Defining a Patch Manager

To be able to manage patches, a device must be a Patch Manager . Only Windows devices can be Patch Manager .

  • If your Master has a Windows operating system it is by default defined as the Patch Manager .

  • If your Master has a Linux operating system you must define another device as Patch Manager first before you can start inventorying for missing patches and patching. 

    Note:

    If you must use a Proxy Server to access the Internet, see the Connecting to a Proxy Server topic before selecting your Patch Manager .

  1. Go to Patch Management > Patch Manager .
  2. Click Add a new Patch Manager client_plus.png.
     The Add a new Patch Manager dialog box appears.
  3. Click All client_blue.png.
     All available devices are listed.
  4. Select the device you want to define as the new Patch Manager and click OK .
     The dialog closes and the device is listed as Patch Manager in the right window pane.

 

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