Patch Management with RMM Central

To stay on top of the large number of patches released every day, you need an effective automated patch management software. RMM Central offers a fully automated Patch Management system for Windows, Mac, Linux and third party applications. The following features and capabilities give you granular control over the entire patch management process and enable you to keep your endpoints secure and up-to-date:

Key features of Patch Management

Updated Vulnerability Database

Zohocorp continuously probes the internet for newly released patches and vulnerabilities. Once a new patch is discovered, it is added to Zohocorp's Central Patch Repository after ample verification and testing. This repository can be accessed by RMM Central server installed within a client's environment and is used to evaluate vulnerabilities within the network.

On the client's site, RMM Central Server maintains a Vulnerability Database which is synced periodically with the Central Patch Repository. This sync is done in two ways:

  • Daily sync: The server syncs its vulnerability database with the central patch repository every day. You can configure the time at which this sync will take place.
  • On-demand Sync: The vulnerability database can be updated anytime by initiating an on-demand sync.

Periodic Patch Scanning

A patch scan is automatically initiated every time the vulnerability database is updated. All systems in the network will be scanned for missing patches within the next 90 minutes and this data will be posted to RMM Central Server.

System Health Policy

RMM Central allows you to classify the health status of the systems within your network via the system health policy. You can specify the number of missing patches for which the systems should be classified as healthy, vulnerable and highly vulnerable. Based on this classification, you will be able to narrow down the systems that need immediate attention and take effective measures.

Automate Antivirus Updates

RMM Central also helps automate antivirus definition updates. Such updates are quite frequent and may happen several times a day which might result in high bandwidth consumption. To avoid it, you can schedule these updates once every day at a convenient time.

Disable Automatic Updates

You can disable automatic updates using RMM Central in just a few clicks. This enables you to have complete control over any updates that are installed within your network.

Automatically Test and Approve Patches before Deployment

It is always recommended to test patches before installing them on all the systems in your network to ensure that there is no downtime due to faulty patches. Using RMM Central, you can form test groups and automate installation of patches on test systems before rolling them out to the entire network. You can also specify the number of days after which the patches should be approved automatically for installation on the rest of the systems.

Decline Patches for Specific Applications

You can choose to decline patches for certain applications (legacy applications) or in case there's a patch that causes instability while it's installed on test systems. RMM Central allows you to decline non-severe patches as well as patches for a specific group of computers.

Schedule Patch Deployment

To avoid bandwidth issues and ensure system availability, system administrators can schedule the installation of patches on a convenient day and time by configuring a deployment policy. In the deployment policy, you can configure the week(s) and day(s) on which the deployment should take place, the time interval within which the patch should be installed, and the reboot policy. You can also allow the user to skip deployment. RMM Central has the capability to wake computers on LAN before deployment, if the computers are shut down at that moment.

Automated Patch Deployment

Using RMM Central you can automate patch deployment every step of the way and save time, resources and effort. You can automate it for specific applications or departments within your network, on the desired day and time, at a convenient frequency. You only need to schedule it once, and the entire process will be automated and you will be notified at each step.

Supported OS and Applications

  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 8
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Standard (evaluation installation) Edition (x64)
  • Windows Server 2016     (View Complete List)