Configuring Access to Update Repository

You are able to configure all the network and security parameters for accessing the Virtuozzo update repository on the Configure page opened on clicking the Configure button on the Repository Settings screen . The configurable parameters are dependent on the platform of a particular Hardware Node.

The following parameters can be set up for a Linux Node:

Parameter	Description
Repository : URL	The URL used for the connection.
Repository : Login	The user name for accessing the update server.
Repository : Password	The password for accessing the update server.
Proxy Server : URL	The proxy server address, if you use this server.
Proxy Server : Login	The user name used by the HTTP proxy server for your authentication.
Proxy Server : Password	The password of the user specified in the Proxy Server: Login field and used for your authentication by the HTTP proxy server.

The following parameters can be set up for a Windows Node:

In the Up-to-Date Service group:

The Enable Updates checkbox, if selected, turns on the Virtuozzo Containers update service on the corresponding Hardware Node, which will ensure this Node will get the latest Virtuozzo Containers updates.
The Check for updates menus let you define the schedule of checking for Virtuozzo Containers updates.
The Automatic reboot checkbox, if selected, authorizes the Virtuozzo Containers update service to reboot the Hardware Node if certain Virtuozzo Containers updates require the Node to be rebooted for their coming into effect.

The Proxy Server group allows you to do one of the following:

Select the Do not use proxy server radio button if your Hardware Node does not use a proxy server, i.e. it is directly connected to the Internet.
Select the Load Internet Explorer proxy settings radio button to use your Internet Explorer proxy settings to connect to the Virtuozzo Update Center. This option is selected by default.
Select the Specify a proxy server radio button to use a proxy server differing from the one specified in your Internet Explorer proxy settings to connect to the Virtuozzo Update Center. In this case you should specify the IP address and the port of the proxy server you are going to use to connect to the Internet in the URL field and the corresponding credentials in the Login and Password fields.

In the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows 4.0 , Virtuozzo for Windows Tools 4.0 , Parallels Management Console 4.0 groups, you should select the update mode for the respective components:

Update Mode: Automatic . Select this option if you wish Virtuozzo Containers updates to be automatically downloaded and installed on your Hardware Node on the schedule you specified above.
Update Mode: Download only . Select this option if you wish the Virtuozzo Containers update service to automatically download the updates in the background of your system on the schedule you specified above.
Update Mode: Manual . Select this option if you wish the Virtuozzo Containers update service to check the Virtuozzo Update Center for available updates on the schedule you specified above and to inform you in case it finds any updates for your Node.
Update Mode: Disabled . Select this option to disable the automatic update of the Virtuozzo Containers software and to manually update your Virtuozzo Containers software on the Software Updates screen.
In the Repository section, you can configure the location of the repository storing Virtuozzo Containers updates. By default, the Virtuozzo Update Center accessible at the Parallels web site is used to check for the available Virtuozzo Containers updates (the Standard location radio button is selected). However, you can select the Custom location check box and specify the URL to another location with Virtuozzo Containers updates. For example, if you have a local VUS server set up in your local network, you can specify the URL of this server to configure the Hardware Node to obtain Virtuozzo Containers updates from your local VUS server. Detailed information on how to deploy a local VUS server is provided in the Deploying Local VUS Server section of the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers User's Guide .
The Download Location button allows you to modify the folder where Virtuozzo Containers updates are to be downloaded before they are installed on your Hardware Node. By default, the X :\Program Files\SWsoft\Virtuozzo\Updates folder is used.

Click Submit after you have provided the necessary information to record it and return to the Repository Settings tab.

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