A.4 Patch Management System Variables

Within ZCC, you can enter system variables to enable/disable certain Patch Management behaviors. See below for a list of variables and how to enter them. You can enter these variables by selecting Configuration > Configuration Tab > Device Management > System Variables.

NOTE:All system variables are case-sensitive.

PATCH_SHOW_BLANK_POLICY

This variable, when set to true, opens the Patches tab in a policy that is blank.

Default Value: false

Valid Values: true, false

CONNECTION_TIMEOUT

Enables the adjustment of URL connection timeout duration when downloading patch files (signatures, packages & payloads). Using this system variable can be beneficial when operating in a slow or intermittent network environment.

Default Value: 180 seconds

Valid Range: 0 (infinite) to 3600 seconds (1 hour)

PATCH_POLICY_ACTIONS_LIMIT

Enables adjustments of the maximum number of patch policy actions. Thus, using this system variable allows users finer control of patch policy child bundle actions.

Default Value: 1500 actions

Valid Range: 100 to 99999 actions

PATCH_DAU_SYSTEM_CONTENT

If that is set to true then DAU bundles are created with content type of Patch System.

NOTE: If this is not set prior to existing DAU bundles being created, it is necessary to delete the existing DAU bundles and then re-download the subscription update.

Default Value: false

Valid Values: true, false