4.7.5 Patching Activity - VulnDetect Technical Guide

4.7.5 Patching Activity - VulnDetect Technical Guide

5.7.2 Patching Activity

The Patching Activity page provides visibility into update deployment status for both applications and Windows Updates. 

Applications Tab

On the Patching Activity page, use the Applications tab to view the status of the application patching. It shows the list with: 
  1. Group, which group the hosts is on  
  2. Host, the endpoints that’s getting patched 
  3. Application, the product that is getting patched 
  4. Update to version, which version the application is updating to 
  5. Time of Activity, when its started patching 
  6. Restart, status if the host is restarting
    1. Removing the Tag cancels the restart
  7. State, which state the patch is: 
    1. Pending 
    2. Applying 
    3. Updated 
    4. Superseded 
    5. Failed 
    6. Conflict 
    7. Disk Full 
    8. App Restart Required 
    9. Reboot Required 


Limit list items 

You can limit the list of items displayed in the results. To do that:
  1. Click the Settings icon 

  1.  A menu will show up 
  2. Select the Limits,
    1. The Default value is 100. 


Filter Results

On the Patching Activity Page, you can filter the results by: 
  1. Group 
  2. Host 
  3. Product 
There are two ways to do it, either to: 
  1. Use the respective Text fields at the top of the list
  2. Using the button.
    1. By using the  button, you will get a new list, if the first filter is used on host or group it will show the applications of selected host or group.
    2. If the button was used on an application, it will show the list of Host and groups that has application 


Filtering by Time of Activity: 
• Click at the field below Time of Activity 
• Select the desired date 
• Click the arrow next to Time of Activity to sort the results Ascending or Descending 

 

Export to CSV

Click Export to CSV to download the Patching Activity data for Applications in CSV format should 
you require this information for your records/audit purposes. 

Windows Updates Tab 

On the Patching Activity page, use Windows Updates tab to view the status of the update 
patching. 

The Windows Updates tab shows a List of Windows Updates: 
  1. Group, which group the hosts is on  
  2. Host, the endpoints that’s getting patched 
  3. Application, the product that is getting patched 
  4. Update to version, which version the application is updating to 
  5. Time of Activity, when its started patching 
  6. Restart, status if the host is restarting
    1. Removing the Tag cancels the restart
  7. State, which state the patch is: 
    1. Pending 
    2. Applying 
    3. Updated 
    4. Superseded 
    5. Failed 
    6. Conflict 
    7. Disk Full 
    8. Reboot Required 

Limit list items 

You can limit the list of items displayed in the results. To do that: 
  1. Click the Settings icon

 
A menu will show up 
  1. Select the Limits,
    1. The default value is 100. 


Filter Results

On the Patching Activity Page, you can filter the results by: 
  1. Group 
  2. Host 
  3. Product 
There are two ways to do it, either to: 
  1. Use the respective Text fields at the top of the list 
  2. Using the  button.
    1. By using the button, you will get a new list, if the first filter is used on host or group it will show the applications of selected host or group
    2. If the button was used on an application, it will show the list of Host and groups that has application 


Filtering by Time of Activity: 
  1. Click at the field below Time of Activity 
  2. Select the desired date 
  3. Click the arrow next to Time of Activity to sort the results Ascending or Descending 

Export to CSV

Click Export to CSV to download the table into CSV format. This function is available on the 
following pages. 
  1. Patching Activity 
  2. Patching Activity > Applications Tab 
  3. Patching Activity > Applications Tab > Group 
  4. Patching Activity > Applications Tab > Tag 
  5. Patching Activity > Applications Tab > Applications 
  6. Patching Activity > Windows Updates Tab > Group 
  7. Patching Activity > Windows Updates Tab > Tag 
  8. Patching Activity > Windows Updates Tab > Applications