How to apply missing patches in SanerNow?

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How to test and deploy Patches in SanerNow

SanerNow lists all the security and non-security missing patches and allows remediation for the same. Let us learn how to apply missing patches in SanerNow.

In Sanernow, go to the patch management dashboard

In the patch management dashboard, click on missing patches

You will be displayed with all the missing patches, assigned vendor, asset name, patch size, and other details

You have got multiple filters to set and apply the patches.

You can select security patches or non-security patches
You can choose the group of devices to apply the patches
Also, you can apply patches based on operating systems
You can get the list of patches based on the severity of the vulnerability
You can also list the third-party patches

Manually select the patches from the check box and click on apply selected patches

You will be displayed with create patching task window

You get various Task Controls to apply missing patches
Here, assign the task name and schedule the remediation time.
You can immediately apply patches

You can apply patches after the scheduled scan

You can apply patches on a custom date

You can schedule the reboot time from the Reboot control option
Do not reboot

Reboot automatically

Once the patch is applied, the system gets rebooted automatically with a prior reboot notification

Schedule date and time

You can schedule a date and time with a reboot message.

Note: This value specifies the local date and time at which reboot will be mandated on all endpoints. Logged-in users can postpone reboot on their machines until this date-time value is reached. A prompt will appear on the user’s screen before initiating a reboot.

Remediation End Time

Remediation will be completed at the specified time

Patching Notification

Give notification start message and notification end message so that you can be informed about the patching activity

Remediation Scripts

You can upload pre-remediation scripts and post-remediation scripts in the given file formats

Supported file formats in a script:

Windows: inf, reg, ps1, bat, exe, msi, msp

Linux: sh, deb, rpm

macOS: sh, pkg, dmg (pkg, app)

Click on Apply Selected Patches

How to test and deploy Patches in SanerNow #

To deploy the right and compatible patches, SanerNow facilitates testing the patches before applying. Let us know how to test and deploy patches in SanerNow.

In create patching task window, click on test and deploy task controls

In test criteria, assign the task name and schedule the test immediately, after a scheduled scan, or on a custom date

Now, select the devices to test the patches and click on next
In deployment criteria, you got three deployment options
Deploy manually after test completion

The patches are tested in a test environment and then manually deployed to a production environment.

All test deployment succeeded with no failures

This condition states that if all the patches in the test environment are successfully deployed with no failures, the patches are deployed in the production environment.

At least one test deployment succeeded with no failures

In this condition, at least one system in the testing environment has successfully deployed the patches. Later, patches will be deployed in a production environment.