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Systemwalker Desktop Patrol V14g Operation Guide: for Administrators
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7.2.3 Select security Patches to be Installed to Special PC

The security patches to be installed can be separately set by policy group when it is desirable to select and install the security patches to the specific PC. The policy group means the group configured with “Policy Group” in “Group Type” of “List of Policy Group”.

Exceptional operation of patches installation can be performed for the PC having had problems in operation after installation of the specific security patches. This kind of exceptional operation works for both the security patches of automatic installation and manual installation (install patches from software download window, “Install Patches” in Start Menu).

Complete the following setup to select the security patches to be installed.

The above setups can also be installed in combination.

Operation Graph

See below for operation graph of the security patches selected and installed to the specific PC.

CT that does not belong to policy group can adopt the patches according to the setup contents of the security patches selected in window of “Settings of Distribution Software” in “Software Distribution” in the Main Menu.

As to the security patches to be selected and installed to specific PC, please select the security patches not to be used in of the “Patch installation Policy” tab in “Customize Various Policies” in “Policy Group Management” in “Environment Setup” in the Main Menu.

Now you can select and install the security patches to PC belonging to the policy group.

Setup Steps

Take the following steps.

  1. Click “Policy Group Management” in “Environment Setup”.

    →The following window will be displayed.

  2. Click the “Customize Various Policies” button.

    →the following window will be displayed.

  3. Click the “Patch Installation Policy” tab.

    →Click the link of the policy name, the following window will be displayed.

  4. Select the patch group to have the security patches setup modified and installed from the tree on the left field.

    →The security patches list under the selected patches group will be displayed in the field on the right..

  5. Delete the Select Security Patches not to be installed from the security patches list in the field on the right.. Finish the following setup as well.

    • ”The security patches automatically added to the display range are also targeted”

      Delete the selected check box if the security patches under the selected patch group added in future will not be regarded as objects.

      After deleting selection of check box, none of the security patches will be regarded as installation object for the ones whose definition is added to the software dictionary in future, or the security patches are selected under its own patches group from window of “Settings of Distribution Software” in “Software Distribution”.

  6. Click “Apply” button to save the setup.

  7. Please repeat step “3.” to “7.” for modification of Settings of multiple patches groups.

  8. To confirm contents of setup modification, please repeat step “3.”, select the patches group and confirm.

    →Icon of patches group having had the installation security patches setup modified will change as below.

    Icon

    Description

    All the security patches are installation objects.

    Security patches of non-installation objects exist.

    The patches groups shown in the tree are the whole patches groups. Delete the selected patches group in window of “Settings of Distribution Software” in “Software Distribution”, the installation will be disabled even it is selected in Patch installation policy.