1.0 What’s New in ZENworks 2017 Update 4

New Patch Management features in ZENworks 2017 Update 4 include a new quick task to release patches from quarantine and two new System variables, as described below.

  • Release Quarantined Patches quick task: Scheduled policy or remediation installations of patches on a device will not execute for quarantined patches. If you resolved an issue that prohibited a patch from installing, but the patch is quarantined, you can use the Release Quarantined Patches quick task to release quarantined patches on a device. Patches that are released from quarantine remain in a released state until an installation attempt is executed.

    For more information, see Release Quarantined Patches.

  • New System variables:

    • PATCH_ALWAYS_SHOW_REBOOT_PROMPT

      This variable displays the patch reboot prompt to users when the Patch Policy Reboot Behavior option for Suppress reboot is set to Yes.

      For more information, see Patch Policy Reboot Behavior.

    • PATCH_TREND_DATA_DAYS

      This variable controls the number of days that patch Dashboard and Trending data, which was configured in an earlier version of ZENworks, is stored in the database. Set the value to x days of storing data or set it to 0 to disable storing the data.

      For more information, see PATCH_TREND_DATA_DAYS.