Manage patches for devices

Before you begin patch management for devices, you must ensure the agent is installed and working on the device. N-sight uses the local agent to monitor the device, communicate with the N-sight server, and perform patch management actions.

Deploy and install patches

Use patch management to deploy updates to Linux and Apple computers.

Apple patching has additional requirements and behavior that can affect deployment. Before you deploy patches to Apple computers, review Manage patches for Apple computers.

  1. Go to Patch Management.
  2. On the Patch Management page, select Available Patches.
  3. Select the devices to apply patches to, then select Install selected patches from the Actions menu.

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  4. In the Schedule installation dialog, choose from the following options:
    • Install now: Queues the patch for immediate installation.
    • Set a schedule: Specify a start date and time to schedule the patch installation for later.
    • (Optional) Turn on Retry when online to retry the patch when an offline device reconnects.
    • (Optional) Turn on Reboot asset after installation to prompt a restart after the patch installs.
      • Apple computers require a restart for operating system updates to take effect. For details about restart prompts, deferrals, and messages, see Manage device restarts.
    • In Reboot message, enter the message shown to users before the restart prompt.
  5. Select Install patches to complete.

N-sight installs all required patch components based on your configuration, whether the update is scheduled for later or set to install immediately.