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82 Chapter 8 Setting Up the Software Update Service

Step 3: Configure the Software Update server

Decide how you want to copy and enable software updates from Apple: automatically

or manually. Set the maximum bandwidth you want a single computer to use when

downloading update packages from your server. See “Setting Up Software Update” on

page 86.

Step 4: Start the Software Update service

Your server synchronizes with the Apple Software Update server by requesting a

catalog of available updates. If you chose to automatically copy updates, your server

will begin to download all available software update packages. See “Starting Software

Update” on page 87.

Step 5: (Optional) Manually copy and enable selected packages

If you do not choose to automatically copy and enable all Apple software updates, you

must manually select software update packages to copy and enable. See “Copying and

Enabling Selected Updates from Apple” on page 91.

Step 6: Set up client computers to use the correct Software Update server

Set preferences in Workgroup Manager by user, group, or computer to access your

Software Update server. For more information about how to configure managed

preferences for the Software Update server, see User Management.

Step 7: Test your Software Update server setup

Test your software update service by requesting software updates from the server

using a client bound to preferences you set in Workgroup Manager. Make sure the

packages are accessible to your users.

Before Setting Up Software Update

Before you set up a Software Update server, review the following hardware and

network considerations and requirements.

What You Must Know

Before you set up Software Update on your server, you must be familiar with your

network configuration and you must meet the following requirements:

Â You’re the server administrator.

Â You’re familiar with network setup.

You might also need to work with your networking staff to change network topologies,

switches, routers, and other network settings.

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