For
example, if you want to limit Internet access to a restricted set
of computers, or if you want to reduce download times, or both, you
can set up local repositories that your users can access to apply
updates.
To set up alternative repositories:
- Start Installation Manager from the Start menu (on Windows) or main menu (on Linux on x86), or from the command line. Installation Manager opens and displays its initial panel.
- Click . The Preferences dialog is displayed.
- Click Repositories in
the left pane. The Repositories page is displayed.
- Click Add Repository. If you know the name and location of the update repositories
that Installation Manager is to search, enter the URL or fully qualified
location of the update file, including the repository name; for example, repository.config.
To
search for repositories, which can be on a local or a remote computer,
click Browse and navigate to the correct location.
The field File of type lists the values repository.config, diskTag.inf, .jar,
and .zip, and repositories with these names and
types are searched for by default. The identity of an update depends
on what type of update it is (for example, disk images are named diskTag.inf),
If
you are not sure what updates you might want, leave the contents of
field File of type unchanged; all available
updates are shown. Click the required repository to select it, then
click Open.
The repository
is added to the displayed list of repositories. If the repository
is not connected, a red cross is displayed in the Connection column.
You might need to check your network connections, or try again at
a later time.
When it is added to the list, the repository is initially
shown as selected, to indicate that its contents will be included
when you run Installation Manager to update packages.
Repeat
this step to add additional repositories if appropriate from the same
or another location. You can have one or more locations selected at
any time; Installation Manager searches all selected repositories
listed on the Repositories page.
- If you want Installation Manager to search only
the repositories that you have added, clear Search service
repositories during installation and update. The
service repositories are those locations on the product support Web
sites that host updates. If you clear this option, the default service
repositories are not searched. The service repositories location is
fixed and predefined; you cannot change it.
- Click OK on the Browse panel if
you opened it, and click OK on the Repositories
page.
- Click Apply to confirm the update,
then click OK to close the Preferences dialog
box.
To remove a repository from the selected list, clear its
selection. If you want to delete a repository in the list, select
the repository and click Remove Repository.
To clear selection of all listed repositories, click Clear
Credentials.
Last updated Friday, 21 July 2017