Getting started with Patch Management

Getting started with Patch Management

Introduction

The following is a description of the steps that you have to go through to set up PM.

Step

Area

Action

1

Install WSUS Server 3.0

Install WSUS Server 3.0 or Enable WSUS on Windows Server 2012 or newer eg. WSUS in Windows Server 2012

2

Setting up the options

For further details, Patch Management options.  

3

Create a root point

Create the root point, which could be your company name or CapaInstaller.

4

Create a child point

Create a child point, it could be Servers, Computers, or more specific.

5

Create groups

Create staged groups below each point. It could be Dev, Test, and Production.

6

Setup categories and classifications

Setup which categories and classifications for each point, to be displayed in the program.

7

Setup Update approval

Approval rulesConfigure Update approval rules for each point

8

Assigning updates

Approve updates to learn how.
 

9

Daily operation

The required daily operations depend on the processes and procedures created.