Configuring Patch Management

Analyzing Patch Status

You can determine the patch status of managed machines using the following pages:

Determine what patches are missing on managed machines using Scan Machine.
Display a summary view of installed, missing and denied patches for each managed machine using Patch Status.
Display a detailed view of patch scan results for each managed machine using Patch History.

The following configuration pages apply to Initial Update, Automatic Update, Patch Update, and Machine Update unless indicated otherwise.

Optionally assign machine IDs to a collection of machine IDs using Agent > Create/Delete. This is required to set patch approval policies for individual patches by machine collection.
Optionally set patch approval policies for individual patches by machine collection using Patch Approval.
Optionally change the reboot policy for machine IDs using Reboot Action. Applies to Automatic Update, Patch Update and Machine Update.
Optionally change the File Source location machines use to download patches.
Optionally change command line parameters for installing selected patches using the Command Line page.
Optionally change the URL patches are downloaded from using Patch Location.
Optionally configure alerts for patch-related events using Patch Alert.
Optionally enable or disable Windows Auto Update on managed machines.
If a credential has been created for a machine ID, then all patches are installed on that machine ID using the rights of that credential. A credential must be defined to use the Office Source page.
Optionally create an alternate source location for Office patches using Office Source.
Optionally run scripts before or after Initial Update. Applies to Initial Update only.

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