Define the patching policy
The patching policy indicates how the operating system patching will be managed for a set of devices belonging to a reporting group. Therefore, patching is not done individually, but on those devices that belong to a specific reporting group.
To define the patching policy:
- In the Portal menu, select the option
Patch
->Targets
. - Create a new target by clicking on the
+ New
button (or select one from the list, if you wish to modify). Give it a name and, optionally, select the reporting group to which this policy will apply.
- Save the policy by clicking
New
at the bottom of the previous pop-up panel. - The information of the new policy will appear on the screen.
- To change the policy's behavior, you can use the
Edit
button, which allows you to:- Change the policy name.
- Change the reporting groups to which the policy applies.
- Select whether the devices will reboot or attempt to boot on the network (
Wake On LAN
) when applying the patches.
- To change the scheduling of the patch policy application, you must go to the
Schedules
tab ->Edit
.