdateRetrieverandinstallthenewversion.Y ournetworkshare
repositoryfolderandcontentswillbepreserved.

Duringinstallation,ashortcutisaddedtothefollowingStartmenufolderonThinkPad

StartMenu\Programs\ThinkVantage

®

systems:

ForLenovosystems,thefollowingshortcutisaddedtotheStartmenufolder:

StartMenu\Programs\LenovoCare

PreferencesarestoredassettingsinthefollowingWindowsregistrykeys:

•ForSystemUpdate:

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\SystemUpdate

•ForUpdateRetriever:

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\UpdateRetriever

Thedefaultfolderswhereapplicationfilesareinstalledarethefollowing:

•ForSystemUpdate:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\SystemUpdate

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•ForUpdateRetriever:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\UpdateRetriever

Installationproceduresandcommand-lineparameters

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrievercanusethesamecommandlineparametersforinstallation.The
followingexamplestartsanon-silentcommandlineinstallationforSystemUpdateorUpdateRetriever.

c:\>[SystemUpdateinstallationlename].exe

Todoasilentcommandlineextractionfollowedbyaninstallation,usethe/VERYSIELNTparameter.The
extractdefaultstotheWindowsT empfolder,forexample:

c:\>[SystemUpdateinstallationlename].exe/VERYSILENT/NORESTART

Tosilentlyextracttoaspecificfolderfollowedbyaninstallation,usetheDIRparameter,forexample:

[SystemUpdateinstallationlename].exe/VERYSILENT/NORESTART/DIR="C:\TVT\tvsut"

The/DIRparametercausesthefilestobeextractedtothec:\tvt\tvsutfolder.

Youcanusethe-eparametertoextractthecontentsoftheinstallationfile.IfyouwanttheUpdateRetriever
installationfiletostarttheexecutable,specifythefilenameafterthe–eparameter,forexample:

-e[UpdateRetrieverinstallationlename]

Thefollowingtableprovidesexampleswherethefilenameisnotspecified.

Table3.Extractcommandscripts

Product

UpdateRetriever

CommandlineComment

UpdateRetriever-setup.exe

-fc:\tvt\tvurfolder-e

ExtractsUpdateRetriever
toc:\tvt\tvurfolder

c:\tvt\tvurf older\setup.exe

Extractionfolder

Listofparameters

Theapplicationispackagedasaself-extractinginstallationfile.Therefore,theUpdateRetrieverinstallation
filespecifiestheexecutabletostartaftertheextraction.Ifyouusethe-aparameter,thenanyparameter
followingthe-awillbepassedtotheinstallationfileexecutable,andthenpromptstheexecutiontostart
aftertheextraction,forexample:

c:\>[UpdateRetrieverinstallationlename].exe–s–fc:\tvt\tvsut–a
[listofparameters]

Thefollowingtableprovidestheparametersusedwiththe-aparameter.

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Table4.Listofparameterswith-a

ParameterDescriptionExample

/s

/v

/L

/w

Thisparameterisusedforsilentmode.
Itsuppressestheinitializationwindow
definedintheinstallationfiletoexecute
aftertheextraction.

Thisparameterpassesthecommandline
switchesandvaluesofpublicproperties
totheMSIfileincludedintheinstallation
file.Thisparameterisusedtosuppress
theMSIfileuserinterface.Y ouwould
usethisparameterinconjunctionwith
otherparametersandtheexecutable
filethattheinstallationfilewillstart
aftertheextractionwhenyouwantto
doasilentinstallation.Y oucanpass
informationtotheMSIfileusingthe
commandlinetoexecutetheinstallation
file.Allparameterswithinthedouble
quotemarks("")afterthe/vparameter
arepassedtotheMSIfile.

Thisparameterspecifiesthelanguage
usedbyamulti-languageinstallation
programandrequiresadecimallanguage
ID.AdecimallanguageIDcorresponds
toanidentifierinthetable.SeeSystem
Updatelanguagecodes.

Thisparameterforcestheexecutable
definedintheinstallationfiletoexecute
aftertheextractionandtowaituntilthe
installationiscompletebeforeexiting.

[UpdateRetrieverinstallation
lename].exe-s-a/s

[UpdateRetrieverinstallation
lename].exe-s-a/s/v"/qn

[UpdateRetrieverinstallation
lename].exe-s-a/s/v"
/qn"/L1033

TheabovecommandlinewilluseEnglish.

