Configure an Update Cache

Before You Begin

• Verify that you have adequate space in the client computer's update cache directory for the latest service pack.
• Multicache Configuration requires all associated computers to have the current software version installed. Clients with software released prior to the current version cannot be associated to an update cache.
• NetWare client computers can not be designated as update cache computers.

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure a CommServe cache directory:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and select Automatic Update Configuration.
2. Select the Automatic Update Configuration (Update Caches) tab.
3. Click the Add button to configure the update cache.
4. From the Configure UpdateCache dialog box, select the client that should be designated as the Update Cache.
5. Click the option to Enable UpdateCache. This will enable the feature to push out the latest update packages it holds to the clients within the CommCell that are selected to receive their updates from this update cache, the clients will no longer receive their updates from the CommServe Update Cache, and their baseline will be in reference to the designated update cache.
6. Click the option to AutoSyncup With CS Cache to have the Update Cache automatically receive the latest updates and service packs from the CommServe Cache. The Update Agent cache will be automatically synchronized with the CommServe update cache when updates are downloaded to the CommServe.
   NOTE
   Do not select this option if you want to manually control the updates of the computers that are associated with the Update Cache.
7. Specify or browse to either a local or network drive to use as a cache directory to store updates in the Cache Directory field. Note that you cannot choose a network drive as an update cache for computers that have only Workstation Backup Agent installed.
8. Click User Name/Password and enter the user account information in the Change User Account dialog box. Click OK.
9. Click Add/Remove Clients/Client Groups to associate client computers to this update cache; the selected client computers will receive their updates and service packs from this configured update cache.
   NOTE
   The baseline for these clients will be determined by the designated update cache, not the CommServe Update Cache.
10. Click OK from the Configure UpdateCache dialog box.
11. Click OK from the Automatic Update Configuration dialog box.