Introducing Patch Management Solution For Mac; About Patch Management Solution For Mac - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR MAC V1.0 Manual

Introducing Patch
Management Solution for
Mac
This chapter includes the following topics:

About Patch Management Solution for Mac

Patch Management Solution for Mac lets you scan Mac computers for the updates
that they require. The solution then reports on the findings and lets you automate
the downloading and distribution of needed software updates. You can distribute
all or some of the updates.
Patch Management Solution for Mac can update only the software that is supported
by the Mac OS X Software Update utility. The solution integrates with the Software
Update utility, and lets you collect needed updates information from the target
Mac computers and initiate software update. Mac computers download software
updates from Apple and report installation status to Notification Server.
Patch Management Solution for Mac provides you with the pre-configured rollout
jobs that let you automate installing a large number of updates. For example, the
pre-configured rollout jobs can install all updates, all recommended updates, and
so on.
See
About Patch Management Solution for Mac
Where to get more information
"Implementing Patch Management Solution for Mac"
Chapter
on page 13.
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