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Start an On-Demand Update

You can update 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 confirmation.

If you recently changed any subscription configurations, be sure to wait for the update interval (300 seconds by default) to elapse before running an on-demand update. CA User Activity Reporting Module generates a self-monitoring event after the update completes.

Note: If a scheduled update is currently in progress, clicking Update Now has no effect. If the start time for a scheduled update occurs while update now processing is in progress, the scheduled process does not run. When the on-demand processing completes, the scheduled update cycle resumes.

Important! If the modules to download contain Content updates, update the content proxy before performing any other on-demand update.

To update a server on demand

1. Click the Administration tab and then click the Services subtab.
2. Expand Subscription Service 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 Content updates, click Update Now.

   The server retrieves updates from the CA Technologies 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.
5. If it is a subscription proxy for client updates, click Update Now.

   The server is updated with 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 items on the Subscription Proxy for Client list.
   2. Select the proxy for the client and click Update Now.
   3. Select the client and click Update Now.

   The server is updated with the modules selected for download.

7. If it is an offline subscription proxy, do the following:
   1. Download the offline update package from the CA Technologies offline subscription FTP site.
   2. Manually copy the updates to the download path of the offline proxy:

      .../data/subscription/offline

   3. Select the offline proxy, select the offline update .zip file, click Browse and select the desired modules.
   4. Click Update Now.

   The server is updated with 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 all modules installed to its offline proxy.

   Note: Offline subscription clients automatically receive all modules that are manually installed on their offline proxy. Modules selected at the local level for an offline client have no effect.