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Just FYI, patch manager is not supported on a DC

Uninstalling is possible with exe

It works. This is the only version of Java I have installed now after I updated.

normally I would say no, the workaround is for the named package for the correct version but when it has the incorrect MD5 hash you can input the correct package. I dont think editing an old package and putting in the correct version would be a great idea, but I suppose you could if you really needed to get that java…

Theres reader DC that isnt in PM yet as well. Im not sure if there is anything happening behind the scenes here with these updates or not but I dont understand why things dont get added right away. A few days I can understand but weeks or months defeats the purpose of PM software

Yes that is right. I have never timed the download time but I have always done it this way and it always takes far less than an hour to patch over 100 VMs and then all the physical servers.

Ive been using a scheduled shutdown task at 3:30 am every night for the past few years. The way I do it is created a group and add or remove computers as needed and then point the shutdown with a 5 minute grace period. The only pain in the butt about it is that I have to recreate the task every time I add or remove a…

I have commented to subscribe on the newest patch information thread here in the forum and when they update it I get an email notification and can see right there what they updated. Closest thing I can find to what you want Here is the forum post https://thwack.solarwinds.com/docs/DOC-167089#start=200

what version of the update are you publishing and what download are you choosing?

Ok I got some screenshots to help out Enter in the namespace, user, and password and click connect If it connects, go to Query and enter in some WQL query as a test. I use select * from win32_operatingsystem Click apply If you cannot connect at step 1, verify that file and print sharing is enabled in the firewall. If it is…

try a network administrator account. Also leave the authority blank.

Hmm yeah looking at the log again it looks like it downloaded but didnt install which makes sense if the third party cert wasnt installed. Have you tried to install windows updates since doing the cert to get the WMI provider installed?

yes it makes sense and yes that is correct

Dont expect the new version until around october of 2017, I think they may have 1 college kid working on patch manager every other month or something. I doubt there is actually any team for development of it, its a stale product. Windows 10 doesnt really work well either if you try and navigate logs and things via computer…

No, its a definite downside to using the third party automatic publishing. You will have to disable that or create a new OU with a download and notify GPO and then just manually update that PC and uncheck the box for Java. Personally I dont like the second way because its way too easy to forget to remove that checkbox…

Im assuming the version they released today is the correct one from 5 days ago since they dont have the exact version number listed on the update post. 5 days is just not cool.

That picture is from Solarwinds Patch Manager and is showing both Microsoft and Third Party updates. Like i said, you can sort by supersecedence and then delete any unneeded packages. Going to all packages may seem faster but in my experience its not. I guess you will have to play around and see what works for you. It…

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You need to use a target group to use the AD delegation like that. The security section under patch manager system configuration would allow you to set what users can do but the closest to what you want would allow approval for all target groups. Approval as far as I know cannot be set to only allow a user to approve for…

It does use Adobe public repositories, but the main one is from Solarwinds and not public. There is a delay in when the patches get released by the companies and when Solarwinds issues them to the repository, which isnt usually very long. They do something to the updates but im not sure what. It gets very frustrating when…

PSExec is a CLI tool you run from a command prompt. Running the MSI uninstaller to remove the previous version is done by editing the packageboot . When you go to publish a package right click on it and select edit. Youll get to a screen that has a check box for use package boot helper to install and then on the right side…

use the MMC, go to all computers, click on the first computer and then start typing what you want to find. I usually do the first two or three characters really quickly

Patch Manager is the red headed stepchild of the solarwinds catalog. Its such a useful program I deal with the crap like this when it happens. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ah yes Automation server, not management server. Thank you for correcting that kellytice​

The way we do it in the DMZ is just manually import the registry settings for the WSUS server and AU settings we want and then Patch Manager will see it. You do need to set up credentials in the credential manager for that PC or workgroup if there is a common credential between more than 1 PC but otherwise it acts just…

If you are trying to migrate your installation have you read Migrate a local or remote Patch Manager database to a Remote SQL Server - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support It applies for moving from remote to remote SQL as well, and even if you keep the same SQL server it may have some ideas you missed?

If you decide to use the GUID you would only need the one you are uninstalling. If the new Java task installs then it also uninstalls the previous and you should be fine. The base of the GUID stays the same for each major version, only the end changes and its very predictable. For instance…

*edit* forgot to say you should run Uninstall MSI and not run a program you need to remove the switches so its just {26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F86418045F0} It already knows its uninstalling and the /qn is default on all commands

It definitely is a departure from the norm and extremely frustrating. I have no idea why Java is doing this, especially since if you run the installer from the web it will remove old versions. Honestly once you get up to date removing the old ones its not that bad to edit the package to run the msi uninstaller for the…

Ive moved my SQL server from express to remote but never the whole install. I would assume its pretty simple, just install it on the new server and run the settings wizard This was the only documentation I used SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: Migrating a Local or Remote Patch Manager Database to a Remote SQL Server I dont…