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4 Enter a number in the retest interval text box. For example, 30 (the system minimum is 1 and the
maximum is 2147483647).
5 Click ok.
SMS Patch Management
Repair vulnerabilities using patch management with SMS.
NOTE
Windows SMS 2003 is the only version supported.
SMS Concepts
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 provides a means to manage software updates for
Microsoft platform endpoints. The SMS server contains a database of logical groups with common
attributes called collections. SMS operates only on clients endpoints) that are members of a collection.
Software installation packages come ready to install from Microsoft or you can create your own. A
package contains the files and instructions for distributing the software. An advertisement is a notification
that says an update (package) is available.
NOTE
Detailed instructions on using and configuring SMS are beyond the scope of this document. See
About SMS" on page 410
for links to helpful SMS information.
NOTE
SMS server has a setting that allows users to interact with and cancel patch installation. Extreme Networks, Inc.
recommends that you do not allow users to cancel patch installation. Once a patch installation has been canceled,
the patch does not automatically attempt to install later and the endpoint will never pass the NAC policy test
without manual intervention by the SMS administrator. If an end-user cancels a patch installation, the SMS
administrator must re-run the advertisement to patch the endpoint.
Sentriant AG/SMS/Sentriant AG Process
When an agent-based test fails on the endpoint, Sentriant AG wakes up the endpoint client (SMS) which
patches the endpoint. Sentriant AG retests the endpoint. If the test fails again, Sentriant AG keeps
looping until patching completes. If the test passes, Sentriant AG allows the endpoint access to the
network.
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