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Deploying patches without a vulnerability scan

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5. Designate when the patched systems are rebooted. You can perform reboots immediately after the patches or fixes are installed or postpone the reboot. You can also give the local user the option to accept or reject the reboot. If the local user rejects the reboot, there is not another automatic reminder. 6. To deploy patches immediately, click Run Now. To schedule the patch deployment, click Schedule and complete the following instructions: a. Enter a name for the deployment task or accept the default name, and select Once. b. Designate a time and date to run the patch deployment task, and click Done. To view the list of target systems that require reboot, see Viewing patch reboot status. Deploying patches without a vulnerability scan If a patch is released that must be deployed immediately, you can apply the patch without running a scan. In normal circumstances, HP recommends running a scan before deploying patches. To deploy patches to target systems without running a scan: 1. Select Deploy→Vulnerability and Patch Management→Patch without a Scan. 2. Select the target systems to patch either by selecting a group from the list or by selecting the individual systems, and click Apply. 3. Verify that the correct target systems appear in the lists, and click Next. If you need to reselect the target systems, click Add Targets or Remove Targets, verify the target systems, and then click Next. Vulnerability scanning and deploying patches and fixes 83

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5.
Designate when the patched systems are rebooted. You can perform reboots immediately after the
patches or fixes are installed or postpone the reboot. You can also give the local user the option to
accept or reject the reboot.
If the local user rejects the reboot, there is not another automatic reminder.
6.
To deploy patches immediately, click
Run Now
.
To schedule the patch deployment, click
Schedule
and complete the following instructions:
a.
Enter a name for the deployment task or accept the default name, and select
Once
.
b.
Designate a time and date to run the patch deployment task, and click
Done
.
To view the list of target systems that require reboot, see
Viewing patch reboot status
.
Deploying patches without a vulnerability scan
If a patch is released that must be deployed immediately, you can apply the patch without running a scan.
In normal circumstances, HP recommends running a scan before deploying patches. To deploy patches to
target systems without running a scan:
1.
Select
Deploy
Vulnerability and Patch Management
Patch without a Scan.
2.
Select the target systems to patch either by selecting a group from the list or by selecting the individual
systems, and click
Apply
.
3.
Verify that the correct target systems appear in the lists, and click
Next
.
If you need to reselect the target systems, click
Add Targets or Remove Targets
, verify the target
systems, and then click
Next
.
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