Viewing Patch Impact Analysis Results - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

5. On the Source Patches Panel, select the patches that you want to include in your analysis.
When searching for patches to include, you can use the Filter by product list to restrict the patches
displayed on this panel. Also, to view more information on a patch, select the patch and click the Patch
Properties button to open the Patch Properties dialog box.
6. After you have selected the patches that you want to include in your analysis, click Next. The Target
Products Panel opens.
7. On the Target Products Panel, select the products or groups of products that you want to perform patch
impact analysis on. The Patch Impact Analysis Wizard will analyze the products you select here against the
patches you selected on the Source Patches Panel for impacts. You can use the Select All or Clear All
buttons to make your selections.
8. Click Next. The Summary Information Panel opens, listing a summary of the options you selected in the
Patch Impact Analysis Wizard.
9. Click Finish to accept these options and begin the Patch Impact Analysis. Analysis messages are listed in the
Output tab of the ConflictSolver Output Window.
When analysis is complete, patch conflicts are listed on the Patch Impact tab of the Output Window in table
format.

Viewing Patch Impact Analysis Results

After Performing Patch Impact
in table format.
Figure 15-3: Sample Patch Impact Analysis Results
The following information is included in Patch Impact Analysis results:
Table 15-2 • Information Included in Patch Impact Analysis Results
Item
Patch
Product
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Chapter 15: Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Patches
Analysis, patch conflicts are listed on the Patch Impact tab of the Output Window
Description
Name of a Windows Installer Patch.
Name of a Package or an OS Snapshot in the Application Catalog.
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