Install the Patch Manager Administrator Console on a remote system
In a standalone configuration, the Patch Manager Administrator Console is installed on a server hosting the Primary Application Server role. If your deployment is spread across a wide geographical area and you cannot access the Patch Manager Administrator Console running on the Primary Application Server, install an additional administrator console on a remote server in your environment. This server can be any Patch Manager server in an Application Server role.
When you install the Patch Manager Administrator Console on a remote server using the Patch Manager software installer, associate the remote console and server with a server hosting the Application Server role.
If you plan to integrate SolarWinds Patch Manager with SCCM, install all SolarWinds Patch Manager administrator consoles on systems currently running SCCM.
- Locate the Patch Manager installer you downloaded from the SolarWinds Customer Portal.
- Run the Patch Manager installer on the targeted server.
If the server is missing C++ Runtime or Microsoft .NET Framework, click Install to allow the installation wizard to install the missing component(s).
- In the Installation Type window, select Install the Patch Manager Administration Console, and then click Next.
- In the Patch Manager Installation Wizard window, click Next.
- If Patch Manager is integrated with the SolarWinds Platform, click Yes to create a backup of your SolarWinds Platform database, and click Next.
- If you accept the terms in the End User License Agreement, click Next.
- Click Next to use the default installation folder or click Browse to select a different folder.
- Select Advanced Install, and click Next.
- Click Next to install the selected Patch Manager components.
- Click Next to begin the configuration wizard.
- Select Application Server, and click Next.
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Enter the host name of the Patch Manager Primary Application Server (PAS), and then click Test to ensure the computer can connect to the PAS.
The Port field is pre-populated with port 4092. This is the port Patch Manager consoles use to connect to a Patch Manager server. Do not alter this value.
- Click Next.
- Enter the management group and ensure that Configure the Windows Firewall for the Server is selected.
- Click Next.
- If you do not have a WSUS server, select Install the Patch Manager WSUS service (recommended), and click Next.
If you have a WSUS server, select I'll supply my own WSUS server, and click Next.
- Select how Patch Manager should configure IIS.
- Enter a location that Patch Manager can use to locally store the updates.
- Select Provision the WSUS Server to the Patch Manager to manage WSUS from Patch Manager, and click Next.
- Enter the administrator credentials for Patch Manager, and click Next.
- Select your SQL instance, enter the credentials, and click Next.
- Select Use the default service account or enter different service account credentials for Patch Manager, and click Next.
- Click Finish.