Security Compliance

WSUS Extension Pack for Patch Manager

This article provides information on the features in the WSUS Extension Pack for Patch Manager.

First published date

10/15/2018 4:00 PM

Last published date

4/23/2019 1:55 PM

Overview

This article lists the features in the WSUS Extension Pack for Patch Manager.

Product section

Patch Manager

Resolution

Here are the features included in Patch Manager's WSUS Extension Pack:

It now has an Extended Inventory Reporting including approved updates only.
There is now a discovery and identification of rogue machines on the network.
It forces real-time download and installation of updates from the Update server.
It applies Windows Update Local Policy Settings to one or more machines.
There are Advanced Shutdown, Reboot and Wake-on-LAN capabilities.
It features a force refresh of Group Policy on machines.
There is now an automated scheduling of WSUS cleanup.
It includes a repair or forced re-install of the Windows Update Agent.
It locally publishes updates to enable third-party updates.
It features a flexible computer grouping and management.
The extension pack features Granular Approval Delegation of the Update management process.
It has a view or report on client and server configurations and update history and status.
It can create custom reports via a report builder.

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Disclaimer: Please note, any content posted herein is provided as a suggestion or recommendation to you for your internal use. This is not part of the SolarWinds software or documentation that you purchased from SolarWinds, and the information set forth herein may come from third parties. Your organization should internally review and assess to what extent, if any, such custom scripts or recommendations will be incorporated into your environment. You elect to use third-party content at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for the incorporation of the same if any.