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Targets

Through Targets, you define when, to whom, and how updates are applied. Allows creating, configuring, and deleting patch policies on devices that are part of specific report groups within an organization.

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The overview of this section shows a table with the list of created targets, along with the following information:

  • Name: name assigned to the target.
  • Report Groups: name of the report group (it can be more than one) that will be subject to the target's patch policy.
  • Has scheduled time: indicates whether the target has scheduling enabled for applying patches.
  • Actions: shows the View details link, which opens a window with the target details and its configuration options.

Create a new target​

To create a new target and define its patch policy, click on New at the top of the table. Next, a modal window will open with a form where you must assign a name to the new target, the report groups to which its patch policy will apply (can be one or more report groups), and optionally, its linkage to a Microsoft update policy.

Patch policies are applied to report groups; it's not possible to apply a patch policy to an individual device from Portal. To force the update of a specific device, it must be done from the Workspaces module: Workspaces -> Operations -> OS patching -> Patch OS now.

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For more information on how to create a new patch policy in Portal, please refer to this guide.

Target details​

From this view, you can configure the target's patch policy in two areas:

Details​

This tab shows the following information about the policy being reviewed:

  • Name: name assigned to the target.
  • Restart after applying updates: indicates whether the device will automatically restart when patch installation is complete.
  • Wake on LAN (WoL): allows patches to be applied even when devices are suspended or turned off.
  • Microsoft Update Policy: name of the Microsoft update policy that is being applied to the target.
  • Report groups: shows the report groups assigned the patch policy.
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A reporting group can only have one target, but a target can be applied to more than one reporting group.

The Edit button opens a modal window that allows configuring the aforementioned aspects.

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The Delete button discards the target's patch policy.

Details also provides information about the creation date of the target's patch policy and the user who created it.

Schedule​

From this section, you can schedule when updates will be applied to devices that are part of a report group. And also the established scheduling calendar.

The Edit button allows configuring the time zone and the patching time frequency, which can be limited by weeks of the month, days, and hours.

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Automatic patch updates from Windows Update will be disabled on all devices belonging to a report group that is part of a target.

Update process​

The details of the update processes launched to each device can be reviewed in the Jobs section of the Workspaces module.