Local access to installed and required patches


The following topics guide you about installed and required patches (local access):

Installed patches (local access)

The Installed Patches tab displays the list of all patches which are already installed on the selected device. It provides the following information about these patches:

Parameter

Description

Patch Name

This field displays the name of the patch as provided by the product manufacturer.

Product Name

This field displays the full name of the software product family, such as Windows XP Home Edition or Adobe.

Bulletin Name

The name of the bulletin as defined by the product's manufacturer, for example, for Microsoft products the scheme is msyear of publication-[running bulletin number .

Language

The language of the patch that is used, that is, the language of the operating system or the application for which the patch was installed.

Required patches (local access)

The Required Patches tab displays the list of all patches which are currently missing on the selected device. It provides the following information about these patches:

Parameter

Description

Patch Name

This field displays the name of the patch as provided by the product manufacturer.

Product Name

This field displays the full name of the software product family, such as Windows XP Home Edition or Adobe.

Bulletin Name

The name of the bulletin as defined by the product's manufacturer, for example, for Microsoft products the scheme is msyear of publication-running bulletin number .

Language

The language of the patch that is needed, that is, the language of the operating system or the application requiring the patch.

Reason

The reason why the patch is considered as missing; for example, a registry key has not been found.

 

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BMC Client Management 21.02.02