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Systemwalker Desktop Patrol V14g Operation Guide: for Administrators
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7.2.6 Settings of Installation & Distribution Intervals of Security Patches

Set the interval of automatic installation of the security patches. In addition, interval of security patches distribution from CS to DS, and settings of the new message displayed on CT will also be set.

For more information about installation of the security patches, please refer to relevant contents of “Note” in “7.5 Type of Use”.

Note

When installing the security patches of Microsoft’s Office, sometimes the CD-ROM of Office installation is installed. The security patches requiring the CD-ROM won’t be installed to CT automatically.

Please instruct to manually install the security patches from the software download window on the Client using CT.

Note

Under the following circumstances, the security patches can’t be installed automatically.

Please operate from the Main Menu again as per steps of “7.2.4 Select Security Patches” and “7.2.5 Acquisition of Security Patches”.

  • The new security patches are selected in the Main Menu, but the download operation is not performed.

  • Fail to download the selected security patches.


Installation Interval of Security Patches

Set the interval of security patches not installed to automatic installation to CT.

  1. Log on the Main Menu, click “Environment Setup”.

    → The “Environment Setup” window will be displayed.

  2. Click “Policy Group Management”.

    → The following window will be displayed.

  3. Click the “Customize Various Policies” button.

    → The following window will be displayed.

  4. Click the link of policy name in the tab of “Basic Operation Policy”.

    → The following window will be displayed.

    • Confirm with the server if there are patches to be installed according to the interval of set value (minute) of “Interval for confirming policy”.

  5. Click the tab of “Patch Installation”.

    → The following window will be displayed.

    • Select the operation time point of patches installation according to the set value of “Automatic installation of security patch”.

  6. For more Detailed Settings, click the “Detailed Settings of Security” and “Detailed Settings of Patch” in the window for display.

    Please refer to relevant contents of “7.5 Type of Use” for setup contents.


Distribution Interval of Security Patches

Set the time interval of security patches distributed from CS to DS. Short installation intervals can be set when important security patches are distributed so that they are distributed to DS and installed to CT as soon as possible.

Take the following steps.


  1. Log on the Main Menu, click “Environment Setup”.

    →The “Environment Setup” window will be displayed.

  2. Click the “CS/DS settings and operation status”.

    →the following window will be displayed.

  3. Click the link of DS name.

    →the following window will be displayed.

  4. Input the item below “Communication settings with upstream CS/DS”.

    Item

    Description

    ”Settings of Connection with Upstream CS/DS”

    Specify the period of software download from superior server, a value within 1 - 1,440 minute.

    Default to 30, not omissible.

    ”Specify hour(s) of receiving distribution software”

    Select when designating the time period of software download.

    Specify the time period of software download from superior server.

    Without selection, the download time period can be any time in 24 hours. The hour unit is specified to be 0 - 23, the minute unit is specified to be 0 - 59.

    The start time cannot be specified the same as the end time.

  5. Input item contents under “Communication settings from sub-level DS/CT”.

    Item

    Description

    ” Maximum number of connections”

    Total number of inferior DS or CT communicating with CS or DS simultaneously, please specify between 1 and 999 (number of pieces).

    Default to 30, not omissible.

  6. Click “Ok” button.