Automatic Update

Patch Mgmt > Automatic Update

The Automatic Update page is the preferred method of updating manage machines with Microsoft patches on a recurring basis. Automatic Update obeys both the Patch Approval policy and the Reboot Action policy. Use Initial Update if you are installing patches for the first time on a managed machine. See Methods of Updating Patches, Configuring Patch Management, Patch Processing and Patch Failure for a general description of patch management.

• Service packs and patches that require manual intervention are not included in Automatic Updates. These are shown in the Missing Manual column of the Patch Status page and on the individual Machine Update page.
• Patch installation only occurs when a new missing patch is found by Scan Machine.
• Automatic Update is suspended for a machine while Initial Update is being processed. Automatic Update automatically resumes when Initial Update completes.

Set Auto

Click Set Auto to schedule an automatic update of new patches on selected machine IDs on a recurring basis.

Every day / <day of week>

Perform this task every day or once a week on the specified weekday.

Time

Enter the hour and minute to schedule this task.

Stagger by

You can distribute the load on your network by staggering this task. If you set this parameter to 5 minutes, then the scan on each machine ID is staggered by 5 minutes. For example, machine 1 runs at 10:00, machine 2 runs at 10:05, machine 3 runs at 10:10, ...

Cancel

Click Cancel to clear a scheduled update.

Skip if Machine Offline

Check to perform this task only at the scheduled time. If the machine is offline, skip and reschedule for the next day at the same time. Uncheck to perform this task as soon as the machine connects after the scheduled time.

Select All/Unselect All

Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Agent has checked in

Agent has not recently checked in

Agent has never checked in

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

The agent is online but remote control is disabled

Machine ID.Group ID

The list of Machine ID.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the administrator is authorized to see using System > Group Access.

Auto Update Time

The day and time this task is scheduled to recur.

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