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Start an On-Demand Update

You can update one or more servers on demand using the Update Now function. When you update two or more servers in a series, be sure to verify that processing completes on one before beginning processing on the next. Review self-monitoring events for the status.

To update a selected server on demand

1. Click the Administration tab and then click the Services subtab.
2. Expand Subscription Module in the Service List
3. Select the server that is the proxy for content updates and examine the modules selected for download. If they include Reports or Integrations, click Update Now.

   The server retrieves updates from the CA Subscription server. As proxy for content updates, it pushes content updates to the content repository. As an online proxy, it downloads binary updates as well.

4. Select the server to update and examine its role.

   Note: If the role is content proxy, you performed the update in the previous step. This update is prerequisite to all other updates.

5. If it is a Subscription proxy for clients, click Update Now.

   The server is updated with binary updates from the modules selected for download.

6. If it is a client with an online proxy, do the following:
   1. Identify a proxy for this client from the selected list of Subscription Proxy(s) for Client.
   2. Select the proxy for the client and click Update Now.
   3. Select the client and click Update Now.

   The server is updated with binary updates from the modules selected for download.

7. If it is an offline subscription proxy, do the following:
   1. Select any online proxy and click Update Now.
   2. Copy the updates to the download path of the offline proxy.
   3. Select the offline proxy and click Update Now.

   The server is updated with binary updates from the modules selected for download.

8. If it is a client with an offline proxy, do the following:
   1. Update the offline proxy as described in step 7.
   2. Select the client and click Update Now.

   The server is updated with binary updates from the modules selected for download.