Patch Update File - water-progs31’s blog

A patch is a piece of software designed to update a computer program or its supporting data, to fix or improve it. 1 This includes fixing security vulnerabilities.

Patch Management Software

A Windows Installer patch . msp file The creation of a small update patch is described in the section: A Small Update Patching Example.

What is a PATCH file. Files that contain the. patch file extension are used by a variety of different software applications for program patches and software update.
Dec 14, 2015 Parameter name Value Description; Path parameters: fileId: string: The ID of the file to update. Optional query parameters: addParents: string: Comma.

Automated Patch Management for Windows

Patch Management is my favorite feature. Being able to automate patch deployment for over 6,500 systems saves me time and effort.

The popular patch management software aim at overcoming the vulnerabilities that create security weakness, corrupt critical system data or cause system unavailability. Such software vulnerabilities can be a nightmare for network managers. IT Administrators often find it tough to put together a solution without understanding how vulnerable their systems are. They look out for a patch deployment software that not only does patch deployment but also scans for network vulnerabilities, identifies missing security patches and hotfixes, applies them immediately and mitigates risk.

Desktop Central s agent-based solution handles every aspect of Windows, Mac and third-party application patch management. This includes system discovery; identifying the required Windows updates, Mac Updates and Third Party Applications detail; deploying relevant patches, hotfixes, security updates, and patch reports to make network administrators job simple. Network Managers can opt for this completely automated patch management software solution and don t have to worry about patching Windows systems ever. Desktop Central s Patch Management solution works for both Windows Active Directory and Workgroup based networks. You can now manage both Microsoft and Non-Microsoft Patches using a single Patch Management application.

Refer to Securing Windows Desktops to see how you can enhance desktop security using Desktop Central.

Hosted Patch Database at ManageEngine site to assess the vulnerability status of the network

Completely automated Patch Management Solution for both physical and virtual assets.

Solution from detecting the missing patches/hotfix to deploying the patches

Patch based deployment - Deploy a patch to all the systems applicable

System based patch deployment - Deploy all the missing patches and hotfixes for a system

Provision to test and approve patches prior to bulk deployment

Automatic handling of patch interdependencies and patch sequencing

Exhaustive reports on system vulnerabilities, patches, OS, etc.

Periodic updates on the patch deployment status.

Support for both Microsoft and Non-Microsoft Patches.

Support for anti-virus definition updates for Microsoft Forefront Client Security software.

The Desktop Central Server located at the enterprise customer site scans the systems in the enterprise network, checks for missing and available Windows patches against the comprehensive vulnerability database, downloads and deploys missing Microsoft patches and service packs, generates reports to effectively manage the patch management process of the enterprise.

Dekstop Central scans all the systems for missing Windows patches in the operating systems as well as applications. It reports the level of vulnerability after the scan. These missing Windows patches are identified from the local vulnerability database, which is periodically synchronized with ManageEngine s external online vulnerability database.

Most often the patches are deployed in a test environment before they are rolled out to the entire network. This makes the deployment error free and stable.When you have a team of system administrators, you can ensure that the patches tested by the team is directly approved for deployment, providing admins more time for other critical tasks.

Dekstop Central deploys the patches based on missing Microsoft patches or system vulnerabilities. When deployed, the agent applies the relevant security updates and Windows patches.The status of patch deployment is then updated the status in Desktop Central. The installation process can be scheduled from patch settings option.

Patch reports are available for system vulnerability level, missing Windows patches, applicable Windows patches, and task status.The reports can be exported to PDF or CSV formats.

Severity Based Patch Management

Desktop Central enables administrators to create and configure severity levels for the missing patches,eliminating the need to evaluate system health and vulnerability status based on a common list of missing patches. This helps deploy patches based on severity and ensures accuracy in identifying missing patches.

Automated Patch Management Solution

Automate your patch-management process using Desktop Central s automated patch deployment feature. You can now automatically deploy missing patches on the computers in your network. The tasks you can automate using the automated patch deployment feature include:

Scanning computers periodically to identify missing patches

Identifying and downloading the missing patches from the vendors websites

Downloading required patches and creating tasks related to patch deployment

Downloading required patches automatically and installing them on to specific computers

Automation of all the patch deployment levels mentioned above can be specified for a specific set of client systems. You can choose to have different levels of automation for different sets of client systems. The process of deploying patches automatically depends on the level of automation you choose.

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Definition Updates

Anti-Virus definition updates is quite crucial for enterprises that run Microsoft Forefront Client Security software to protect their networks from the attack of trojans and viruses. With malicious code on the rise, Network Administrators need to keep an eye on these frequent definition updates to avoid any possible mishaps. However, you can simplify the process using Desktop Central s Patch Management options. Use automated patch deployment to frequently scan the systems for virus definition updates;specify the action to be performed on successful completion of the scanning.

Windows 7 Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate

Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, Enterprise Standard

Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise Web Server Editions

Windows Server 2003 Standard, Web Small Business ServerEditions

Free Patch Management Software

Manage Windows patches using the free edition of Desktop Central.

Refer to Patch Management and PatchManagement Life Cycle for more details.