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8 Setting Up the Software Update

Service

This chapter provides instructions for setting up the Software

Update service on your network for Mac OS X v10.5 clients.

You use the Software Update service in Server Admin to provide local software updates

to client computers.

Setup Overview

Here is an overview of the basic steps for configuring your Software Update server. This

includes setting up the Software Update service, configuring client computer access to

the server, and testing.

Step 1: Evaluate and update your network, servers, and client computers as

necessary

The number of client computers you can support using the Software Update service is

determined by the number of servers you have, how they’re configured, hard disk

storage capacity, and other factors. See “Capacity Planning” on page 83.

Depending on the results of this evaluation, you might want to add servers or hard

disks, add Ethernet ports, or make other changes to your servers.

For your client computers to use the local Software Update service, you must update

them to Mac OS X v10.4 or later.

Step 2: Create your Software Update service plan

Decide which users will access your Software Update service.

You might have groups who need unlimited access while others might need a more

limited choice of software updates. Such a plan requires more than one Software

Update server with client computers bound using Directory Services to manage user

preferences.

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