DBU Web Update

Web Update is a DBU client feature that allows you to conveniently update DBU/iSeries and DBU/client executables from your PC. There are 3 steps to using Web Update.

1. Designate an update store.
2. Execute Web Update.
3. Execute IFS Update for each installed DBU/client.

Designate an Update Store

The update store is an IFS directory on a specified iSeries machine where DBU keeps the latest version of the DBU/client. The first system added to DBU (on startup for the very first time) is designated as the update store. The update store can be changed on the Updates tab in the Configuration dialog.

IMPORTANT: To keep the DBU/client versions in synch, each DBU/client must designate the same update store.

Execute Web Update

1. From the Tools menu, select Web Update.
2. The DBU Web Update dialog appears, listing each system you have configured in DBU/client, the IP address and the release date of each system, and a check box to select which systems you want to update.
3. When you've selected the systems to update, click the Update button.
4. A dialog appears to indicate the completion of each task in the update process. These tasks are:
   • Contacting ProData - establish contact with ProData's update server via the Internet.
   • Saving objects - the update server saves all DBU objects newer than the release date of your local AS/400.
   • Receiving save file - transfers the save file from the update server to your local AS/400.
   • Restoring objects - restores saved objects to DBU70 library.
   • Receiving client update - transfers DBU/client updates to your designated "update store".
   • Posting client update to IFS - updates the DBU/client version on your PC.

Execute IFS Update

There are two ways to execute the IFS update.

1. Configure DBU/client to automatically check the IFS for updates each time the client is started. Open the Configuration dialog, select the Updates tab, and select "Check IFS for update on startup."
2. From the Tools menu, select IFS Update.

In both cases, DBU/client compares the IFS update and the current version to determine if an update is necessary. If so, the new files are transferred to the PC and DBU shuts down. Changes take effect upon subsequent startup.