Patch Manager - Report on Failed, Pending Reboot and Downloaded?

I use a custom view in Patch Manager in order to track systems that have current update failures, are pending reboots or have downloaded patches not yet applied.

This is what it looks like:

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I'm looking into a custom report which will automatically and periodically track this down for me.

What kind of report (WSUS / WSUS Analytics, Windows Update) do I need, and what are the correct names for these fields? I've tried a bunch of variations but none provide the same data.

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David_Di_Blasio

The information returned from any report in Patch Manager is only as accurate up to the last successful inventory of the datasources. Have you executed a recent WSUS inventory? Here's a KB on how to do this.

http://knowledgebase.solarwinds.com/kb/questions/3679

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timbcfca

It looks like my reports are generally out of date. I added a new server yesterday and it isn't showing up on the report, even when I completely disable filtering.

antwesor

I have had to periodically right click on the WSUS on the right side of the patch manager console and choose Refresh Update Server to get the most current data from the WSUS server to the Patch Manager server. Hope this helps.

David_Di_Blasio

What OS is this new server you added?

timbcfca

2008 R2 Standard

timbcfca

I'll try it, but I did already close and reopen patch manager. The annoyances with the UI are exactly why I'm trying to get this report put together - I need a clear, concise way to get the information I need. Thanks for your inpute antwesor

timbcfca

The information being used to generate my reports is definitely out of date.

One of the entries returned is for a system 'WS06IS', which shows a couple failed updates. That system has been off the domain for months and isn't included under 'All Computers' in Patch Manager.

Any idea why folks?

David_Di_Blasio

http://knowledgebase.solarwinds.com/kb/questions/3679

antwesor

Yes David, that is correct. I regularly run an inventory once a week to keep the inventory up at least a week old. I can always force an inventory process on the computers that are turned on at any time, if necessary.