[UpdateRetrieverinstallation
lename].exe-a/w

Ifyouextracttheinstallationfilecontentsfirst,and
wanttousethe/wparameterwiththeexecutable,
theinstallationfilewillpointtothefolderwherefile
contentsareextractedandthenstarttheexecutable
filespecifiedintheinstallationfileastheexecutable
filetostartaftertheextraction,forexample:

Setup.exe/w

reboot=r"

Thisparametersuppressesthereboot
requestduringtheprocessofclean
installation,upgradingorover-installation.

[UpdateRetrieverinstallation
lename].exe-s-a/s/v"
/qnreboot=r"

Installationlogfile

Theinstallationlogfilecontainsinformationthatcanbeusedtodebuginstallationproblems.ForSystem
Update,thelogfilenameistvsusetup.log;forUpdateRetriever,thelogfilenameistvursetup.log.

Ifyouinstalltheprogrambydouble-clickingthesetup.exefile,thelogfilewillbeautomaticallygeneratedand
storedinthe%temp%directory.

Ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramsilentlyandgenerateinstallationlogfiles,usethefollowingcommands:

•ForSystemUpdate:

[SystemUpdateinstallationlename].exe/VERYSILENT/NORESTART/L OG=c:\tvsu.log

Tospecifythedetailedlogdirectory,usethe/LOGcommand.

•ForUpdateRetriever:

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-s-a/s/v"/qnREBOOT=R/L*v%temp%\tvursetup.log"

where%temp%isthedirectorythatyoucanspecifyforstoringthelogfile.Y oudonotneedtorestartthe
systemafterthesilentinstallationcompletes.

WindowsVistaandWindows7considerations

WithconsiderationsforWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems,theSystemUpdatesilent
installationpromptsaUserAccountControl(UAC)message.Youcanfindinformationondisablingand
enablingtheUserAccountControlmessageonthefollowingWebsite:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library
/0d75f774-8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true

Note:IftheUACisactive,asilentuninstallwillnotworkwithWindowsVistaandWindows7operating
systems.

AscenarioofinstallingSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverinan enterpriseenvironment

CompletethefollowingstepstoinstallSystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverusingasilentcommand:

1.DownloadUpdateRetrievertoanadministratorsystemfromthefollowingLenovoWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu

2.DownloadSystemUpdatetoclientcomputersfromthefollowingLenovoWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu

3.PerformasilentinstallationofSystemUpdateonclientcomputersbyusingthefollowingcommandat
thecommandprompt:

setup.exe/VERYSILENT/NORESTART

Thefollowingexampleprovidestheinstallcommandwithapipesymbolthatrepresentseachspacein
thecommand.Foreachpipesymbol,replacewithaspace:

setup.exe│-s│-a│/s│/v"/qn"│/L1033

L1033isthelanguagecodeforEnglish.Forinformationaboutusingotherlanguagecodes,see“System
Updatelanguages”onpage8

Note:AfteryouinstallSystemUpdateorUpdateRetriever,restartyoursystemtosettheScheduler
functionforeitherprogram.IfyouarenotgoingtousetheSchedulerfunctionofSystemUpdateor
UpdateRetriever,arestartisnotneeded.

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Uninstall

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrievercanbeuninstalledbyusingtheAddorRemoveProgramsappletin
Windowsoperatingsystems.Aftertheuninstalliscomplete,allprogramfilesandsettingsaredeleted.

Alternatively,youcanusecommandlinestoperformasilentuninstall.

TosilentlyuninstallSystemUpdateorUpdateRetriever,dothefollowing:

•ForSystemUpdate,usethefollowingcommand:

MsiExec.exe/X{8675339C-128C-44DD-83BF-0A5D6ABD8297}/qn

•ForUpdateRetriever,usethefollowingcommand:

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siExec.exe/X{F25C538D-3F57-4AF4-80DD-B1DD1558F038}/qn

SilentuninstallonWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystems

TheUserAccountControl(UAC)functiononWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystemsisturnedonby
defaulttopreventunauthorizedchangestothecomputer.Y ouneedtodisabletheUACfunctionbefore
performingasilentuninstall.

ToperformasilentuninstallofSystemUpdatefromaWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystem,
dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartmenu,openControlPanel,anddouble-clicktheUserAccountsoption.

2.ClickTurnUserAccountControlonoroff.

3.ClickContinueintheWindowspermissiondialogbox.

