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- Patch Manager 2024.1.1 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2023.3.1 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2023.1.1 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2022.4 release notes
- Patch Manager 2022.3 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2020.2.6 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2020.2.1 release notes
- Patch Manager 2020.2 release notes
- Patch Manager 2019.4.2 release notes
- Patch Manager 2019.4 release notes
- Patch Manager 2.1.7 release notes
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- Patch Manager 2.1.3 release notes
- Patch Manager 2.1.2 release notes
- Patch Manager release history
- Install or Upgrade
- Get Started
- Patch Manager Getting Started Guide
- Get started with Patch Manager
- About the Patch Manager Administrator Console
- Configure your Patch Manager environment
- Verify the WSUS installation
- Verify the services and applications
- Add a WSUS server to Patch Manager
- Remove a WSUS server from Patch Manager
- (Optional) Provision additional server roles
- (Optional) Create Automation Server routing rules
- Populate the default credential ring
- Create a WSUS publishing certificate for third-party publishing
- Configure the group policy to enable third-party updates
- Refresh the group policy
- Select and download the updates
- Generate an inventory of systems to update
- Approve, push, and schedule the updates
- Generate reports
- Best practices for using Patch Manager
- Beyond Getting Started with Patch Manager
- Patch Manager Getting Started - Additional Resources
- Administer
- Patch Manager Administrator Guide
- Introduction
- Patch Manager Administrator Console
- Configure Patch Manager
- Publish third-party updates
- Push, approve, and install third party updates
- Push the updates
- Approve the updates
- Install the updates using Update Management
- Create PowerShell scripts for third-party updates
- Push the updates with PowerShell scripts
- Schedule the WSUS updates
- Stop an update assigned to the managed systems
- Delete an update assigned to the managed systems
- Check the task history
- Troubleshoot certificate errors during third-party updates
- Uninstall an update from the managed systems
- Uninstall a program using Patch Manager Computer Explorer
- Generate an inventory and create reports
- Manage WSUS using Patch Manager
- Advanced configuration options
- Manage users and security
- Manage client WMI connectivity
- Patch Manager agents
- Integrate Patch Manager with the SolarWinds Platform
- SolarWinds Platform integration architecture
- Access Patch Manager data in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console
- Configure the Patch Manager Web Console
- Access the Patch Manager Summary view
- Generate Patch Manager reports in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console
- Install the Patch Manager Web Console on a separate server
- Administrator functions and settings
- Wake on LAN
- Advanced deployment examples
- Troubleshoot your Patch Manager deployment
- Set up Patch Manager with SCCM
- Integrate Patch Manager with SCCM
- Publish third-party updates
- Manage the published third-party updates
- Manage the WSUS servers using the SCCM console
- Provision the WMI Providers using the SCCM console
- Resolve WMI connectivity issues using the SCCM console
- Verify WMI connectivity using the SCCM console
- Troubleshoot Patch Manager in SCCM
- Reference
- Frequently Asked Questions
Check the task history
After you apply or schedule the third-party updates, check the Task History to verify that the update task completed.
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In the navigation pane, expand Administration and Reporting and select Task History. Patch Manager may require several minutes to populate the Task History pane.
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Locate the Update Management task in the Task History pane and verify that the Status is Completed.
If you need to modify a scheduled task, see How to modify a scheduled task in Patch Manager for instructions.
If a scheduled task fails, see Scheduled tasks fail in Patch Manager for troubleshooting instructions.