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Note: When you deploy additional Master­Agents (using File > Agent > Install Wizard) you can connect to them using File > Agent >Connect/Configure. Additional Master­Agents are typically deployed for delegation or scaling reasons.

The Network Pane (upper­left) is where you “discover” machines, simply by expanding the Window Network or Active Directory objects. These views are identical to viewing your network from “Network Neighborhood”. Unix machines can also be discovered with “Network > IP Scan”, and added to the UNIX object. IP Scan works for Windows machines also, but they are added to the Domain tree. Groups and Profiles are empty till you create a Group, or run the Profile Wizard. See “Help > Contents” to access the online User Guide for more information.

The Updates Pane on the right (empty on initial launch, as shown above) populates with machine­specific patch information (installed & not­installed patches) when you Query one or more machines. Note: configure your Web Proxy (next topic), then Download the latest database before querying target machines for a meaningful and accurate patch inventory.

The Web Browser tab (shown on prior page) displays:

·Announcements (upgrades, etc.)

·Link to the “UpdateEXPERT Knowledgebase”

·Link to the “Patch Information Database”

·KB Articles for Windows, Solaris, RedHat Linux platforms

·HTML reports

Links on the left (shown on prior page) allow:

·Checking your subscription

·Downloading the Deployment Guide (more detail on Agent Architecture)

·Submitting support requests with a form

The Job Status tab allows display of UpdateEXPERT event history. This is a 3 level drill­down. At the top level one or more Master­Agents are listed. Next/Back allow drilling­down to Job Statistics and Task Statistics levels for details about various operations. All status information can be deleted from Job Status tab. Machine specific status information can also be deleted from the Deployment Status window.

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Contents UpdateEXPERT Premium V7.01 Evaluation Guide St. Bernard Software Europe, Asia, Africa Table of Contents June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Purpose UpdateEXPERT Premium OverviewInstall UpdateEXPERT Premium June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Click Install June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Launch UpdateEXPERT ... click Finish June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Identify the Web Proxy if applicable Http//ueupdates.stbernard.comEnumerate Discover Machines Download the Latest UpdateEXPERT DatabaseQuery your UpdateEXPERT Machine Agentless Query Requirements Download Patches Install Patches Named Policies Install Required command Conformance Reporting Other Reports Installing Master or Leaf­Agents Remote Local Command­Line Active Directory Agent Settings Leaf­Agent ConfigurationValidation Scheduling Queries Logging What’s Next?Validating Patches Logging Scheduling QueriesSecurityEXPERT Overview Configure SecurityEXPERT Web Proxy Download SecurityEXPERT Templates Creating a SecurityEXPERT Policy June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Assigning the SecurityEXPERT Policy Testing SecurityEXPERT ComplianceJune 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Enforcing the SecurityEXPERT Policy Modifying the SecurityEXPERT PolicyJune 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Using Profiles with SecurityEXPERT June 19th UpdateEXPERT Premium v7.01 Evaluation Guide Thank You GlossaryServer Master­Agent and Agent­ Installer Appendix a Custom Install OptionsAppendix a Custom Install Options …