4.DeselecttheUseUserAccountControl(UAC)tohelpprotectyourcomputeroption,andclickOK.

5.Restartthecomputer.

6.ClickStart,andtypethefollowingcommandlineintheStartSearchbox:

MsiExec.exe/X{8675339C-128C-44DD-83BF-0A5D6ABD8297}/qn

7.PressEnter.SystemUpdatewillbeuninstalled.

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Chapter3.Configurations

Thischapterprovidesyouwithconceptualinformationandprocedurestoconfigureconnectivitysettings,
repositorylocations,andtheuserinterface.

Connectionconfigurations

SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieversupportthreetypesofconnectivityconfiguration:directconnection,
staticproxyconnection,andautomaticconfigurationscript.

•Directconnection
ThistypeofconfigurationisusedwhennoproxyisrequiredtoconnecttotheInternet.Itmeansthe
applicationcanconnectdirectlytotheLenovoHelpCenterservers.

•Staticproxyconnection
SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieversupporttwotypesofproxies,HTTP(HypertextTransferProtocol)
proxyandSOCKS(SocketSecurity)proxy.

ConnectionthroughHTTPproxy

–

Inthistypeofconfiguration,SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverconnecttoanHTTPproxyserverto
accesstheInternet.TheproxyserverconnectstotheLenovoHelpCenter.

Note:HTTPbasicandNTLM(NTLANManager)authenticationsaresupported.

Thefollowingelementsareobtainedfromthesystemconfiguration:

–ProxyservernameorIPaddress

–Proxyserverport

Theproxyservermightrequiretoauthenticateeachclientbeforeitcanbegrantedaccesstothe
Internet.Inthatcase,theendusermustadditionallyprovideausernameandpassword.Theuser
nameandpasswordvaluescanbesetfortheenduserbytheadministrator.

TheHTTPproxyauthenticator,anintegratedcomponentinSystemUpdate,displaysalogondialog
wheneverSystemUpdatedetectsthattheHTTPproxyserverneedstheendusertoprovideauser
nameandpasswordinordertosuccessfullyconnecttotheproxyserve.Afterprovidingthecorrect
usernameandpassword,theenduserwillbeauthenticatedtoconnecttotheHTTPproxyserver.
SOCKSauthenticationisnotsupported.

–ConnectionthroughaSOCKSproxy

Inthistypeofconfiguration,SystemUpdateandUpdateRetrieverconnecttoaSOCKSserverand
thentheSOCKSserverconnectstotheLenovoHelpCenter.

Thefollowingelementsmustbeconfigured:

–ServernameorIPaddress

–Serverport

Note:OnlySOCKS4withoutauthenticationissupported.

•Automaticconfigurationscript
ByenablingUseautomaticconfigurationscriptintheInternetExplorer®Webbrowser,SystemUpdate
andUpdateRetrievercanaccesstheInternetaccordingtotheautomaticconfigurationscriptfile.

ConfiguringSystemUpdate

ConfigurationsforSystemUpdatecanbedonethroughtheregistry,ActiveDirectory®,orthestart.reg
file.Ifyouareconfiguringjustonesystem,youcanusetheregistrytoconfigureSystemUpdate.Ifyou

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areconfiguringmultiplesystems,youcanuseActiveDirectorytoconfigurepoliciesforSystemUpdate.
IfyourenterprisedoesnotuseActiveDirectory,Lenovoprovidesthestart.regfilethatyoucanconfigure
andthendeploytomultiplesystems.Foradditionalinformationabouteachconfigurationmethod,see
thefollowingsections:

•“ConfiguringSystemUpdatewiththeregistry”onpage16

•“ConfiguringSystemUpdatewithActiveDirectory”onpage29

•“ConfiguringSystemUpdatewiththestart.regfile”onpage36

ConfiguringSystemUpdatewiththeregistry

Attention:Toeditregistryconfigurations,exitSystemUpdate.IfSystemUpdateisrunningwhilechanges

aremadeintheregistry,theoldregistryentrieswillberecovered.

ThefollowingtableliststheconfigurableandmodifiableitemsforSystemUpdateandtheirregistrylocations,
afterthefirstlaunchofSystemUpdate.

Table5.Registrylocations

SettingRegistrylocation

DisabletheSystemUpdatebillboard.See“UCSettings

configurableitems”onpage17

Disableregistrationonbillboard

DisableSystemUpdateuserinterface.See“UCSettings

configurableitems”onpage17.

