Owner's Manual

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• Check applicable updates by computers (Click to view the Hardware
Update Compliance report
page.)
•
Manage Updates (Click to view the Manage Dell Hardware Updates
page.)
The Identify Supported Servers Web part displays a report that contains the
following information:
•The Identify servers that support automated updating section contains
these reports:
•
Computers scanned : This report is generated when a compliance
check is done. The report provides a link to the
Computers Evaluated
for Dell Automated Patching Support
page that lists servers (with
Lifecycle Controller or Symantec Management Agent) discovered by
Dell Management Console. The list contains servers that support the
updates.
•
Supported servers : This report is generated when a compliance check
is done. The report provides a link to the
Computers Evaluated for
Dell Automated Patching Support
page that contains a list of servers
that support Altiris Agent, Lifecycle Controller enabled patch
updates, or both.
•The
Schedule or begin an identification scan section enables you to
discover Dell systems with supported operating systems, server models,
and the Altiris Agent. If an Altiris Agent is not installed on the managed
systems, you can complete the task by clicking
Install Altiris Agent .
The Inventory Supported Servers Web part displays a report that contains a
list of Dell systems on which the inventory is successfully performed. The
listed Dell systems are either ready to receive the updates, do not meet
prerequisites, or fail to return inventory. To schedule or begin an inventory
scan:
•Click Windows Compliance Assessment Task to determine the patch
updates supported Windows operating system installed Dell Servers.
•Click
Linux Compliance Assessment Task to determine patch updates
supported Linux operating system installed Dell Servers.
•Click
Compliance Assessment Task for Lifecycle Controller enabled
Servers
task to determine patch updates supported Lifecycle Controller
enabled Dell servers.
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