Glossary

ZENworks client application installed on devices in the management zone.

Computer programming model (a device uses a 32 bit or a 64 bit processor).

ZENworks data used to inspect and manage zone devices, processes, and actions.

Location for downloaded patch files (Content Server) or their download status (e.g. cached).

Content Delivery Network used to distribute patch content.

Action taken in Deploy Remediation to select devices for patch content.

ZENworks Linux credentials store, which is required to get Linux patch content.

Manually created patch built from a manually created patch bundle.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID for a given patch. See Wikipedia definition.

ZENworks Search field where the user enters a CVE code to find a given patch.

ZENworks page used to view a compilation of subscription and patch information.

Discover Applicable Updates, a Patch Management process to determine required patches.

DAU patch that is distributed to agent devices to determine required patches.

ZENworks’ manual process for distributing and applying patch content.

Action taken in Deploy Remediation to prioritize patch installs.

Patch Management process to determine required patches.

Action taken in Deploy Remediation to schedule patch installations.

Patch policy settings that determine the schedule for patch installations.

Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) update (a patch) to resolve a software defect.

Secondary server used by Primary Server to communicate with ZENworks agents.

Fundamental program used to run Linux-based operating systems.

Vendor credentials required to receive patches from those vendors.

Computer software files, generally used to update existing device software.

Package of one or more files to patch device software.

Used in the DAU process to define which devices need which patches.

Patch Management tool used from the Patches page to create a custom patch.

Refers to a patch detection scan or DAU, which populates the Patches list when complete.

ZENworks focal point for managing devices in the management zone.

Suppresses any user interfaces (if a user is logged in) during the remediation.

Allows patch installation to recur on a schedule to increase patch success.

Denotes assignment of a function to a given device in the zone.

Determines how a patch is scheduled and deployed for selected devices.

Patch Management term for location of cached content or network credentials.

Red Hat Package Manager, used to distribute Linux patches.

Management device that performs some of the roles of a Primary Server.

Referring to a patch detection scan, the results of a DAU task.

Referring to a patch distribution service, generally requiring credentials or a license.

Referring to a patch distribution service.

Patch Management’s subscription service configuration.

Patch Management system value used to configure patch install behavior.

A software company that distributes patches for its software.

A gap in software security or functionality on a managed device (missing patch).

Patch Management function to determine patches needed on a device.