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

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Options on the Patch Management Import page
Table 6-1
Option
Default Location
Alternative Location
Only download if modified
Automatically revise software
update policies after Patch
Management Import
Enable distribution of newly added
software updates
Disable all Superseded Software
Updates
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 "Downloading QChain"
Options on the Download QChain page
Table 6-2
Option
Location
Configuring Patch Management server tasks
Description
The default location from which the Patch
Management Import files are downloaded.
Lets you specify a custom location to download Patch
Management Import files from.
Ensures that only updated files are downloaded, thus
avoiding unnecessary downloads.
(Microsoft only)
Automatically updates Software Update policies with
the latest Microsoft Patch Management Import data.
Each download of the Patch Management Import
files may contain data and fixes for existing software
updates. Checking this option lets you use the new
data to resolve any known issues with software
updates.
(Microsoft only)
Enables the distribution of the software update
packages that were added to the software bulletin.
(Microsoft only)
This option disables the rollout of any software
update tasks containing superseded software
updates.
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Description
The location from which the QChain files are downloaded.
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