Introduction
Compliance is a metric that provides the number of uninstalled patches in the baseline on a device.
- Zero → compliant
- Greater than zero → non-compliant
Configuring patch compliance
To configure Patch Compliance:
- From All Clients select a client.
- Go to Automation > Patch Management> Patch Compliance Configuration.
- From the Compliance configuration List screen, click + Add.
- From New Compliance Configuration, provide the following parameters:
- Compliance Name: Refers to the patch compliance name.
- Description: Refers to the patch compliance details.
- Client: Select the desired client name.
- OS Type: Select the Windows or Linux operating system.
- Approval Type: Select one of the following:
- Manual: The patches are approved as a one-time activity. Run the patch approval process when the baseline changes.
- Automatic: The patches are approved automatically when the baseline changes.
- Go to Select Baselines and choose the desired baselines in the Available Baselines section.
The selected baselines appear in the Selected Baselines section. - Go to Select Devices and choose the desired devices from the Available Devices section.
The selected devices appear in the Selected Devices section. - Go to Select Resource Groups and choose the desired resource groups from the Available Resource Groups section.
The selected resource groups appear in the Selected Resource Groups section. - Click Save.
The Compliance Configuration List page displays the configured patch compliance details.
After configuring the patch compliance, you can:
- View the configuration details in the Patch Compliance Configuration page.
- Check the Patch Compliance widget to understand the compliance status of each device for a selected baseline.
- Approve patches for the devices in the selected baselines as a one-time activity.
Viewing the patch compliance list
View the configured patch compliance in Patch Management > Patch Compliance Configuration.
The following table describes the various attributes displayed in the Compliance Configuration List page.
Attribute | Description |
---|---|
Name | Patch Compliance Name. |
OS Type | Windows or Linux Operating System. |
Last Updated By | Name of the user. |
Last Updated Time | The time and date of the recently updated patch. |
Baselines | The numeral indicates the number of chosen baselines. Click the displayed number to view the selected baselines. |
Devices | The numeral indicates the number of chosen devices. Click the displayed number to view the selected devices. |
Resource Groups | The numeral indicates the number of chosen resource groups. Click the displayed number to view the selected resource groups. |
Approve Patches | Run the patch approval process as a one-time activity for the devices in the selected baseline. |
Run Now | Run the compliance check on selected devices and resource groups and achieve the patch compliance status in the Patch Compliance widget. |