How to Schedule a Regular Analysis of Patches (Web Browser)

You might want to configure the Patch Manager browser interface to generate an up-to-date list of patches that you can apply each time you access the interface. You do this by scheduling a patch analysis to occur on a regular basis.

1. Access the Patch Manager browser interface.

   See How to Access the Sun Patch Manager Browser Interface (Web Browser).

2. Click the Administration tab to access the Patch Management Configuration page.

3. Click the Schedule An Analysis subtab.

4. Select Enabled to permit a patch analysis to be run at a regular interval.

   Select Disabled to disable a scheduled patch analysis.

5. Schedule the analysis.

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   Note –

   The month and year that you specify is only used to determine the day of the week on which to perform a weekly analysis or the day of the month on which to perform a monthly analysis. The analysis is performed when the next interval begins.

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   1. Specify the date on which to start the analysis, using one of these methods:

      • In the Start Date field, type the start date in the form mm/dd/yyyy.

      • From the drop-down menus, choose the month and year you want, and click the day of the month in the calendar.

   2. From the Start Time drop-down menus, choose the hour and minute of the start time.

   3. From the Repeat Interval drop-down menu, choose the interval in which to perform the analysis.

      The analysis is performed at the time you specified based on these intervals:

      • Daily – At the next occurrence of the time you specified

      • Weekly – On the day of the week represented by the date you specified

      • Monthly – On the day of the month represented by the date you specified

6. Click Save.

Example 6–4 Scheduling a Regular Analysis of Patches

This example shows how to schedule a regular analysis of patches each day at 17:15 Pacific time starting on March 11, 2004.