Pre/Post Procedure: Patch Management

Patch Management > Manage Machines > Pre/Post Procedure

Use the Pre/Post Procedure page to run procedures either before and/or after Initial Update or Automatic Update. For example, you can run procedures to automate the preparation and setup of newly added machines before or after Initial Update.

Note: Post procedures run even if there are patch installation failures.

To Run a Pre/Post Procedure

1. Select machine IDs or machine ID templates in the paging area.
2. Check one or more of the following checkboxes and select an agent procedure for each checkbox you check:
   • Run select agent procedure before Initial Update
   • Run select agent procedure after Initial Update
   • Run select agent procedure before Automatic Update
   • Run select agent procedure after Automatic Update
3. Click Set.

Skip Auto Update

The Auto Pre-Agent Procedure can be used to determine whether the Automatic Update should be executed or not. After executing the Auto Pre-Agent Procedure, a registry value is checked on the machine. If this registry value exists Automatic Update is skipped; otherwise, Automatic Update is executed. To invoke this feature, the Auto Pre-Agent Procedure must include a procedure step to set the registry value below:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Kaseya\Agent\SkipAutoUpdate

Note: Any data type and any data value may be set. The test is for existence only.

If this registry value exists, a procedure log entry is made to document that Automatic Update was skipped, and this registry key is deleted.

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. Hovering the cursor over a check-in icon displays the agent Quick View window.

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Agent online

Agent online and user currently logged on.

Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

Agent is currently offline

Agent has never checked in

Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

The agent has been suspended

Edit icon

Click the edit icon next to a machine ID to automatically set header parameters to those matching the selected machine ID.

Machine.Group ID

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

Init Pre-Agent Procedure / Init Post-Agent Procedure

This column lists the procedures set to run before and/or after an Initial Update.

Auto Pre-Agent Procedure / Auto Post-Agent Procedure

This column lists the procedures set to run before and/or after an Automatic Update.