2 approved updates gives large download size

Hi All,
I've been using WSUS for some time and I have one thing that happens that I would love to understand why.
When I approval windows security definitions why do I end up with a large download.
Today I approved windows defender definition and windows security definition and the download was 2 files at 750mb. We have approx 30 PC's in WSUS but I would have thought the download would have been no more than 50mb.
Am I missing something? I tried searching but I just couldn't find anything. Sorry if this has been asked and answered many times.
Regards,
Chris
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Yes. It will have all VM related files in it. I would say it's less. Its an Appliance and it will need minimum of 2GB worth of files to work.
If it were built on windows you would be downloading an OVA of at least 8GB

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Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCSA, MCITP:EA, MCDBA
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Software Update periodically stops downloading

This is the closest category I could find to post this in, so I apologize if it's in the wrong one.
Here is my problem: I am running Software Update, and everything is working fine, expect the download will from time to time (sometimes quite frequently) stop in its tracks. The program is responding, and everything seems in order, it just stops downloading. The update I'm currently on (GarageBand assets) is over 1 Gig, so maybe the large file size is the culprit. Either way, when I stop the download and tell it to install again it picks up where it left off and resumes progress. It's just a little annoying to have to keep checking up on it to make sure it's still going.
Thanks for reading all that, and for any insights you have to offer.

HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
How much free disk space on the hard drive?
Control or right click the MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop. Click "Get Info". Under the General tab you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there is at least 10% available disk space, 15% is better.
There is an alternative to downloading Apple updates. Go here and read here: "Using standalone installers from Apple Support Downloads"
Tip ... always run Disk Utility and repair disk permissions BEFORE and AFTER all software installations.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

How do I set up iPhoto '11 version 9.2.1 to send emails with medium/Large/actual size? I try sending photos to a publisher and iPhoto automatically shrinks them to about 40 kB. Publisher needs between 0.5 and 7 MB. My ISP has a limit of 12MB

How can I get to email photos at higher resolution?
My "iPhoto" or "Mail" automatically reduces photos to about 40 KB .
My photos, taken with a common Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 include flora which I send to a publisher.
I am fairly new to my MacBook (Mac S X Version 10.6.8). I have been using it for a year.
I found I could not successfully send Large or Full size photos.
A few days ago I downloaded a new version of iPhoto (iPhoto '11 version 9.2.1).
Again, although I get the option of choosing to send small/medium/large//full size photos, it actually only sends them as "Small" (ie about 40kb) which is useless to publish. If I drag a picture onto the desktop (where my EXIF tells me it is full size) then attach it to an email by dragging, againg the sent email is at "small" size ~40KB).
My ISP (Westnet) tells me that their maximum accepted size is 12 MB.
I suspect that I have failed to set up iPhoto for this purpose. (I am well into retirement but, although geriatric, did study University Physics about half a century ago)

Also, just a note. iMac PPC is about iMacs that were available up to early 2006. iMac Intel is for iMacs that were made available early in to 2006 to present. Forums for what you have in your profile include:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.6_snow_leopard
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook
Please consider posting and reviewing those locations in the future when you have a question that pertains to one of those products. You'll much more likely get a resposne then. This is a user to user forum, and you have to seek knowledge in the areas that are most likely to have the topic of your interest.

Firefox aborts LARGE downloads on completion with an 'unknown error' and the whole file has to be downloaded again - surely there must be a workfile somewhere?

Because I only have satellite internet available to me, I have to download YouTube files in my download window. Several times now, one or two of maybe five or six files, all being downloaded simultaneously *to the same directory*, will abort with an error message "<filename> could not be saved because an unknown error occurred. Try saving to a different location". However, you don't get a chance to save it to a different location, the whole damned file has to be downloaded again from scratch. This is actually with IceWeasel 17.0.10, a thinly-disgusided version of Firefox 17 LTS, running on 64-bit Debian 7.1 multihome.
I realise this may be a plugin problem rather than a Firefox problem, I'm not sure of the exact relationship between the two, but I'm using TubeEnhancer 2.6 to do the downloads.
Whatever the 'unknown error' might be (and it's not a permissions problem, other videos being downloaded at the same time will save correctly to the same directory!) it seems beyond belief that it's not possible to give the user a chance to save the file somewhere else, as the error message suggests. It's so frustrsting to have to go through the whole download process again. Surely Firefox is storing a copy of the file on the hard drive as it downloads, is there really no way that this can at least be recovered when the error occurs, even if it's not possible for some reason to give the user a second chance to pick a directory and filename?

