User manual NOVELL ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT 6.4 SP2

[. . . ] User Guide ZENworks Patch Management 6. 4 SP2 Document: 02_012N_6. 4 SP2_15 Novell, Inc® 1800 South Novell Place Provo, UT 84606 United States of America Phone: +1 800. 858. 4000 E-mail: info@novell. com Copyright© 1997-2009 Novell, Inc® ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form - electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise - except as permitted by such license. l LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: NOVELL, INC. ® MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN REGARDS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS MANUAL. NOVELL, INC. ® RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY ANY PERSON OF SUCH CHANGES. [. . . ] Each group must have one, and only one parent, however a parent group can have multiple children groups. As a result of the parent-child relationship, there are hierarchies within groups: · · · · Group Hierarchy - Refers to the entire group hierarchy from the original to the deepest child group. Parent Hierarchy - Refers to the entire group hierarchy above a specific group. Child Hierarchy - Refers to the entire subordinate group hierarchy below a specific group. A group must have their inheritance settings set to True in order to inherit the settings of its parent. System and Directory Service group hierarchies cannot be modified. NOTE: - 151 - USING GROUPS Defining Groups Groups can be categorized into the following classifications: Table 6-1: Group Definitions Icon Group Type Parent System Groups System Groups Definition Devices identified in your network are automatically assigned a group membership based on their operating system, Active Directory membership, or IP Address. This is because Patch Management Server creates system groups based upon those devices present in your network. Created when an Agent submits a Directory Service Hierarchy that does not already exist in the Patch Management Server. Custom groups are created and managed by the user. Parent Directory Service Groups Directory Service Groups Custom Groups (Parent & Child) - 152 - USING GROUPS Group Information The Information view displays general group-related information concerning the group's membership, hierarchy, policies, roles, mandatory baselines, and other settings. Figure 6-2: Group Information The following table describes the button functions in the Information view. Table 6-2: Group Information Button Action Export Description Retrieves all page information and allows for saving to a . csv file. For additional information refer to Exporting Data on page 17. - 153 - USING GROUPS Group Information Settings Group Information, a section within the Groups page Information view, lists the following data: Table 6-3: Group Information Settings Field Name Distinguished Name Description Created Date Created By Last Update Date Last Updated By Directly Assigned Devices Source Group Assigned Devices Derived Devices from Child Hierarchy Deployment Enabled Mandatory Baseline Inheritance Mandatory Baseline Enabled The name of the group. See Assign a Source Group to a Custom Group on page 194 for more information on Source Groups. When set to True, Mandatory Baseline settings are inherited from the group's parent. When set to True, Mandatory Baseline deployments are create based upon the group's Mandatory Baseline configuration. Description - 154 - USING GROUPS Field Policy Inheritance Policy Enabled Description When set to True, policy sets are inherited from the group's parent. When set to True, policy sets can be assigned to the group. Assigned Email Notification Addresses Assigned Email Notification Addresses, a section within the Information view, lists the following data: Notification Address The e-mail addresses that will receive group specific notifications. Assigned Child Groups Assigned Child Groups, a section in the Information view, lists the group's direct children groups. Table 6-4: Group Section Field Type Group Name Distinguished Name Group Description Description Indicates whether the group is a custom group or a system group. Description of the group. - 155 - USING GROUPS Assigned Mandatory Baseline Items The Assigned Mandatory Baseline Items list the vulnerabilities defined in the group's mandatory baseline. Table 6-5: Assigned Mandatory Baseline Items Field Name Impact OS List Description The name of the vulnerability. The list of applicable operating systems NOTE: The Mandatory Baseline items shown in Assigned Mandatory Baseline Items are only those baseline items that have been directly assigned to the group. The inherited Mandatory Baseline Items are shown under the Groups page Mandatory Baseline view. Assigned Policy Sets The Assigned Policy Sets section lists the policy sets assigned or inherited by the group. [. . . ] STEP RESULT: The Save As window closes, returning to the Destination Folder window with the new path selected. 2. STEP RESULT: The Save As window closes, returning to the Cache Folder window with the new path selected. 8. STEP RESULT: The ZENworks Patch Management Server Information page opens. Type the Patch Management Server URL and Serial Number in their respective fields. [. . . ]