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. Â |
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. |