How to use AutoUpdate to distribute different clients?

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Article Type: General
Product: Voyager

Question

How to distribute SysAdmin client to some users via AutoUpdate, but not others?

Answer

Create separate AutoUpdate directory & path for those users:

Connect via SSH to server as voyager user.
cd /m1/voyager/clients/autoupdate
cp -pr voyager sysadminResult : a new AutoUpdate directory called (in this example) sysadmin (/m1/voyager/clients/autoupdate/sysadmin) which is a copy of voyager (/m1/voayger/clients/autoupdate/voyager) AutoUpdate directory.
cd sysadmin
Edit update.txt to include \SysAdmin.exe and \SysAdmin.chm
Ensure SysAdmin.exe and SysAdmin.chm are in sysadmin directory.
cd ../voyager and ensure SysAdmin files are not included in update.txt for other users.
Set [Upgrade] stanza in voyager.ini file on the PCs that will receive SysAdmin client so that it points to the new directory:

[Upgrade]
Voyager=http://<user>:<password>@<server IP>:7099/autoupdate/sysadmin/

With increased security of Windows systems, AutoUpdate has become increasingly problematic to implement and support. In some environments it no longer works. Support recommends you consider different options/methods for installing new clients.

Additional Information

See Technical User's Guide, "[Upgrade] Stanza - Voyager 8 and Later"

Article last edited: 26-Apr-2016