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Running a Server Electronic Update Manually

You can trigger a server Electronic Update any time. For example, you might need to run an update between automatic updates if you cannot wait for the next update to determine critical information, such as the impact of new vulnerabilities on your product. Or you might need to force a full update if the most recent update did not complete properly.

If automatic server Electronic Updates are disabled (see Disabling Automatic Server Electronic Updates ), you can use this procedure to request a server update whenever needed or to run a local update if necessary.

When you manually run an Electronic Update, it is initiated immediately or once any already active jobs complete.

To run a server Electronic Update manually, do the following:

  1. On the Code Insight Dashboard, click administration. The Administration page appears with a list of side tabs. (You can also access this page by clicking the icon in the upper right corner of the Code Insight web page to open the Code Insight main menu. From this menu, select ADMINISTRATION.)

  2. Select the Electronic Updates tab.

  3. Click Server for Electronic Update Type.

  4. For the Run Update Now option, select the update scope:

    • Incremental Update---Schedule an incremental Electronic Update. However, if no changes have occurred in the Electronic Update data since it was last run, the update is not initiated
    • Full Update---Force a full Electronic Update whether or not changes have occurred in the Electronic Update data since it was last run. Use this option judiciously as a full Electronic Update takes several hours to complete, similar to the time required to run the initial update when Code Insight was installed.

  5. Click Update to trigger the Electronic Update job (that is, add it to the Code Insight Jobs queue). For more information about how the job is handled in the queue, see About Electronic Update Jobs.

  6. Monitor the Electronic Update. You can use either of these methods:

    • Once an Electronic Update is added to the Jobs queue, you can monitor its start, execution, and completion in the queue, as described in the "Monitoring the Code Insight Jobs Queue" section in the Code Insight User Guide.
    • While the Electronic Update is running, you can track the progress of each of its phases by clicking the link in the Electronic Update notification message that is displayed on each Code Insight page (see Tracking the Progress of an Electronic Update).