OK, so I tried disabling the other addons and (I'm sure this is coincidental!) the problem actually got WORSE, not better, i.e. more aborted downloads.
This is a long-standing problem with both Firefox and Thunderbird, both programs will happily tell you *during* the download process that they've downloaded X MB of Y MB, but if the download aborts, then there's no indication that it's done so on the dowload page. All that is needed is to retain that expected download size figure when the download has terminated, so that you can easily see whether unattended downloads completed or not.
Yes, I suppose those of us who have to use satellite internet services are in the minority, but the only hours when I can download anything are between 0200 and 0700 my time, and I do like to get SOME sleep at nights!

Large page sizes on Solaris 9

I am trying (and failing) to utilize large page sizes on a Solaris 9 machine.
# uname -a
SunOS machinename.lucent.com 5.9 Generic_112233-11 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
I am using as my reference "Supporting Multiple Page Sizes in the Solaris� Operating System" http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0304/817-6242.pdf
and
"Taming Your Emu to Improve Application Performance (February 2004)"
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0204/817-5489.pdf
The machine claims it supports 4M page sizes:
# pagesize -a
8192
65536
524288
4194304
I've written a very simple program:
main()
int sz = 10*1024*1024;
int x = (int)malloc(sz);
print_info((void**)&x, 1);
while (1) {
int i = 0;
while (i < (sz/sizeof(int))) {
x[i++]++;
I run it specifying a 4M heap size:
# ppgsz -o heap=4M ./malloc_and_sleep
address 0x21260 is backed by physical page 0x300f5260 of size 8192
pmap also shows it has an 8K page:
pmap -sx `pgrep malloc` | more
10394: ./malloc_and_sleep
Address Kbytes RSS Anon Locked Pgsz Mode Mapped File
00010000 8 8 - - 8K r-x-- malloc_and_sleep
00020000 8 8 8 - 8K rwx-- malloc_and_sleep
00022000 3960 3960 3960 - 8K rwx-- [ heap ]
00400000 6288 6288 6288 - 8K rwx-- [ heap ]
(The last 2 lines above show about 10M of heap, with a pgsz of 8K.)
I'm running this as root.
In addition to the ppgsz approach, I have also tried using memcntl and mmap'ing ANON memory (and others). Memcntl gives an error for 2MB page sizes, but reports success with a 4MB page size - but still, pmap reports the memcntl'd memory as using an 8K page size.
Here's the output from sysinfo:
General Information
Host Name is machinename.lucent.com
Host Aliases is loghost
Host Address(es) is xxxxxxxx
Host ID is xxxxxxxxx
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
Manufacturer is Sun (Sun Microsystems)
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
System Model is Blade 1000
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
ROM Version is OBP 4.10.11 2003/09/25 11:53
Number of CPUs is 2
CPU Type is sparc
App Architecture is sparc
Kernel Architecture is sun4u
OS Name is SunOS
OS Version is 5.9
Kernel Version is SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_112233-11 [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
Kernel Information
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
SysConf Information
Max combined size of argv[] and envp[] is 1048320
Max processes allowed to any UID is 29995
Clock ticks per second is 100
Max simultaneous groups per user is 16
Max open files per process is 256
System memory page size is 8192
Job control supported is TRUE
Savid ids (seteuid()) supported is TRUE
Version of POSIX.1 standard supported is 199506
Version of the X/Open standard supported is 3
Max log name is 8
Max password length is 8
Number of processors (CPUs) configured is 2
Number of processors (CPUs) online is 2
Total number of pages of physical memory is 262144
Number of pages of physical memory not currently in use is 4368
Max number of I/O operations in single list I/O call is 4096
Max amount a process can decrease its async I/O priority level is 0
Max number of timer expiration overruns is 2147483647
Max number of open message queue descriptors per process is 32
Max number of message priorities supported is 32
Max number of realtime signals is 8
Max number of semaphores per process is 2147483647
Max value a semaphore may have is 2147483647
Max number of queued signals per process is 32
Max number of timers per process is 32
Supports asyncronous I/O is TRUE
Supports File Synchronization is TRUE
Supports memory mapped files is TRUE
Supports process memory locking is TRUE
Supports range memory locking is TRUE
Supports memory protection is TRUE
Supports message passing is TRUE
Supports process scheduling is TRUE
Supports realtime signals is TRUE
Supports semaphores is TRUE
Supports shared memory objects is TRUE
Supports syncronized I/O is TRUE
Supports timers is TRUE
/opt/default/bin/sysinfo: /dev/ksyms is not a 32-bit kernel namelist
Device Information
SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
cpu0 is a "900 MHz SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+" CPU
cpu1 is a "900 MHz SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+" CPU
Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem might be?
Thanks in advance.
Mike

