The "Install/Uninstall Windows Patch" configuration enables you to install or uninstall Windows patches from a central location. Below mentioned steps can be followed for installation and uninstallation of Windows patches using Endpoint Central.
Provide a name and description for the Install/uninstall Patches Configuration.
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Note: Specify the operation type as Install or Uninstall for installation and uninstallation of patches respectively and specify the following values. |
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Add the Patches |
If you have reached this configuration page from the Patch Management tab by selecting the patches, the selected patches automatically gets added to the List of Patches. |
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Scheduler Settings |
Install After
Expiry date
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If you have set any Policy as default, then the default policy will be automatically applied to the configuration. You can choose from the policies which are listed under "Apply Deployment Policy". You can see the Policies segregated as My Policies and Created by Others. You can click on View Details to see the policy details and the list of configurations to which the policy is applied. Deployment Rule: Deployment can be continued even if some patches cannot be downloaded. If the failed patches are successfully redownloaded, they will be installed in the subsequent refresh cycle (within deployment window). |
Using the Defining Targets procedure, define the targets for deploying the Install Patches Configuration.
Specify your email address to receive notifications when the status changes to "Ready to Execute." You can set the frequency for these alerts, which will be sent if there’s a deployment status change.
For example
10 AM: Notification sent as the status changes to "Ready to Execute."
12 PM: No notification; no status change.
2 PM: No notification; still no status change.
3 PM: Deployment occurs on one or more systems, updating the status.
4 PM: Notification sent due to the status change.
If you’ve configured the Patch Manager Plus mobile app, you can also receive instant notifications. Additionally, you can select specific technicians to ensure they receive updates as well.
Click the Deploy button to deploy the defined Install Patches Configuration in the defined targets. Deployment will be initiated during the next system startup.
To save the configuration as draft, click Save as Draft.
If you are trying to create a configuration from Detailed View under All Patches, then the below mentioned scenarios will come into effect. Detailed view will list every missing patch against every single computer in a separate row, which means if a single patch is missing in 5 computers, 5 rows will be listed.
When you have chosen to deploy more than one patch for more than one computer as mentioned below, then you might end up in deploying the patches to the computers which you never intended to deploy. Creating a configuration based on the above selection will work as follows:
Selected Patches: Patch 1, Patch 2 and Patch 3.
Defined Target : Computer 1, Computer 2, and Computer 3.
Result of this Deployment:
| Patch ID | Included Target |
Intended target |
Missing Patch |
Deployment Initiated |
Expected Result |
| Patch 1 | Computer 1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Will be deployed |
| Patch 1 | Computer 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Will be deployed |
| Patch 1 | Computer 3 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Will not be deployed |
| Patch 2 | Computer 1 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Will be deployed |
| patch 2 | Computer 3 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Will not be deployed |
| patch 3 | Computer 1 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Will not be deployed |
| Patch 3 | Computer 2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Will not be deployed |
| Patch 3 | Computer 3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Will be deployed |
As per the above mentioned table, the configuration will be deployed across to all the computers to which the patch is applicable. Patch 2 is applicable for computer 1, but you never intended to deploy it, however the deployment will happen on it, since it is a missing patch.
In order to overcome this, it is recommended to deploy multiple patches to single computer or single patch to multiple computers from "Detailed View". If you want to deploy multiple patches for multiple computers, then it is recommended to create multiple configurations or initiate deployment from Missing Patches View.
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Note: When a Patch Management task is initiated, the agent residing on the client computer scans the computer for the missing patches and downloads only the applicable patches from the product server. |
