Patching Job - Analysis Options for Microsoft Windows

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A Patching Job checks the configuration of patches on specific servers according to the filters defined as part of the job definition.

You can select List and create an Include/Exclude list for specific patches through the Include or Exclude Selection dialog box. You can specify the patches that you want to include or exclude, or you can specify a .txt file that contains a list of QNumbers for these patches. For more information, see Ability to specify QNumbers of Windows patches for Patch Analysis.

If you do not select List, you can choose from one of the following analysis options:

Tip

If you are not sure what to do, select Group, and then select Security Patches (Recommended) only.

Field definitions

Security patches (Recommended)

Analyze patches that address security vulnerabilities. The Patching Job performs analysis against all patches in the patch catalog. Any patch that is missing from the catalog during analysis shows as missing in the Job Log.

Security tools

Analyze patches that prevent or clean up malicious software.

Non-security patches

Analyze performance-related fixes, fixes for known bugs, and hardware drivers.

Exclude Service Packs

(Optional) Select when you do not want to include service packs in the analysis results.

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