RetryLimitforHTTPSHelloSettings.See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings”onpage18.

RetryWaitTimeforHTTPSHelloSettings.See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings”onpage18.

DisableSystemUpdateWebupgrade(UpdateThyself).
See“\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings”onpage18.

RetryLimitforHTTPSPackageSettings.See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings”onpage19

RetryWaitTimeforHTTPSPackageSettings.See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings”onpage19

Proxyserverconnection.See
“\UserSettings\Connection”onpage19

DebugEnable.See“UserSettingsconfigurableitems”on
page19

DisplayInformationScreen.See“UserSettings
configurableitems”onpage19.

DisplayLicenseNotice.See“UserSettingsconfigurable
items”onpage19.

DisplayLicenseNoticeSU.See“UserSettingsconfigurable
items”onpage19.

ExtrasTab.See“UserSettingsconfigurableitems”on
page19

IgnoreLocalLicense.See“UserSettingsconfigurable
items”onpage19.

IgnoreRMLicCRCSize.See“UserSettingsconfigurable
items”onpage19.

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.

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.

.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\General

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Registration\RegStatus

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Connection

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

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Table5.Registrylocations(continued)

SettingRegistrylocation

NotifyInterval.See“UserSettingsconfigurableitems”on

page19

RepositoryLocation1.See“UserSettingsconfigurable
items”onpage19.

UNCMaxAttempts.See“UserSettingsconfigurableitems”
onpage19

SchedulerFrequency.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”
onpage23.

SchedulerNotifyOptions.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”
onpage23

SchedulerRunAt.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”on
page23

SchedulerRunOn.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”on
page23.

SchedulerAbility.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”onpage

23.

SchedulerLock.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”onpage

23.

SearchMode.See“\UserSettings\Scheduler”onpage23.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System

.

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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\General

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler

UCSettingsconfigurableitems

ThissectionprovidesdescriptionsfortheconfigurableitemsavailableintheUCSettingskey.

\UCSettings\Billboard

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingandvaluesfortheBillboardkey.

Table6.\UCSettings\Billboard

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

LiveFeed

Disablesthelivefeed
totheSystemUpdate
billboard.

Example:

\Billboard

\LiveFeed=Blank

\UCSettings\General

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingandvaluesfortheGeneralkey.

Default:LenovoLiveFeed

Possiblevalues:

•Default

•Blank

•IfDefault,thelivefeed
imagewillbedisplayed
ontheSystemUpdate
userinterface.

•IfBlank,thedefault
billboardimagewillnot
bedisplayedonthe
SystemUpdateuser
interface.

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Table7.\UCSettings\General

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

Disable

DisablestheSystem
Updateuserinterface.
Usethissettingwhen
youwanttoconfigure
SystemUpdateusingthe
commandprompt.

Defaultvalue:NO

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

•IfYES,theSystem
Updateuserinterface
willnotbedisplayed.

•IfNO,theSystem
Updateuserinterface
willbedisplayed.

Example:

\GENERAL

\Disable=NO

\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingsandvaluesfortheHTTPSHelloSettingskey.

Table8.\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

RetryLimit

RetryWaitTime

ServerNameSpecifiestheservername

Specifiesthemaximum
numberoftimesthat
SystemUpdatewilltryto
connecttotheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsite.

Specifiesthemaximum
amountoftime(in
seconds)thatSystem
Updatewillwaitbefore
ittriestoconnecttothe
LenovoHelpCenterWeb
siteforanothertimeafter
thepreviousattemptfails.

thatSystemUpdatewill
searchforupdatesfor
itself.Changingthe
defaultvaluewilldisable
theUpdateThyself
functionofSystem
Update.

Defaultvalue:0

Possiblevalues:Anyvalid
integer

Defaultvalue:0

Possiblevalues:Anyvalid
integer

Thedefaultvalueis
pre-configured.Bydefault,
SystemUpdatewillconnectto
theLenovoHelpCenterWeb
sitetosearchforupdatesfor
itself.

Possiblevalues:Servername
orempty

SystemUpdatewillstop
tryingtoconnecttothe
LenovoHelpCenterWeb
siteaftertheconnection
attemptsreachthe
maximumnumberof
tries.

SystemUpdatewillwait
thenumberofseconds
whenattemptingto
connecttotheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsiteafter
thepreviousattemptfails.

