Patch Remediation Center
Page

This page lets you view, download, and distribute the software updates that the software update metadata files provide.
Items on the
Patch Remediation Center
page
Item
Description
Bulletin
The bulletin's number, as supplied by the vendor.
Severity
The bulletin's vendor-specified severity level.
Custom Severity
The bulletin's user-defined severity level.
Status
The download status of the software updates for this bulletin.
The statuses for 8.5 RU1 and later versions:
  • The status is
    Disabled
    if you have disabled the bulletin.
  • The status is
    Enabled
    if you have created a policy for this bulletin and included all its updates.
  • The status is
    Partial
    if you have created a policy for this bulletin but included only part of its updates.
  • Otherwise no status is provided. For example, in case of a newly added bulletin or an enabled bulletin for which you have deleted a policy.
The statuses for 8.5 and earlier versions:
  • The status is
    Disabled
    if you have disabled the bulletin.
  • The status is
    Enabled
    in all other cases.
Policies
The number of software update policies that have been created from the bulletin.
Updates
The number of software updates that are included in the bulletin.
Available Packages
The number of software update packages that are currently downloaded.
Released
The date the bulletin was released.
Revised
The date the bulletin was revised.
Description
A description of the vulnerabilities that the software bulletin addresses.
Right-click actions in the
All Software Bulletins
report
Item
Description
Resource Manager
Opens the
Resource Manager
for the selected bulletin.
Export
Lets you export the bulletin information to an XML file.
Properties
Displays the item's properties and audit information.
CMDB Functions
This option is displayed when Altiris CMDB Solution is installed.
Custom Severity
Lets you assign a custom severity level.
Add To Filter
This option is displayed when Altiris CMDB Solution is installed.
Add to organizational group
Lets you add a resource to an organizational group.
Disable
Lets you disable the distribution of the bulletin. If the bulletin is already included in a software update policy, it will not be installed.
If the selected bulletins are part of one or more software update policies on your current Notification Server or on any other Notification Server(s) in the hierarchy, you can also remove the disabled bulletins from the policies by checking the
Remove the selected bulletins from policies
option in the
Disable software bulletins
dialog box.
If you want to disable software bulletins and remove them from the software update policies, you must do it at the same time. You cannot remove from software update policies the bulletin that is already disabled.
To enable the bulletin, use the
Download Packages
or
Recreate Packages
commands.
Distribute Packages
Launches the
Distribute Software Updates
wizard.
Download Packages
Initiates the download of software update packages.
This option is not available if the packages are already downloaded.
Recreate Packages
Lets you check the integrity of downloaded packages and re-download if necessary.
This option is not available if the packages are not yet downloaded.
View Policies
Lets you view the software update policies that contain this particular bulletin.
This option is available only if a policy has been created for this bulletin.
View Targeted Computers
Displays the computers that the software update policy containing this bulletin is targeting.
You must create a software update policy before you can view targeted computers. The bulletin must not be disabled.
List Software Updates
Displays the list of software updates that are included into the software bulletin.
Right-click actions in the
Windows Compliance by Update
report
Item
Description
Resource Manager
Opens the
Resource Manager
for the selected bulletin.
Export
Lets you export the bulletin information to an XML file.
Properties
Displays the item's properties and audit information.
CMDB Functions
This option is displayed when Altiris CMDB Solution is installed.
Custom Severity
Lets you assign a custom severity level.
Add To Filter
This option is displayed when Altiris CMDB Solution is installed.
Add to organizational group
Lets you add a resource to an organizational group.
Distribute Packages
Launches the
Distribute Software Updates
wizard.
Download Packages
Initiates the download of software update packages.
This option is not available if the packages are already downloaded.
Distribute Packages Partially
Launches the
Distribute Software Updates
wizard and lets you stage and distribute only selected updates from a bulletin.
View Applicable Computers by Update
Displays the computers to which the selected bulletin applies.
View Targeted Computers by Update
Displays the computers that the software update policy containing this bulletin is targeting.
You must create a software update policy before you can view targeted computers. The bulletin must not be disabled.
View Installed Computers by Update
Displays the computers on which the selected bulletin is installed.
View Not Installed Computers by Update
Displays the computers that do not have the selected bulletin installed.
Right-click actions in the
Windows Compliance by Bulletin
report
Item
Description
View Software Bulletin Information
Displays the software bulletin information such as description, release date, applicable operating systems, and so on.
View Targeted Computers by Bulletin
Displays the computers that the software update policy containing this bulletin is targeting.
You must create a software update policy before you can view targeted computers. The bulletin must not be disabled.
View Applicable Computers by Bulletin
Displays the computers to which the selected bulletin applies.
View Installed Computers by Bulletin
Displays the computers on which the selected bulletin is installed.
View Not Installed Computers by Bulletin
Displays the computers that do not have the selected bulletin installed.