Downloading Qchain - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR WINDOWS V1.0 Manual

Downloading QChain

To download software updates catalog on a schedule
1 On the Microsoft Patch Management Import or Adobe Patch Management
Import page, under Task Status, click New Schedule.
2 In the New Schedule dialog box, click Schedule, and then configure a schedule
on which to run this task.
We recommend that you configure the task to run daily.
3 Click Schedule.
QChain groups software updates together before you distribute them to managed
computers. You must download QChain after you run the Microsoft Patch
Management Import task and before you distribute software updates.
See "Implementing Patch Management Solution for Windows"
QChain is downloaded once automatically after you install the solution through
the Symantec Installation Manager.
You may want to create a schedule for this task as well. This ensures that you
have the latest, most accurate data, and your software update tasks are kept up
to date.
To download QChain
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2 In the left pane, click Jobs and Tasks > System Jobs and Tasks > Software >
Patch Management > Download QChain.
3 (Optional) In the right pane, make any wanted changes and then click Save
changes.
See "Download QChain page"
4 Under Task Status, click New Schedule.
5
In the New Schedule dialog box, click Now, and then click Schedule.
To download QChain on a schedule
1 On the Download QChain page, under Task Status, click New Schedule.
2
In the New Schedule dialog box, click Schedule, and then configure a schedule
on which to run this task.
We recommend that you configure the task to run daily.
3 Click Schedule.
Configuring Patch Management server tasks
on page 43.
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Downloading QChain
on page 15.