Staging Software Bulletins - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR WINDOWS V1.0 Manual

Staging software bulletins

You can stage a software bulletin to download associated updates.
See "About staging and distributing software bulletins"
You can stage all software bulletins if you want. But we recommend that you stage
only the bulletins that are required by the target computers. On the Patch
Remediation Center page, in the compliance reports, you can view how many
computers require an update.
After the updates are downloaded, you must create a Software Update policy to
distribute the updates to managed computers.
See "Distributing software updates"
When you stage a software bulletin, a task is created that downloads the software
updates. You can view the status of this task to troubleshoot downloading of
software updates.
To stage a software bulletin
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Actions menu, click Software
> Patch Remediation Center.
2 In the right pane, in the Show drop down box, click Microsoft Compliance
by Bulletin or Adobe Compliance by Bulletin, and then click the Refresh
symbol.
These reports let you see which updates the target computers require.
3 Click the bulletins that you want to stage.
For example, click the bulletins that have a high number in the Vulnerable
column.
4
Right-click the selected bulletins, and then click Stage.
If the Stage option is not available, the bulletin is being staged. If there is a
Software Update Policy Wizard option available in the menu, the bulletin is
staged and ready to be distributed.
See "Distributing software updates"
To view the status of a software bulletin download
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 Software Update Package.
3 In the right pane, view the status of download tasks.
Staging and distributing software bulletins and software updates
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