Software Update Policy Wizard Pages - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR WINDOWS V1.0 Manual

Software Update Policy Wizard pages

The Software Update Policy Wizard creates Software Update policies that
distribute software updates to managed computers. A Software Update policy
that is created from a software bulletin includes every software update that is in
the bulletin.
See "Distributing software updates"
Options on the first page of the Software Update Policy Wizard
Table 7-3
Option
Software Updates
Software Bulletins
Name
Description
Use Multicast when the Altiris
Agent's multicast option is
enabled
Run (other than agent default)
As soon as possible
Power on computer (Wake on
LAN)
Staging and distributing software bulletins and software updates
on page 48.
Description
The names of each software update that is included in
the bulletin.
The name of the bulletin or bulletins you have chosen
to make policies for. You cannot edit the software
bulletins through the Software Update Policy Wizard .
You can click a software bulletin to open the Resource
Manager to view detailed information on the software
bulletin.
You can only select a software bulletin that has been
previously staged.
The name of the policies you have chosen from the
policies window. This field is populated automatically if
only one policy is listed in the Tasks field.
The vendor description of the bulletin.
(Patch Management Solution for Windows only)
Enables multicast features.
Runs the software updates installation at a different time
to the time that is specified in the Software Update
Plug-in settings.
See "Configuring software updates installation settings
" on page 31.
Runs the software updates installation as soon as the
software update policy arrives to the target computer.
(Patch Management Solution for Windows only)
Attempts to turn on the computer before installing
software updates.
Software Update Policy Wizard pages
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