Remediating Patch Policies

This action installs the patches in a policy that has been attached to managed servers. This action does not uninstall patches. A patch policy can be overridden by an exception, which indicates that a patch is either always or never installed on a particular server.

To remediate a patch policy:

1. In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Patch Policies.

2. Expand Patch Policies and select a specific Windows operating system.

   The content pane displays all patch policies associated with that operating system.

3. In the content pane, open a patch policy.
4. In the View drop-down list, select Servers.
5. In the Show drop-down list in the content pane, select Servers with Policy Attached.
6. In the preview pane, select one or more servers.

7. From the Actions menu, select Remediate.

   The first step of the Remediate window appears: Servers and Device Groups.
   For instructions on each step, see the following sections:

   • Setting reboot options for remediation
   • Setting reboot options for remediation
   • Specifying Pre and Post Install Scripts for Remediation
   • Scheduling a patch installation for remediation
   • Setting up email notifications for remediation
   • Previewing and starting a remediation

   After you have completed a step, click Next to advance to the next step. Before you click Start Job, you can return to a completed step to make changes by clicking on it in the list of steps.

8. Click Start Job to launch the remediation job.

   After you launch the job, you cannot change its parameters, even if the job is scheduled to run at a later time.