Implementing Patch Management Solution for Windows

Step 1

Install or upgrade the solution.

Use Symantec Installation Manager to install the solution.

See About installing Patch Management Solution.

See About upgrading Patch Management Solution for Windows.

Step 2

Install or upgrade the Symantec Management Agent.

Install or upgrade the Symantec Management Agent on every computer to which you want to send patches.

Step 3

Install or upgrade the software update plug-in.

Install the plug-in that manages all of the Patch Management Solution for Windows functionality on a client computer.

See Installing the software update plug-in.

See Upgrading the software update plug-in.

Step 4

Configure the Patch Management Solution core settings.

(Optional)

Configure the software update files storage location settings.

See Configuring patch management Core Services settings.

Step 5

Configure the software updates installation settings.

Configure when do you want to perform software update installation and computer restarts.

See Configuring software updates installation settings.

Step 6

Configure the system assessment scan interval.

Configure when to run the system assessment scan, which inventories managed computers for the software updates that they require.

See Configuring the system assessment scan interval.

Step 7

Download the Windows software updates metadata.

Download the Windows software updates metadata and configure metadata update schedule.

See Downloading the Windows software updates catalog.

Step 1

Review and distribute available software updates.

View which software bulletins you need to install, then download updates and create software update policies.

See Downloading software updates.

See Downloading and distributing software updates.

Step 2

Evaluate the results.

Evaluate the results by running the Software Update Delivery Summary report and revisiting compliance reports.

See Viewing the software update delivery summary report.

See Viewing Patch Management Solution reports.