View job progress of a Windows patch installation

You can review progress information about a patch installation job, such as whether actions have completed or failed.

To display job progress information:

1. From the Install Patch window, click Next to advance to the Job Progress step. This will start the installation job.

   The Progress bar and text indicate how many of the actions listed in the table have been completed. For each server, the following actions can be performed:

   • Analyze: HPE Server Automation examines the patches needed for the installation, checks the managed servers for the most recent patches installed, and determines other actions that it must perform.
   • Download: The patch is downloaded from HPE Server Automation to the managed server.
   • Install: After it is downloaded, the patch is installed.
   • Final Reboot: If this action is specified in the Pre & Post Actions step, the server is rebooted.
   • Pre/Post Install/Download Script: If this action is specified in the Pre & Post Actions step, a script is run before or after the installation.
   • Install & Reboot: When a patch is installed, the server is also rebooted.

   • Verify: Installed patches will be included in the software registration.

2. To view additional details about a specific action, select the row in the table to display the start and completion times of the job. In the navigation pane, select Jobs and Sessions to review detailed information about the job. See the SA 10.51 Use section for more information about browsing job logs.

   When a Vendor Recommended Patch Policy is remediated on a Windows managed server, depending on what patches were applied, the server may require an additional remediation. This can occur when the remediation installs a patch that requires subsequent vendor updates.

3. Click Close to close the Install Patch window or click End Job to prevent the job from running.