Managing Update Sites

Adding an Update Site

To set the preferences:

Launch the Enterprise Manager application. Use menu path: EnterpriseManager > Preferences. The Preferences dialog displays.

Click on the arrow () next to Enterprise Manager in the Preferences tree to expand the drop-down list.

Click Update Sites. The Update Sites settings display to the right.

Click the Add button. The Add Site dialog displays.

Click the Local or Archive button.

For the Local site, search for the directory where the repository file was extracted.

Example

<media>:\Install\Enterprise Manager\repository\

i. Click on the directory in the Browser For Folder dialog and click OK. ii. Click OK in the Add Site dialog.

For the Archive site, search for and select the archived file.

Click on the Reload button to test the update site.

Editing an Update Site

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Click the Name of the update site to edit and click the Edit button. The Edit Site dialog displays.
3. Make the changes in the Name or Location text box and click OK to save the changes.

Removing an Update Site

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Click the Name of the update site to remove and click the Remove button. The Remove Sites dialog displays.
3. Click Yes to confirm the removal of the Update Site.
4. Click No to cancel the removal of the Update Site.

Reloading to an Update Site

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Click the Name of the update site to reload and click the Reload button.
3. Click OK to close the Reload dialog.

Disabling an Update Site

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Unselect the checkbox next to the Name of the update site to disable. Alternatively, click the Name of the update site that you wish to disable and click the Disable button.

Enabling an Update Site

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Select the checkbox next to the Name of the update site to enable. Alternatively, click the Name of the update site that you wish to enable and click the Enable button.

Importing an Update Site

If an administrator has made an import file of available update sites, you can import this file to save time.

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Click the Import button. The Import Sites dialog displays.
3. Select the correct import file.
4. Click the Open button to load the update sites from the import file to the Update Sites list.

Exporting Update Sites

An administrator may wish to export a number of update sites so a list will be available for each user to import.

To set the preferences:

1. Follow Steps 1 - 4 of Adding an Update Site to access the Preferences dialog then proceed.
2. Shift/click or Ctrl/click to select multiple Update Site Names.
3. Click the Export button. The Export Sites dialog displays.
4. Check the location and file name of the export file and click Save.