Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual page 1334

Chapter 15: Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Patches
Analyzing the Impact of Installing a Microsoft Operating System Patch
6. If you double-click on one of the patches in the list, the Patch View for that patch will open.
If no patch impacts have been identified for this product, File Impacts will not be listed in the Impact
category list.
7. To perform patch impact analysis, select the product in the product tree on the Product View, and then select
Patch Impact Analysis Wizard from the context menu.
Note • All patch information displayed in ConflictSolver comes from the Application Catalog (for imported patches);
no information about patches from mssecure.xml file is displayed in ConflictSolver.
Viewing Patch Impacts on the Patches Tab
The information listed on the
Impact category list:
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When Summary is selected, details regarding the last time impact analysis was performed are listed.
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When File Impacts is selected, all impacts against this patch are listed, and the product(s) that the patch
impacted are identified.
Task: To view patch impacts:
1. Launch ConflictSolver and click the Patches tab. The Patches Group View opens.
2. Select the patch that you want to examine. The Patch View for that patch opens.
3. Expand the patch to view its constituent views and select the Impacts node. The
(Patches Tab)
4. Select Summary from the Impact category list to view details regarding the last time impact analysis was
performed.
5. Click one of the links to open the
The Patch Impact Information dialog box lists the following products on individual tabs:
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Products that were checked for impacts for the selected patch during patch impact analysis.
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Products that have been updated since the last impact analysis was performed.
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Products that have been removed from ConflictSolver since the last impact analysis was performed.
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Products that have been added to the Application Catalog since the last impact analysis was performed.
6. Select File Impacts from the Impact category list to view a list of all impacts against this patch and the
products that was impacted.
If you double-click on one of the listed products, that product will be opened in the Tables View with the row
that is causing the problem highlighted.
If no impacts have been identified for this patch, File Impacts will not be listed in the Impact category list.
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Impact Analysis View (Patches Tab)
opens.
Patch Impact Information Dialog
depends upon the selection that is made in the
Impact Analysis View
Box.
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