The Notification and Reboot Options page of the Deploy Remediation Wizard allows you to define whether users receive notification of patch deployments and reboots, and to customize the notification. Setting the notification and reboot options is the eighth step in scheduling a deployment for a selected patch.
Figure 5-20 Notification and Reboot Options Page
The page provides the following options:
Notify Users Of Patch Install: Select this option to notify the user prior to the installation of the patch.
Message Box: The text of the notification message.
Use values assigned to system variables or defaults: Select this option to use the default settings for each agent. This option disables all other reboot notification options.
The following table describes system variables or defaults for notification and reboot options:
Override Settings: Select this option to use the settings chosen by users for each agent. Selecting this option enables all other notification options and enables you to edit the default settings.
Options: When defining reboot options, you can specify whether to use the values in the default settings (the
check box) or in the custom settings. There are four options:Suppress Reboot: Prevents a reboot even if the patch bundle requires a reboot.
Allow User to cancel: Allows the user to cancel the reboot.
Time to show dialog before reboot: The time in seconds that allows user to choose whether to reboot after installation of a patch.
Allow User to snooze: Allows the user to snooze the reboot.
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button to proceed to the Deployment Summary page. Click the button to return to the previous page. Click to exit the wizard.