Overview:
Patch Management and IT Automation allows you to create and schedule Daily, Weekly and Monthly periodic maintenance tasks.
Each Patch Management & IT Automation profile is made up of one or more Tasks.
Maintenance Tasks can be scheduled for Servers and Workstations. An example of a task is Install Java Update.
Due to the differences in Windows and Mac architecture, some tasks cannot be automated on Mac devices.
See Also:
For more information on configuring an IT Automation Profile see the KB.
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You can toggle easily and quickly between IT Automation Profile tasks that can be automated on a Mac Agent, and those that can't, e.g. Install Microsoft Office Updates. |
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1. Navigate to Admin > Monitoring > Patch Mgmt & IT Automation |
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| 2. Then click the desired Profile Name |
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The Profiles page displays. On the right-hand side of the Tasks you'll notice a set of toggle buttons. Toggling between these will flip between Tasks for:
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| 3. Click the Mac toggle button |
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| Tasks in the selected profile that CANNOT be automated on a Mac Agent are greyed out. |