Reloading and Refreshing the Workstation Database

You can reload and refresh the workstation database. The following table explains the difference between each database action.

Table 9-4 Workstation Database Actions

Action	Description
Reload	When changes are made in the Enterprise Management Console (EMC), workstations automatically download the new information at the configured database update frequency. If you cannot wait for this interval, you can reload the workstation database to immediately get the latest information. You cannot reload the database of workstations that are offline. The process of reloading the workstation database downloads the entire database for the workstation, so the duration of time needed can be taxing due to the large amount of information being sent.
Refresh	Refreshing the database allows the workstation to download the latest configuration changes made in the Enterprise Management Console (EMC) since the workstation’s last database update.

1. If you want to reload the workstation database, click the Reload Workstation Database function key.
2. If you want the workstation to start a job in the background to download the configuration changes, click the Refresh Database function key.
3. If you want the workstation to start a job in the foreground to download the configuration changes, click the Refresh Database Live function key. When you are running a database refresh in the foreground, you cannot perform other tasks on the workstation until the update completes.