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Subscription Management

The subscription module is the service that enables subscription updates from the CA Technologies Subscription Server to be automatically downloaded on a scheduled basis and distributed to CA User Activity Reporting Module servers. When a subscription update includes the module for agents, users initiate the deployment of these updates to agents. Subscription updates are updates to CA User Activity Reporting Module software components and operating system updates, patches, and content updates such as reports.

The following illustration depicts the simplest direct Internet connection scenario:

The numbers on the illustration refer to these steps:

1. The CA User Activity Reporting Module server, as the default subscription server, contacts the CA Subscription server for updates and downloads any new available updates. The CA User Activity Reporting Module server creates a backup, then pushes content updates to the embedded component of the management server that stores content updates for all other CA User Activity Reporting Modules.
2. The CA User Activity Reporting Module server, as a subscription client, self-installs the product and operating system updates it needs.

Note: See the Implementation Guide for details on planning and configuring subscription. See the Administration Guide for details on refining and modifying the subscription configuration and for applying updates to agents.

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