Owner's Manual

134 Dell Patch Management Solution
The Review update compliance of servers that are ready to receive updates
Web part displays the compliance of supported Dell systems and distributes
updates. The pie chart lists servers that are up-to-date, missing one or more
recommended updates, One or more optional update, and missing one or
more urgent updates. Click sections of the pie chart to distribute applicable
updates.
The Review Status of update tasks Web part, for Altiris Agent and Lifecycle
Controller enabled patch updates, displays the status of the Rollout jobs for
individual or bundle updates for Altiris Agent enabled patching and it
displays the status of the Rollout jobs for Lifecycle Controller enabled servers.
DUPs and System Bundles
A Dell Update Package (DUP) is designed to update system components,
such as the BIOS, drivers, and firmware of a Dell system. A collection of
DUPs is released in a bundle as a Dell System Update Set.
In the Patch Management solution interface, System Update Sets are referred
to as Bundles. It is recommended that you distribute system update sets to
your Dell systems instead of distributing individual DUPs. DUPs are used to
create DUP rollout jobs, and system update sets are used to create bundle
rollout jobs.
The Symantec Management Agent must be installed to update system
components using Altiris Agent enabled patch updates. The agent is not
required for Lifecycle Controller enabled updates; however, Lifecycle
Controller must be available to complete the system component updates.
To perform a bundle update, Altiris Agent enabled patch is preferred as
Lifecycle Controller enabled patch will not support all the updates that are
supported by Altiris Agent enabled patch management.
NOTE: By Default, Dell Management Console assigns priority to the Altiris Agent
enabled patch over the Lifecycle Controller enabled patch update.
To update a server using an Altiris Agent, do the following:
1
Create and configure a connection profile.
2 Discover a Dell system that requires an Altiris Agent enabled patch
update.
3 Configure network connections or internet settings with Configure Proxy .
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