User`s guide

11. On the VCM toolbar, verify that the correct Machine Group is selected.
12. Click Patching and select Windows > Assessment Templates.
13. Select the template to run and click Assess.
14. When the assessment completes, indicated by the Assessment Results pop-up dialog box, click the
Refresh button on the toolbar and view the assessment results in the data grid.
Review VCM Patching Windows Assessment Results
View the assessed Windows machines. The Assessment Results data grid displays the Windows machines
that were assessed, the patch status for each machine, and details about the patches.
Prerequisites
Run an assessment template.
Procedure
1. Click Patching.
2. Select Windows > Assessment Templates
3. Select the template and view the results in the data grid.
4. View the Patch Status column to determine the state of each machine for the patches listed.
5. If the assessment results provide multiple pages of data, click the Patch Status column heading and
drag it up to Column Grouping.
6. In the Column Grouping view, expand the Not Patched status to view all of the machines that are not
patched.
7. To display the graphical representation of the patch assessment status, select Enable/Disable
Summary in the template data grid view to enable the Summary view, and click the template node
again.
The Summary view displays a graph of the patch status for the machines that were assessed and the
patch status by asset classification and bulletin severity rating. The Not Patched column displays
machines that require a patch or a reboot for a patch that was applied.
From the Summary view you can drill down to the affected machines.
Prerequisites for Patch Deployment
To deploy patches to Windows or UNIX/Linux machines, UNIX machines in single-user mode, or AIX
machines, you must understand the actions in the deployment and perform several prerequisites.
Assessments of UNIX and Linux machines are run against the patches known by VMware at the time the
assessment is performed.
VCM saves UNIX and Linux patching change actions in the VCM change log. Click Console and select
Change Management > VCM or Non VCM Initiated Change > By Data Type > Patch Assessment.
These change actions are available to Compliance and Reports.
IMPORTANT If a failure occurs at any point in the patch deployment job, the System Administrator must
check the status of the system, resolve any issues, and then reassess the machines.
Getting Started with VCM Patching
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