Lenovo System Update Solution - Manual (Page 8)

If you use only System Update, System Update will connect to the Lenovo Help Center Web site through
an Internet connection, search for update packages, and generate a list of update packages for further
installation.
• System Update and Update Retriever
If you use System Update and Update Retriever in an enterprise environment, Update Retriever will
search the Lenovo Help Center Web site for update packages, download those packages to the network
share folder, and enable you to customize the update content relevant to your enterprise; System Update
can be configured to obtain updates from the shared folder and complete the installation of updates
on a client computer.
• Thin Installer and Update Retriever
If you use Thin Installer and Update Retriever in an enterprise environment, Update Retriever will search
the Lenovo Help Center Web site for update packages, download those packages to the network share
folder, and enable you to customize the update content relevant to your enterprise; Thin Installer will
search for updates on the shared folder and complete the installation of updates on a client computer.
System Update
The following illustration shows the communication path of update packages from the Lenovo Help Center
to a client computer using only System Update.
Internet Client system
Lenovo
Help Center
System
Update
Figure 1. Update process using only System Update
System Update and Update Retriever
In an enterprise environment with multiple systems, you can use Update Retriever on an administrative
system to download update packages from the Lenovo Help Center to a repository folder on your network
share or a local system. System Update on a client computer can be configured to obtain updates from the
repository folder on a network share or a local system. The repository folder provides the storage for update
packages. This provides greater control of the updates that are available over your network.
Downloading update packages to the administrator system
The following illustration provides the communication path of update packages from the Lenovo Help Center
to your administrator system using Update Retriever.
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