Software Distribution question

Question

Should the software distribution, from the distribution tab when view/edit update manager, change to a newly created software subscription?

Just to be clear -

Recommended is the only software subscription there for it is listed as the software distribution. When I add a second subscription, it replaces Recommended on the distribution tab. I can click the drop down and select Recommended but it doesn't stick.

Should I be concerned?

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QC · Accepted Answer

Hello dluneau, you've probably a misconception of the Distribution tab. At first I had a hard time understanding what you mean by doesn't stick :smileyhappy:. So how does it work? After you have added a subscription in the left-hand Software Subscriptions pane it is available for subscription by the individual SUMs. You then View/Edit Configuration and find the new subscription on the left side under Available . You select this subscription for the SUM to maintain. All subscriptions under Subscribed to are distributed to the default  \ server \SophosUpdate share. For each subscription you can optionally add additional shares.  For this you select on of the Subscribed to subscriptions in the drop-down. It contains the subscription sorted by name and whenever you open View/Edit Configuration and go to the Distribution tab the alphabetically first is displayed - this is why Recommended doesn't stick . In other words - the Distribution tab shows the shares for one of the subscriptions at a time, initially the alphabetically first. You can view the shares for one of the other subscriptions by selecting it from the drop-down. If this is not clear just rename your new subscription to, say, Z-subscription and check the Distribution tab. To get a better idea what Distribution does add a share with the Add... button (in the Browse For Folder pop-up just type \NOW\here in the Folder: field and wait, eventually you'll get an alert The share "\NOW\here" may not exist ... . Click Yes and it will appear in the Available: pane. Select it and >  move it to the Update to: pane. Now select the other subscription from the drop-down. Clear now? Christian :45205

QC · Answer

Hello dluneau,

10.5 and older definitely can't upgrade to v9 (unless something has changed in the last few weeks after I have tested). The SA installers downloads page lists 10.6+. The product tag is misleading - the product does cover 10.4-10.9 although for 10.4 and 10.5 only by its version 8. You should find one or two recent threads about it in this board.

Christian