Skip to main content

Creating a repository of updates

The UpdateXpress application can create a repository of UXSPs or individual updates acquired from the Web site.

The following prerequisites are required to complete this task:
  • The UpdateXpress application is running on a machine where the repository is to be created.
  • The machine is running a supported operating system. For details of supported operating systems, see Supported operating systems.
To create an update repository, do the following:

  1. Launch the UpdateXpress application. See Launching the UpdateXpress application.

  2. In the Welcome window, click Next.

  3. In the Target Server window, select Create a repository of updates, and click Next.

  4. In the Update Type window, select the target update type, and click Next.

    • Select UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs) to update UXSP. The Update Selection window is skipped if UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs) is selected, but all the UXSP packages are downloaded.

    • Select Latest available individual updates to update individual packs. The Update Selection window is displayed in the following step if Latest available individual updates is selected, users should select the target packages.

  5. On the Internet Access page, if there are no special requirement for security access, click Test Connection to check the network connection of the Target URL, and click Next. If users have more security concerns, before clicking Test Connection, configure Proxy server and/or Custom URL security configuration depending on the security requirements as follows:

    • Proxy server

      1. Select Proxy Server if users require an HTTP/HTTPS proxy to connect to the Web, and complete the following fields:

        Proxy TypeThe proxy type of the proxy server.
        IP address or HostnameThe host name, IP address, or domain name of the proxy server.
        PortThe port number of the proxy server.

      2. Select Proxy authentication if credentials must be specified to authenticate to the proxy server, and complete the following fields:

        User NameThe user name for authenticating to the proxy server.
        PasswordThe password for the specified user name.

    • Custom URL security configuration

      Select Custom URL security configuration if users require a reverse proxy, and select one of the following options:

      • Accept target server’s certificate by default

      • Specify the certificate (PEM)


      Netwoek Access window

  6. In the Machine Types window, select the target machine types, and click Next.

    • To select all listed machine types, select the check box in the header.

    • To add a machine type, click Add, and specify the machine type.

    • To remove a machine type, select the machine type from the list, and click Remove.

    • To update the machine type list to the latest version, click Update List.

    • To reset the machine type list, click Reset List.

  7. In the Operating Systems window, select the target operating systems, and click Next.

  8. In the Target Directory window, specify the location for the updates to be downloaded or accept the default location, and click Next.

  9. (Optional) Select Latest available individual updates, the Update Selection window is displayed. Select the target updates, and then click Next.

  10. In the Acquire Updates window, the acquisition table displays the acquiring progress of the packages. When the progress is completed, click Next.

  11. In the Finish window, click View Log to check the upgrade log, copy and save the commands generated, and click Close to exit.