Check for system updates |
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Click > .
Any available updates are displayed with a status of .
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To re-sort the listed updates, click the heading for some of the columns in the Available System Updates panel.
Click a heading a second time to reverse the sorting order.
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Downloads information about the system updates. You can review this information to determine whether to download the system update.
When a PRU update is available, information about it is also downloaded when checking for updates. |
Review the content of a system update |
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Click the name of the update in the column.
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Review the information in the System Update Release Details panel and the Deployment History panel.
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Displays information about the update, including the files contained in the update, and any historical deployment information. |
Download system updates (including the PRU) |
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Select the check box for the system update or PRU that you want to download, then click > .
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Downloads the content of the update, which includes the files that are used to update your managed devices. |
Cancel a download |
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Select the check box for a system update that is being downloaded, then click > .
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Cancels the downloading of an update. Already downloaded files are not automatically removed, but if you delete the update, any downloaded files are removed. |
Authorize Update |
Select the check box for the system update that you want to download, then click > |
Allows the administrators to authorize any downloaded update before deploying it to devices. The deploy options are available only if the updates are approved. |
Deploy Update to Devices |
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Select the check box for the system update that you want to deploy, then click > .
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In the Create System Update Deployment Wizard, fill in the fields as necessary.
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Starts the deployment wizard where you can specify the parameters for the deployment.
Each wizard page contains its own help link. For help on the first wizard page, see Choose the System Update and Deployment Option.
Administrators have the option of deploying to all devices and stages only if they have the rights and View Leaf rights for all devices in the zone. |
Deploy the PRU |
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Select the check box for the PRU that you want to deploy, then click > .
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This action deploys the PRU to your database and sets its deployment to your managed devices to be scheduled. Deployment is then done by the ZENworks Adaptive Agent on the devices.
If the PRU is not up-to-date, Inventory might return some software as unrecognized. However, you can use the Local Software Products utility to take a fingerprint of the unrecognized software to update your knowledgebase. |
Delete a system update or PRU |
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Select the check box for the system update or PRU that you want to delete, then click > .
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Click to confirm the deletion.
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The system update or PRU is deleted from the list and all downloaded files are removed. However, if the deleted update or PRU is still available on the update server the next time that you check for updates, it is displayed in the list again for possible downloading. |
Set panel refresh rate |
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Click (the menu item on the right side of the panel), then select one of the following:
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No Auto Refresh
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15-second Refresh
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30-second Refresh
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60-second Refresh
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By default the panel view is not automatically refreshed. However, you can refresh the view by clicking the tab.
To view changes as they occur, select one of the refresh options (15, 30, or 60 seconds). |