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Scanning a device for missing patches

Before you can start deploying patches, you must find out which patches and service packs are missing on the respective devices. To do so, proceed as follows:

  1. Click the Patch Management view in the left window pane.
     All elements of Patch Management are displayed.
  2. Click Patch Detection .
  3. Click the Edit > Scan Device menu item.
     The Assign to Device dialog appears.
  4. Click Scan Device scan_device.png.
  5. Click All client_blue.pngin the left window bar.
     All available devices are now displayed in the right window pane.
  6. Select the desired target.
  7. Click OK .
     The window is closed and the Scheduler window appears.
  8. Click OK to to confirm the default schedule and scan immediately and only once for missing patches.
     The device is scanned for missing patches and added to the Scanned Devices under the Patch Detection .
  9. Click Patch Detection > Scanned Devices .
     In the right window pane you can follow the progress of the scan via the Status column.
  10. Wait until the status Scan completed is displayed.
     The missing patch inventory is now generated.

You successfully scanned a device for missing patches. An overview of the missing patches was created and can be used to fix security problems.

 

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