SystemUpdatesearches
theLenovoHelpCenter
Websiteforupdates
foritself,evenifitis
connectedtoalocal
systemornetworkshare
repository.Y oucan
disabletheWebupgrade
forSystemUpdateby
clearingthisvalue.

Example:

\HTTPSHelloSettings

\RetryL imit=2
\RetryWaitTime=2
\ServerName=https://

Note:WhenSystemUpdateconnectstotheLenovoHelpCenterWebsite,itcommunicateswithdifferent
servers.TheRetryLimitandRetryWaitTimesettingsundertheHTTPSHelloSettingskeycontrolthe

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connectionbetweenSystemUpdateandtheserverfromwhichSystemUpdatedownloadstheself-update
package(Ifanewversionexists).

\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingsandvaluesfortheHTTPSPackageSettingskey.

Table9.\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

RetryLimit

RetryWaitTime

Specifiesthemaximum
numberoftimesthatSystem
Updatewilltrytoconnectto
theLenovoHelpCenterWeb
site.

Specifiesthemaximum
amountoftime(inseconds)
thatSystemUpdatewillwait
beforeittriestoconnectto
theLenovoHelpCenterWeb
siteforanothertimeafterthe
previousattemptfails.

Defaultvalue:0

Possiblevalues:Anyvalid
integer

Defaultvalue:0

Possiblevalues:Anyvalid
integer

SystemUpdatewillstop
tryingtoconnecttothe
LenovoHelpCenterWeb
siteaftertheconnection
attemptsreachthe
maximumnumberof
tries.

SystemUpdatewillwait
thenumberofseconds
whenattemptingto
connecttotheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsite
afterthepreviousattempt
fails.

Example:

\HTTPSPackageSettings

\RetryL imit=2
\RetryWaitTime=2

Note:TheRetryLimitandRetryWaitTimesettingsundertheHTTPSPackageSettingskeycontrolthe
connectionbetweenSystemUpdateandtheserverfromwhichSystemUpdatedownloadsupdatepackages.

UserSettingsconfigurableitems

ThissectionprovidesdescriptionsfortheconfigurableitemsavailableintheUserSettingskey.

\UserSettings\Connection

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingsandvaluesfortheConnectionskey.Those
configurableitemsareforproxyserverconnections.

Table10.\UserSettings\Connection

Configurable
itemDescriptionValueAction

User

Specifiestheuser
nametouseforthe
connection.

Defaultvalue:None

Thissettingisonlyusedforthe
connectiontypeofproxy,theHTTP
proxy,whentheproxyserverrequires
authentication.

Possiblevalues:Anystring

Thissettingisusedfor
authenticationtoaccessthe
HTTPproxyserver.

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Table10.\UserSettings\Connection(continued)

Configurable
itemDescriptionValueAction

Password

Specifiesthe
passwordtouse
fortheconnection.

Defaultvalue:None

Possiblevalues:Anystring

Thissettingisusedfor
authenticationtoaccessthe
HTTPproxyserver.

SystemUpdatewillconnectto
theHTTPproxyserverdefinedin
ServerNameusingtheusername
definedinUser.Theenduser
ispromptedforthisinformation
whentheinformationisneeded.

Example:

\Connection\

\User=Billek
\Password=************

\UserSettings\General

ThefollowingtableandexampleprovidesthesettingsandvaluesfortheGeneralkey.

Table11.\UserSettings\General

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

ContentMode

DebugEnableEnablesyoutologprocess

Referstothestatusof
theupdatepackagesthat
SystemUpdatewillsearch
forintheUpdateRetriever
repository.

resultstothelogfilenamed
ApplicabilityRulesTrace.log.

EnablesyoutoskiptheUser
InformationpanelofSystem
Update.

Defaultvalue:Active

Possiblevalues:

•Active

•T est

Defaultvalue:NO

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

Defaultvalue:YES DisplayInformationScreen

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

•IfActive,SystemUpdate
willsearchtheUpdate
Retrieverrepositoryfor
theupdatepackagesin
activestatus.

•IfTest,SystemUpdate
willsearchtheUpdate
Retrieverrepositoryfor
theupdatepackagesin
teststatus.

Note:Ifthereisno
database.xmlfileinthe
UpdateRetrieverrepository
folder,SystemUpdate
willignorethevalueof
ContentModeandsearch
foralltheupdatepackages.

