Note: The Cleanup Settings option is only applicable if you have configured Distribution Server (DS) in your network. If you haven't configured one, all these below mentioned settings are not applicable
To configure cleanup settings, click on: Threats & Patches → Settings → Cleanup Settings.
Under Cleanup Settings, you can configure:
Under Patch download location, you can configure the directory of the Distribution Server (DS) in the computer; all the patches will be downloaded here. This directory should have sufficient storage space to store all the downloaded patches.
Under this section, by enabling the checkbox of Download the missing patches in the network, you can determine whether to download all the missing patches in the Distribution Server. By configuring this, all patches that meet the criteria will be downloaded, even if they are not part of APD tasks or test groups.
After enabling the checkbox, under Patch download criteria, you can choose to download All missing patches or All approved missing patches.
Under this section, you can automate the process of removing unwanted patches from the Distribution Server to free up the disk space. Patches that are deleted from the Central server will be automatically removed from the Distribution Server during the next replication cycle.
Remove Superseded Patches: By enabling this option, you choose to remove the superseded patches from the Distribution Server.
Remove the patches that are older than: By enabling this option and mentioning the time duration, the patches that are older than this specified time will be removed if they are not missing in any of the managed computers after deleting them.
If you wish to receive notification about the activity, configure the Notification Settings.
Notify when the space occupied by the patch exceeds: By enabling this option and specifying the size limit, once the downloaded patches occupy space more than mentioned size in the Distribution Server, you will be notified.
After configuring the required notification settings, provide the Email address to receive the notification, and if you have installed the Mobile App and wish to receive notifications in it, you can also configure the same.
After configuring all the settings, click on Save.
