This fix allows administrators to set the engine-config option "HostPackagesUpdateTimeInHours" to 0, which disables automatic periodic checks for host upgrades. Automatic periodic checks are not always needed, for example when managing hosts using Satellite. Document how to disable automatic periodic checks for host upgrades using the engine-config tool.
This should be covered as part of bug 1427728. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1427728 ***