7.5 Execute Action Menu Options

From the Action menu you can perform one of five actions to patches that are selected in the Patches page. Descriptions of these actions are provided below:

  • Deploy Remediation: To use this option, select the check boxes for the patches you want to deploy and select Deploy Remediation from the Action menu options to open the Deploy Remediation Wizard. For more information, see Deploying Patches Manually.

  • Enable: After selecting one or more disabled patches, click this option to enable them. Disabled patches will only display in the Patches page if the Include Disabled check box is selected when a search is executed.

  • Disable: After selecting one or more patches, click this option to disable them. The selected patch is removed from the list and will only be displayed when the Include Disabled check box is selected during a completed search.

    Disabling a patch also disables all the bundles associated with it.

  • Pre-fetch Patch Content: Initiates the patch pre-fetch process for the bundles associated with the selected patch and pre-fetches those bundles on your ZENworks Server.

    The remediation patch bundles must be cached before they are installed on the target device.

    To use this option:

    1. Select one or more patches in the patches list.

    2. In the Action menu, click Pre-fetch Patch Content.

    The patch icon changes color to indicate process initiation. When the pre-fetch is in progress, the icon changes to white . When pre-fetch is complete, the color of the patch icon changes to green . This indicates that the patch remediation is ready to be deployed.

  • Export: Details such as the status and impact of all patches can be exported into a comma-separated value (CSV) file. You can choose to save the file in a different file format after opening it from the download option.

    To use this option, select the patches you want to export and click Export in the Action drop-down menu.

    The result and follow-on steps after clicking Export will vary depending on your browser and browser settings. The file may download immediately to your local download folder, or the browser may present you with an option to open or to save the file.

  • Create Patch Tracker Dashlet: Enables you to create a Patch Tracker dashlet from the selected patches. For more information, see Patch Tracker Dashlet.

    NOTE:The Patch Tracker dashlet cannot be created from the disabled patches.

NOTE:To know when a patch is downloaded, view the Message Log panel for that patch in the Bundles section.