LGarvin

There are two considerations with large packages... First, be aware that there is an artificial cap on package size at 384mb. We have a utility that can be used to increase that limit, if you've not already done so. Second, where large packages are concerned and you're still working out details on rules.. I would suggest…

It would be great if anyone can point me to URL, from where I can download the ISO Image of the 2003 Server OS, and then I can install the IIS. Unfortunately this we cannot help you with. The client should have installation media for Windows Server 2003 R2 if they have a server OS license. If not, if they have a Volume…

Those rankings are based upon earned "Thwack points" within the Patch Manager forum space. Pooranivalli has accumulated a number of points because she posts the ADM templates for third-party update management, and there's a high number of downloads for those templates. Thwack users get points for each download of a posted…

Licensing and Support. DameWare Patch Manager is only licensed in a 50-node or 100-node package and support is by email only. For larger environments, or to get full support, you would need to purchase the SolarWinds Patch Manager 250-node license. Otherwise, functionally, the products are identical.

Additionally, SolarWinds now has an update available for this issue that applies to systems running v1.72. If you are concerned about this issue, please upgrade to v1.72. You will need to acquire your new activation key from the Customer Portal to re-activate the v1.72 installation. The update is available for download in…

If you need to have a digitally signed binary for deployment, you can sign the binary prior to publication. This can be self-signed certificate, an Enterprise certificate, or a third-party certificate. Only requirement is that the certificate is trusted by all parties. The downloaded binary will be found in…

Definitely. You need to define the REG file as an Additional Included File in the package definition, and then call REG IMPORT or REG MERGE using that *reg file in the PostExecution step.

Please run the Server Publishing Verification Wizard and report your results.

Greetings Phil Regarding your applicability rules, given that your criteria is File Exists AND File Modification Date IS EQUAL TO, I would suggest using a single File Exists rule. When testing with the File Exists rule, the basic test is that the file is there, or not, but you can supplement that test by also specifying…

We ran into a real conundrum when we found out that NTA is now using a NO SQL database. Very important to note that the new datastore for NTA is an optional datastore. If your security requirements require this data to be stored in SQL Server, you can continue to do that! However, I'd be quite curious as to what the…

Half the packages must be downloaded manually I feel your pain, Alex; however, this is a restriction imposed by the product vendors: Apple, Adobe, Oracle,et. al., and not anything that SolarWinds has any control over. Were it ideal, every file would be directly downloadable via FTP or HTTP without any convolutions.…

Andy, this can be done with the Orion SDK. Likely using PowerShell to do that would be your best approach. On November 13th, we'll be presenting a SolarWinds Lab episode specifically about the SDK, with some practical examples of how it can be used. One of the things I'll demonstrate is how to assign an application…

Whenever Patch Manager is used to initiate an update scan, it is the WIndows Update Agent that performs that scan, and it performs the scan according to how the client is configured. Microsoft Update is an opt-in service that contains application patches -- as noted earlier in this thread. This option is off by default on…

I'm not aware of any way to install Office 365 using Patch Manager. Office 365 is a Click-To-Run application which must be installed from the web interface. Office Professional Plus 2013 is a traditional installed application (MSI-based), but only available through volume licensing, and can be packaged and deployed using…

There aren't separate CAB files for Thunderbird or Java. This content is acquired through a synchronization event initiated by Patch Manager, which obtains those updates from the same catalog file that also holds the update packages for all of the other SolarWinds produced content: Flash, Shockwave, QuickTime, iTunes,…

Greetings Julius. You cannot directly create a Custom Update View based on explicit KB article numbers, but there are a couple of ways you can achieve that objective. If the desired updates are of the same update classification(s) or product category(s), you can create a view on those broader scopes, then use the COLUMN…

Is this actual information or not? As discussed in this Oct 2012 thread, the procedure is essentially unchanged as of that time for version 9.0 A relevant question here would be what version you're currently using. Note, however, that the registry key will not exist until the product has been Registered/Activated. (3)…

The "EminentWare Update Catalog" was renamed to the "SolarWinds Update Catalog" on October 23, 2012. The conversion should have been automatic in your Patch Manager installation; that is to say, you've actually been synchronizing to the "SolarWinds Update Catalog" since that date. The catalog and catalog source are still…

You're not likely going to be able to deploy this to a *DESKTOP*, because the Windows Update Agent runs in the SYSTEM context, and as such does not have access to user folders. At best, you could use WSUS/WUA/PatchManager to deliver the installer to a SYSTEM location and then complete the process using a LOGON script that…

I'm checking with QA on this behavior.

(F-Secure) gives very strange error messages about packageboot.exe Yeah... that's entirely possible. Because of the nature of the Java update installation it is necessary to terminate several Java related processes, so it's not unusual that a service monitor would trigger that kind of alert However I think it's mistaken…

ALL patch reports in Patch Manager automatically include all published third-party updates. To filter a report for ONLY third-party updates, add a report filter for the Update Source column and set it EQUAL "Other" (or NOT EQUAL "MicrosoftUpdate"). Only some of the datasources provide this column, so it may be necessary to…

Answered in the thread posted in the SolarWinds Lab forum. See http://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/60255

Not having any patches "pending to be installed" is significantly different from "not needing any patches". I think you're on the right train of thought, just focusing on the wrong symptom. There are several reasons why updates that should be installed cannot yet be installed. The most common one that affects systems of…

Deploying software via Group Policy requires an MSI-based installer. Starting with the recent version the WMI Providers are distributed as EXE installers, which somewhat complicates this process. The WMI Providers are also available in the third-party updates catalog and can be distributed via WSUS as an approved update…

Unfortunately, the Installation Date/Time is not an attribute reported by the Windows Update Agent to the WSUS server as a permanent value. There are, however, a few ways you can extract this information other than the computer status information. If the installations were performed via a Patch Manager task, the…

Greetings Richard. The catalog contains the Enterprise Version of the Citrix Receiver for Windows, which is still v3.4 The v4.1 product you refer to is not the enterprise version an Citrix has specifically recommended that only the Enterprise Version be used for mass deployments. You can find more details on this matter in…

A step-by-step guide for distributing the WSUS certificates via GPO is also available. http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/patchman/docs/Distributing%20the%20WSUS%20Publishers%20Self-Signed%20Certificate%20using%20Group%20Policy.pdf

This looks like a Configuration Manager dialog to me.

These behaviors are consistent with and symptomatic of the WMI Providers not being installed. If these are working Configuration Manager clients then the WMI Providers should install without issue. The two aspects of WMI Provider installation that typically are problematic on working CM clients are the Patch Manager…