I ran your program on Solaris 10 (yet to be released) and it works.
Address Kbytes RSS Anon Locked Pgsz Mode Mapped File
00010000 8 8 - - 8K r-x-- mm
00020000 8 8 8 - 8K rwx-- mm
00022000 3960 3960 3960 - 8K rwx-- [ heap ]
00400000 8192 8192 8192 - 4M rwx-- [ heap ]
I think you don't this patch for Solaris 9
i386 114433-03
sparc 113471-04
Let me know if you encounter problem even after installing this patch.
Saurabh Mishra

App updates won't download...error purchasing app message on 8.1.3

hello, since 3-4 days I notice that app updates aren't downloading on my iPad air 2. I have iOS 8.1.3. I see the message "error purchasing this app" being displayed wherever I tap the update button. When i do "update all", nothing happens...I have tried resetting to default functions, without any resolution..appreciate any help I can get with this issue. Thanks, BVPai

Hi, Bvpai.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand that you are unable your Apps via the App Store on your iPad. Here is the troubleshooting article that I would go through when experiencing this issue.
Troubleshoot issues on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If you haven't been able to connect to the iTunes Store:
Make sure your date, time, and time zone are correct in Settings > General > Date & Time.
Note: Time Zone may list another city in your time zone.
Make sure that your iOS software is up to date by tapping Settings > General > Software Update(iOS 5 or later) or connecting your iOS device to iTunes and clickingCheck for Update on your device's Summary page.
Check and verify that you're in range of a Wi-Fi router or base station. If you're on a device with cellular service, make sure that cellular data is turned on from Settings > General > Cellular.
Note: If connected to cellular data, larger items may not download. You may need to connect to Wi-Fi to download apps, videos, and podcasts.
Make sure that you have an active Internet connection. You can check the user guidefor your device for help with connecting to the Internet.
Make sure that other devices (portable computers, for example) are able to connect to the Wi-Fi network and access the Internet.
Try resetting (turning off and then on again) your Wi-Fi router.
If the issue persists, try troubleshooting your Wi-Fi networks and connections.
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201400
-Jason H.

Ios 5.1 OTA update gives error message ( unable to check for update - an error occured while checking for a sofware update ), can anyone help ?

i am trying to download the latest ios 5.1 but the OTA update gives me a error message ( unable to check for update - an error occured while checking for a sofware update )
the same thing happens in my ipad too.

Thank you! I've been trying all day to get this to work! and finally i found the answer!
amensistech wrote:
I found a fix for this.
Go to Wifi Settings and then select your Wifi Network. Tap the blue arrow to go into Wifi settings and then select the DNS tab.
Set the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and then go back to the software update page.
This time it shall work.
I tried it on an iPad 1 running iOS 5.0.1 but I am sure this shall help.
Do rate me and reply if it works.

Can't download the latest iTunes. A window pops up... The update could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading. The update will be downloaded and checked again the next time that Software Update runs. No iTunes now.

Can't download the latest iTunes. A window pops up... The update could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading. The update will be downloaded and checked again the next time that Software Update runs.
Now, iTunes won't launch and can't be updated. Please help.
If I have lost my music collection I will be switching platforms ASAP. It is insane that Apple has updates seemingly every day for their products.

I was in your same situation with 14 downloads and 14 attempts.
You have to make sure that your Mac is booting into 64 bit mode. You can make sure of this by going into System Preferences and scrolling down to 'Software' and making sure that you are booding with 64 bit Kexts.
If not, restart while holding the 6 and 4 keys down until you see the spinning gear wheel and try installng again.
BUT, what I also did was to go into Applications, click on the Lion installer, Get Info, and give yourself custom priviliges to Read And Write.
I did this simultaneously, and I don't know what function did it, but it worked for me, with no further downloads of the installer.
Good luck!

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