•IfYES,SystemUpdate
willlogtheprocess
resultstothelogfile.

•IfNO,SystemUpdate
willnotlogtheprocess
results.

•IfYES,theUser
Informationpanelwill
bedisplayed.

•IfNO,theUser
Informationpanelwill
notbedisplayed.

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Table11.\UserSettings\General(continued)

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

DisplayLicenseNoticeEnablesyoutoskipthe

licenseagreementthatwill
bedisplayedbeforethe
updatepackagespicklistis
populated.

Enablesyoutoskipthe
licenseagreementthatis
displayedintheSchedule
updatespanelofSystem
Update.

ExtrasT abEnablesyoutoshoworhide

theExtrastabintheSystem
Updateworkspace.

Defaultvalue:YES

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

Defaultvalue:YES DisplayLicenseNoticeSU

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

Defaultvalue:YES

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

IgnoreLocalLicense
Note:Byimplementing
thissetting,youare
acceptingtheEndUser

LicenseAgreement
andtheTermsand
Conditionsonbehalfof

Enablesyoutoshowor
hidethelicensedialog
whenSystemUpdateis
downloadingandinstalling
anupdatepackagelocated
inarepositoryfoldersuchas
thenetworksharerepository.

Defaultvalue:NO

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

theenduserforeach
packagetobeinstalled.
Donotusethissetting
ifyoudonothavethe
authoritytoaccept
theEndUserLicense

Agreementandthe
TermsandConditions

onbehalfoftheenduser.

•IfYES,thelicense

agreementscreenwill
bedisplayedpriortothe
updatepackagespick
list.

•IfNO,thelicense

agreementscreenwill
notbedisplayed.

•IfYES,thelicense

agreementwillbe
displayedpriorto
savingthechangesin
theScheduleupdates
panel.

•IfNO,thelicense

agreementwillbe
displayedandthe
changeswillbesaved
directlytotheWindows
Registrysubkey.

•IfYES,theExtrastab

willbedisplayedin
theSystemUpdate
workspace.

•IfNO,theExtrastab

willnotbedisplayed
intheSystemUpdate
workspace.

•IfYES,thelicensedialog

willnotbedisplayed
whenarepositoryis
usedtostoreupdate
packages.

Note:Ifyouobtain
packagesdirectly
fromtheLenovoHelp
Centeranddonotuse
arepositorytostore
updatepackages,the

IgnoreLocalLicense

valuewillbeignoredand
thelicensedialogwillbe
displayed.

•IfNO,thelicensedialog

willbedisplayedwhen
arepositoryisusedto
storeupdatepackages.

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Table11.\UserSettings\General(continued)

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

NotifyInterval

Enablesyoutoenable
ordisablethefollowing
functionswhenSystem
Updatedownloadsupdate
packagesfromtheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsite:

•CRC(Cyclic
RedundancyCheck):
checksforfilecorruption
ofreadmeandlicense
agreementfileswhen
youdownloadupdate
packagesfromtheLenovo
HelpCenterWebsite.

•Filesize:checksthefile
sizeofreadmeandlicense
agreementfiles.

Specifiestheamountoftime
betweenrestartnotifications
whenyoudownloadand
installupdatepackagesthat
requireareboot.

Defaultvalue:YES IgnoreRMLicCRCSize

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

Defaultvalue:300(seconds)

Possiblevalues:Anyvalue
between60secondsand86
400seconds

•IfYES,SystemUpdate
willignorethesefilesand
willnotcheckforthefile
corruptionandfilesize.

•IfNO,SystemUpdate
willcheckforthefile
corruptionandfilesize.

Note:SystemUpdate
doesnotcheckfilesize
andcorruptionofreadme
filesandlicenseagreement
fileswhenyoudownload
updatepackagesfroma
localrepositoryevenifyou
setthisvaluetoNO.

Youcanspecifyanyvalue
between60secondsand86
400seconds.Bydefault,
youwillbepromptedwitha
restartnotificationevery300
secondswhenyoubegin
todownloadandinstall
anupdatepackagethat
forcesarebootordeferthe
downloadandinstallation
process.

RepositoryLocation1

UNCMaxAttemptsSpecifiesthemaximum

Example:

\GENERAL

\CheckLocalCRC=YES

Specifiestherepository
folderpath.Thekeyvalue
nameshouldbeRepository
Location%N%whereNisa
numberbetween1and20,
including1and20.

numberoftriesthatSystem
Updatewillattemptwhen
connectingtoanetwork
sharefolderbeforeit
completelyfails.

