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NOTE: The user name and password credentials are encrypted and saved.
6. NOTE: If an interactive execution of Dell Command | Update is running, you must close Dell
Command | Update
for the scheduler to check for updates after the set time. This is because
only one instance of the application can be running at a time and the scheduler instance is
blocked by the interactive instance.
Click Ok to save changes or click Cancel to revert to the last saved settings and return to the
Welcome screen.
Updating Source Location
Update Source Location displays the list of all configured source locations. The default location is
ftp.dell.com; however, you can add multiple source locations for Dell Command | Update to attempt
access and check for updates.
To add a source location, click New, navigate to the file location, and select the catalog.xml file. The
selected catalog file is added to the list of source locations. Prioritize these locations by clicking the up
and down arrows associated with the source location entry. Click the Delete icon to remove the source
location path from the list.
NOTE: Dell Command | Update uses the first source location/catalog it successfully loads. Dell
Command | Update
will not load each source location listed and aggregate the contents together.
Scheduling To Check For Updates
You can configure Dell Command | Update to automatically check for updates on the system.
Perform the following steps to configure the schedule for checking for updates:
1. On the heading banner, click Settings.
2. On the Settings screen, click Schedule.
3. Under Automatically check for updates → Check for updates, select one of the following:
• Manual updates only — Select this option if you want to manually check for updates. In this case,
Dell Command | Update does not run scheduled updates and all the other fields on this page are
hidden.
• Monthly — Select this option if you want Dell Command | Update to check for updates every
month.
• Weekly — Select this option if you want Dell Command | Update to check for updates every
week.
a. NOTE: The options to select the time and day are available only for the Monthly and
Weekly options.
NOTE: Dell Command | Update checks for updates at random intervals within thirty minutes
of the time set in this field.
NOTE: You must close Dell Command | Update for the scheduler to check for updates after
the set time.
Under Select the time, select the time at which you want Dell Command | Update to check for
updates.
b. Under Select the day, select the day on which you want Dell Command | Update to check for
updates.
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