Initializing a new repository

The UpdateXpress application can initialize a new repository and add or remove software packages to or from the created repository.

1. Launch the UpdateXpress application. See Launching the UpdateXpress application.
2. In the Welcome window, click Next.
3. In the Target Server window, select Manage update repository, and click Next.
4. In the Internet Access window, 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 Type	The proxy type of the proxy server.
        IP address or Hostname	The host name, IP address, or domain name of the proxy server.
        Port	The 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 Name	The user name for authenticating to the proxy server.
        Password	The 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)

     
     
     
5. In the Manage Repository Configuration window, do the following:
   1. Select Initialize a new repository.
   2. Select an empty folder, and click Next.
   3. After the repository is created, the Add Packages To Repository window is displayed. Do one of the following:

      • Select Add packages from Lenovo support website, and select Machine type, OS type, Update scope, and Package type.

      • Select Add packages from a local directory, and input or select a directory.

   4. Click Execute to add packages.
   5. After the packages are added, click Close.
6. In the Manage Repository window, do the following if needed, and then click Next.

   • To add packages to the repository, click Add.

   • To remove packages from the repository, select the related items and click Remove.

7. In the Finish window, click the log to check the updates, and click Close to exit.