Use Update templates to download and update predefined
templates optimized for specific system hardware and common
provisioning tasks. You can also specify proxy server settings if
you use a proxy server for external access.
NOTE: When any
scheduled template update task runs, it uses the settings on this
dialog box that are current at the time, not the settings when the
scheduled task was created.
Download latest templates tab
Select download source site: Specifies which
provisioning template content server you will access to update your
database with the latest provisioning templates. Select the server
nearest your location.
Select provisioning templates to
update: Identifies which platforms' provisioning
templates are updated. You can select one or more platforms. The
more platforms you select, the longer the download will take.
Import as a new copy: Import the templates as
new templates, not overwriting any existing templates or
groups.
Proxy server settings tab
If your network uses a proxy server for external transmissions
(such as Internet access), use this tab to enable and configure the
proxy server settings. Internet access is required for updating
provisioning template information.
Use proxy server: Enables the proxy server
option (by default, this option is off). If you enable a proxy
server, you must fill in the address and port fields below.
Address: Identifies the IP address of your
proxy server.
Port: Identifies the port number of your proxy
server.
HTTP-based Proxy: Enables the proxy server, if
it's an HTTP-based proxy (such as Squid), so that it will
successfully connect to and download patches from FTP sites.
(Patches hosted at some FTP sites can't be downloaded through an
HTTP-based proxy unless you first enable this option.)
Requires login: Allows you to enter a username
and password if the proxy server is credentialed instead of a
transparent proxy server.
Username: Enter a valid username with
authentication credentials to the proxy server.
Password: Enter the user's password.
To download the latest templates
Click Tools > Distribution
> OS Deployment.
On the toolbar, click the Update templates
button.
The Update templates dialog box opens. To save your changes
on either tab, at any time, click Apply.
Select a download source site.
Select the vendor-specific templates you want to
download.
Select Import as a new copy to save downloaded
templates separately, without overwriting any existing templates or
groups with the same name.
Click Download. A success message displays at
the top of the dialog box.
Click Import to move the templates to the
My templates folder.
