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  • 1.  Altiris PM 7.1 deliver patches but not install them?

    Posted Sep 04, 2013 06:14 PM

    Hi the

    I heard that Altiris has capability to deliver patches to windows servers by setting the date way far in the future (say, year 2020), but not to install them? Is it true? Also once Altiris delivered patches to windows servers, besides of windows administrators who else could be able to install those patches, and how they could install them? Is it through Altiris client SMA?

     

    Thank you very much,

    Charlie



  • 2.  RE: Altiris PM 7.1 deliver patches but not install them?
    Best Answer

    Posted Sep 05, 2013 03:01 AM
    1. When they are downloaded you just can click "Start Software Update Cycle" on the "Software Updates" tab.

      this option is only available if you check "Allow user to run" at:
      Settings
         Agents/Plug-ins
           Software
             Patch Management
               Windows
                Default Software Update Plug-in Policy (or any other policy you created)
       
    2. go to "C:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\PatchMgmtAgent" and find "AeXPatchUtil.exe"

      try it with "/?"

      you can run "AeXPatchUtil.exe /Xa" to start the Software Update Cycle.

     

    @Edit: and yes ... it is true ^^

     



  • 3.  RE: Altiris PM 7.1 deliver patches but not install them?

    Posted Sep 05, 2013 08:25 AM

    Awesome, Mistral

    Thanks so much for your time,

    Charlie.