7.1 Accessing the Patches Tab for a Device

To view the patches for a specific server device:

  1. Click the Device tab on the left panel.

    A page displaying the root folders for each type of device appears, as shown in the following figure:

    Root folders for each type of device

    The Servers folder is the root folder for all managed servers and the Workstations folder is the root folder for all managed workstations.

  2. Click the Servers link.

    A list of server groups classified on the basis of their operating systems appears, as shown in the following figure:

    List of server groups classified by operating system

    You see the following icons on the Servers page:

    Icon

    Status

    Message Status: Normal

    Device Status: Bundle and policy enforcement successful

    Message Status: Warning

    Device Status: Bundle and policy enforcement successful

    Message Status: Error

    Device Status: Bundle and policy enforcement successful

    Message Status: Error

    Device Status: Bundle and/or policy enforcement failed on one or more bundles or policies.

    Devices can also be found by searching. The following filters are available:

    Filter Item

    Result

    Name

    Searches for devices with a particular name.

    Type

    Searches for devices of a specific type.

    Operating System

    Searches for devices running a particular operating system.

    Message Status

    Searches for devices that display a particular message status.

    Compliance Status

    Searches for devices based on their compliance status, such as Yes or No.

    Device Status

    Searches for devices based on the device status.

    Include subfolders

    The search is also executed in the subfolders.

  3. Click the required group (Server or Dynamic Server Group) to view details of the group and the members of the group. Alternatively, you can click the managed device.

    A page displaying details about the managed device or member is displayed, as shown in the following figure, where the name zpms2k3ssp1 for the managed device is an example. The network administrator decides the name of the managed device.

    General details for a managed device
  4. Click the Patches tab to display the patches associated with the server device:

    Vulnerabilities for a managed server device