Installing All Updates - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR MAC V1.0 Manual

20 Installing software updates

Installing all updates

Installing all updates
To install individual software updates
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Reports menu, click All
Reports.
2 In the left pane, click Reports > Software > Patch Management > Mac >
Available Mac Software Updates.
3
Click the updates that you want to install.
To highlight multiple items, hold down the Ctrl or Shift key.
4 Right-click the updates that you want to install and then click Create Rollout
Job.
5
(Optional) In the dialog box that opens, modify the name and the description
of the rollout job that you just created.
6 Under Task Status, click New Schedule.
7 In the New Schedule dialog box, configure a schedule for this software update
rollout job.
For example, click Now.
8 Under Input, click Add > Target.
9 In the Add Target dialog box, click Open.
10 In the Open dialog box, click All Patchable Mac Computers Target and then
click OK.
It is safe to run the rollout job on all supported Mac computers. When the
rollout job runs, it checks if the update that you want to install is needed. If
the update is not needed, the job does not download and does not install the
update.
11 Click OK.
12
Click Schedule.
13
Close the dialog box.
Patch Management Solution for Mac also provides you with automated rollout
jobs that let you install all software updates that match a specific criteria. For
example, you can choose to install all available updates, all recommended updates,
all updates that do not require a restart, and so on.