
Note:Eachupdatemustbeinitsownsubfolder.Ifimportingonlyoneupdate,specifythefolderthat
containsthatupdate.Ifimportingmultipleupdates,puteachupdatesubfolderunderawrapperfolderand
specifythewrapperfolderduringtheimportoperation.
Assigningtripletstoanupdate
Youcanassigncustomupdatestooneormoresystems.Whenviewingupdatesintherepository,youcan
selectoneormoreupdatesandassignthoseupdatestooneormoresystemsbyselectingtherelevant
triplets.
Generatingacontentsreportofthenetworksharerepository
YoucangenerateareportofthecontentsinthenetworksharerepositorythatwillbeinanExcelspreadsheet
format(CSVfile).Inthisreport,youcanchoosetoincludeactiveupdates,archivedupdates,hidden
updates,andtestupdates.
Modifyingsettings
YoucansetthedefaultrepositoryandthedefaultupdatepackagestatusbyusingtheModifysettings
optionintheUpdateRetrievernavigationpane.
•Updatedefaultstatus:Thestatusofupdateswillbesettoaspecifiedvaluewhenupdatesareretrieved
fromtheLenovoHelpCenterorimportedtoalocalrepository.
•Repositories:Y oucancustomizethelocationoftherepositoryfolder.Ifanetworkshareisspecified
usingtheUNCpath,youcanprovideausernameandpasswordtoauthenticatewithoutrequiringa
promptwhenmakingtheactualconnection.
Viewinghistory
TheViewhistoryfunctionenablesyoutoviewthedetailedinformationaboutthedownloadhistoryand
exporthistory.
ThedownloadhistoryprovidesdetailedinformationaboutallupdatesthattheThinkVantageUpdate
Retrieverhasdownloadedtotheupdaterepository,aswellasupdatesthatarehidden.
Toviewthedownloadhistory,dothefollowing:
1.ClickViewhistoryintheleftpaneofthemainwindow.TheViewHistorywindowopens.
2.ClicktheViewdownloadhistorylinktoviewthefollowinginformation:
•Title:Thetitleoftheupdate.
•Version:Theversionnumberoftheupdate.
•Name:Thenameoftheupdate.
•DownloadedTime:Thedateandtimewhentheupdatewasdownloaded(notdisplayedforcurrent
results).
Theexporthistoryprovidesdetailedinformationaboutupdatesthathavebeenexportedtothetargetfolder.
Toviewtheexporthistory,dothefollowing:
1.ClickViewhistoryintheleftpaneofthemainwindow.TheViewHistorywindowopens.
2.ClicktheViewexporthistorylinktoviewthefollowinginformation:
•ExportedTime:Thedateandtimewhentheupdatewasexported.
•Status:SuccessfulorFailed(followedbythecauseoffailure).
•SourceLocation:Thedirectorywherethedriverupdateissavedintherepository.
•TargetLocation:Thedirectorywheretheexporteddriverupdateissaved.
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