The Patch, Search & Deploy report enables you to generate reports based on Microsoft patch KBs and install missing patches on your devices, right from the report. KB is the term used to refer to Microsoft patches (e.g. KB3115858 is the patch code for Security Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems). You can search by some or all customers and KBs, KB description, class, and/or agent type.
The Patch, Search & Deploy report enables you to generate reports based on Microsoft patch KBs and install missing patches on your devices, right from the report. KB is the term used to refer to Microsoft patches (e.g. KB3115858 is the patch code for Security Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems). You can search by some or all sites and KBs, KB description, class, and/or agent type.
Generate Patch Search & Deploy Report
1. From Reports (on the side panel), go to Classic Reports, and click on Patch Search & Deploy Report.
The Patch Search & Deploy Report page displays
2. Select the report criteria and click on Generate.
- Select Customer: Choose customers from the drop-down list or select All.
- Select Site: Choose sites from the drop-down list or select All.
- Filter By: Select whether to filter the report by All (all KBs), KB (specific KBs), Description, or Class. What you select here will update the field below.
- Patch KB / Description /Patch Class:
- Patch KB: Enter the KB code or a partial code e.g. entering 12 will return all patches that have '12' in the code string
- Description: Enter a full or partial description of the KB e.g. Windows 8.1
- Patch Class: Displays a list of update types (eg. critical updates, security updates etc.)
- Agent Types: Select from All, Desktop, Server, or Mac.
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Check the Exclude retired devices box, to exclude devices no longer in use, from your report.
Note: To define a 'retired device', go to Admin > Settings > Devices. Learn more about defining a retired device.
The report generates and displays. This may take a few seconds depending on the amount of data.
Summary Section
The summary section displays at a glance data on:
- All patches: The total number of patches in the selected reporting period, both Installed and Not Installed.
- Installed: The total number of patches in the selected reporting period that have been successfully installed.
- Not Installed: The total number of machines in the searched network/s that do not have the patch you searched for.
You can click on a Summary header to filter the Updates data in the section below. Click Installed or Not Installed to refresh the report. In this example, we will click Installed.
The Patches section refreshes to show only Installed patches.
Filter by patch
By default, all patches are shown. Click the Filter by patch description or KB number field to search for a specific patch.
Install patches from the report
You can install pending patches directly from the Updates section of the report.
To do this select the Agent Names(s) with Not Installed patches using the checkboxes, or use Select All. Then click Install.
The patches will be installed immediately if the agent is currently online. If the agent is offline, the installation will commence when the agent status changes to 'Online'.