Defaultvalue:
SUPPORTCENTER

Possiblevalues:

•SUPPORTCENTER

•Afolderpath

Defaultvalue:2

Possiblevalues:Anyvalid
integer

SystemUpdatewilluse
thedefaultvaluewhenan
invalidvalueisset.For
example,ifyousetavalue
greaterthan86400seconds
(24hours),SystemUpdate
willusethedefaultvalueof
300seconds.

SystemUpdatewillsearch
forupdatepackagesinthe
specifiedrepositoryfolder.

SystemUpdatewillattempt
thenumberoftrieswhen
connectingtoanetwork
sharefolder.

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\DebugEnable=NO
\DisplayInformationScreen=YES
\DisplayLicenseNotice=YES
\DisplayLicenseNoticeSU=YES
\ExtrasT ab=NO
\IgnoreLocalL icense=NO
\IgnoreRMLicCRCSize=NO
\Notif yInterval=300
\RepositoryLocation1=SUPPORTCENTER
\UNCMaxAttempts=2

\UserSettings\Scheduler

Usingtheschedulerfunction,youcanconfigureSystemUpdatetosearchforupdatepackagesatdesignated
intervals.ToincreasethespeedofdownloadingupdatepackagesfromLenovoservers,changetheRunOn
settingtoadaythatfitstheneedsofyourenterprise.DothiswhenyouinstallSystemUpdate.

Note:SystemUpdateforWindows7operatingsystemsdoesnotprovideschedulersettingsbecausethe
TaskSchedulertoolonWindows7operatingsystemshasthesamefunction.Toemploythescheduler
functionthroughtheT askSchedulertoolonWindows7operatingsystems,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart,andtype"T askScheduler"intheSearchprogramsandfilesfieldandthenpressEnter.
TheTaskSchedulerprogramislaunchedandtheT askSchedulerwindowisdisplayed.

2.Right-clickT askScheduler(Local)intheleftpaneofthewindowandselectCreateBasicTask.The
CreateBasicT askWizardisdisplayed.

3.T ypeanameforthenewtaskintheNamefield,forexample,“TVSU.”Youcanalsoadddescriptionsfor
thetaskintheDescriptionfield(optional).ThenclickNext.

4.SelectthedesiredfrequencytorunthescheduledupdateandclickNext.Itisrecommendedto
selectMonthlyorWeekly.

5.Configurethedetailedsettingsofthefrequencyyouselectedonthepreviousscreentospecifywhen
youwishSystemUpdatewillruntogetupdates.

TakeMonthlyasanexample,ifyouselectSelectallmonthsfromtheMonthsdrop-downlistbox,
SystemUpdatewillrunonceeverymonth.ThenfromtheDaysdrop-downlistbox,selectonedayon
whichyouwishtorunthescheduledupdate.Y oucanalsoselectonedayfromtheOndrop-downlist
box,andthenSystemUpdatewillrunonthedesignateddayofthemonth(s)youspecified.ClickNext.

6.SelectStartaprogram,andthenclickNext.

7.T ypetheinstallationdirectoryofSystemUpdateintheProgram/scriptfield,orclickBrowseto
locatethefolderwhereSystemUpdateisinstalled.Y oucanalsotypedesiredschedulersettingsand
valuesintheAddargumentsfield(optional)andtheStartinfield(optional).Fordetailedinformation
aboutsettingsandvaluesfortheSystemUpdatescheduler,seeTable12“\UserSettings\Scheduler”
onpage23.

Note:TheinstallationdirectoriesofSystemUpdatearedifferentoncomputerswiththe32-bitWindows
7operatingsystemandcomputerswiththe64-bitWindows7operatingsystem.

8.ClickNexttoviewthesummaryofyourconfiguration.

9.ClickFinishtoconfirmandcompleteyourconfiguration.

ThedefaultsettingsandvaluesfortheSystemUpdateschedulerareprovidedinthefollowingtable.

Table12.\UserSettings\Scheduler

ConfigurableitemDescriptionValueAction

Enablesyoutoactivateor
inactivatethescheduler.

Defaultvalue:YES SchedulerAbility

Possiblevalues:

•YES

•NO

•IfYES,SystemUpdatewillrun
onthespecifiedschedule.

•IfNO,SystemUpdatewillnot
runonaschedule.

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