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Windows 10 Build Upgrade Fails with Error 2147483647
Purpose To help identify what is blocking the upgrade of Windows 10 when deploying with Shavlik Protect 9.2.x or Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers (PWS) 9.3+ Symptoms When you attempt to deploy a...
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Current Microsoft Security Bulletin Naming Convention As Of April 11th, 2017
Overview Starting with the April 11th 2017 Patch Tuesday, no longer has used a traditional naming format for Security Bulletins. To help our customer's, we created our own naming format as follows: The...
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New API (PowerShell) - will remoting be supported?
Our "Patch for Windows Server" administrator will be upgrading to 9.3 in a few weeks. I am excited about the new PowerShell functionality and have been reviewing the online documentation for it. One...
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What it means when patch QNumbers are displayed with a D at the end
Purpose The purpose of this document is to outline the new changes in viewing detect only patches. Symptoms Patch Q numbers are displayed with a "D" at the end of the Q Number and will detect as...
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Need the Public IP address of Protectcloud.shavlik.com
When my remote clients try and remote back to my console via the cloud, they can't. I believe it is because the firewall I have is blocking incoming traffic from the cloud hitting my Shavlik server. I...
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Not all patches are deploying
I have upgrade to 9.3 today but i don't think it helped . All the patches list do not get deployed .
View ArticleImportant information on detection logic for the Intel 'Meltdown' security...
Overview Microsoft has identified a severe compatibility issue with a small number of anti-virus software products. We highly suggest all customers review these issues here:...
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Looking to collaborate on patch best practices and idea sharing
Hey group, I handle the windows server patching for our org with about 2,000 servers, currently use Ivanti Patch for Windows Server, and would love to bang some ideas back and forth with other groups...
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Unsupported Patches - List And Reasoning
Purpose This document provides a list of patches that have been released by supported vendors, but that we have chosen to not support, as well as the reason why. If you have a question about a patch...
View ArticleURL exception list for Shavlik Protect - Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers...
Overview This document provides a list of required URL addresses for Shavlik Protect and Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers to allow: Patch executable download.Patch content definition download.Online...
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Agent Policy Walk Through - Patch Tab
Purpose The purpose of this document is to walk through the agent Patch tab, in order to understand and utilize these functions and features of agents. DescriptionPatch Tab:Add a Patch TaskCreates a...
View ArticleDeployment fails with Error 1618: Another Installation is already in progress
Symptoms The following error is encountered either during installation/removal of an update or other software. The Ivanti Patch for Windows deployment logs, the product's Installation log files, and...
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How To: Deploy Windows Security OOB updates released January 3, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this document is to discuss the behaviors when deploying the Windows Security out-of-band updates that were released on January 3, 2018.The following document contains...
View ArticleEnabling TLS 1.2 for Shavlik Protect and Ivanti Patch for Windows
Purpose This document outlines the steps necessary to ensure that Shavlik Protect and Ivanti Patch for Windows can make use of TLS 1.2 when TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are disabled. Symptoms When TLS 1.0 and...
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How To: Supply and Deploy Patches That Can Not Be Downloaded
Purpose The purpose of this document is to discuss how to make patches available for deployment when they can not be downloaded through Protect or Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers. Cause This can be...
View ArticleMS Hyper-v and shavlik
I would like some Best Practices posted for MS Hyper-v servers. Is it just another server? Is there a way to patch offline servers? Do you need virus protection on the VM? etc.
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Nitro pro (QNITRO1107425) always shows missing after installing.
This NItro Pro patch always shows missing after being installed on the target devices. The KB on Shavlik doesn't show a U after it so it shouldn't be stuck in an install/uninstall loop.Wondering if...
View Articlesql database corrupted - roll back to recent backup?
Good day. It appears my SQL database 'protect' has become corrupted and the SQL Express server basically bombs the machine. so I can't do anything without booting into safe mode. As it happens, I have...
View Articleregarding the superseded patches and how we can turn that function off
We have several issues regarding superseded patches, and how do we turn this specific function or feature off
View ArticleServer Performance Post Spectre/Meltdown
Just curious if anybody has seen any performance impact after applying the latest MS patches?
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