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The Automatic Update Service is used to configure the automatic update of Intellect and vertical solutions in a distributed network. The service is installed in addition to the main product and works independently of it.

Service components

There is an Update Server that distributes the version for the update, and Update Agents that are dependent servers that receive the version from the Update Server and install it. In addition, the Update Manager program is installed to manage the updates. Thus, you need to select the distributor server and install on it the Update Server and the program to manage the updates—the Update Manager, and install the Update Agent on the servers that will need to be automatically updated. For details, see Installing the Automatic Update Service.

Note

This manual describes how to install the Update Server and the Update Manager on the same computer, but it isn’t a strict requirement. The Server and the program can be installed on different computers.

After installation, you need to configure the Update Server and the Agents—see Configuring the Update Server (distributor) in the Update Manager and Configuring the Agent (receiver).

Principle of operation

Once configured, it will work as follows:

  • The Agents connect to the Update Server.

  • The Update Server contains a list of available updates.

  • The automatic update parameters for the Agents are configured on the Update Server using the Update Manager program.

  • At some point in time (depending on the settings in the Update Manager), the Agent receives an update task in the form of an installation package. This package updates Intellect on the Agent. For more details, see Configuring the Agent (receiver).

Requirements for user rights on Windows

The Update Server is installed on Windows OS as a service, so it must be installed with Administrator privileges on Windows.

Note that the automatic update on the Agent starts a software installation that may require Administrator privileges on Windows.

The behavior will be as follows:

  1. When updating as a standard user with UAC enabled: during installation there will be a start request requiring an Administrator password.
  2. When updating as an Administrator with UAC enabled: during installation there will be an installation permission request.
  3. When updating with UAC disabled: there won’t be any additional requests.

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