Collect Data From Windows Machines Using The Vcm Patching Filter Sets - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

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1. Click Patching | Windows | Bulletins. To obtain a comprehensive view of all released bulletins, click
By Bulletin. If you know the affected product for which you want to find a bulletin, click By Affected
Product.
2. Check for updates as follows:
By Bulletin: Click Check for Update in the data grid toolbar.
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By Affected Product: Click the product you want to view, and then click Check for Update in the
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data grid toolbar.
3. If updates exist, click Next to download the updates. VCM displays a dialog box communicating the
status of your request. Follow the prompts to either update your bulletins, force an update to the
bulletins, or cancel the request.
4. Click Finish. The download job is submitted to the pending job queue. When the job completes, the
content will be available in VCM.

Collect Data from Windows Machines Using the VCM Patching Filter Sets

The next step is to perform a collection. VCM Patching requires current information about the following
Windows data types: File System, Hotfixes, Registry, and Services.
1. On the toolbar, click Collect.
2. Select the Windows machines from which to collect data.
3. Mark Select a Collection Filter Set to apply to these machines, and then click Next.
4. Select the Patching - Windows Security Bulletins filter set, and then click Next.
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for all bulletins. However, bulletin filter sets are also available by month. Click any of the monthly
filter sets to filter the bulletins released during that month.
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