Using a Scan Template with a specific Patch Group
I'm having a few issues with trying to get this setup in my environment, Background is that we have 2 consoles, one for live and one for everything else. We have set up a patching schedule so the...
View ArticlePrevent ignored patches from displaying as "Missing"
I am trying to get specific patches from displaying as "Missing" when we run WUScans. I have gone to the "Patch View" and choose "Ignore" but they still show up as missing? If I delete them, they are...
View ArticleNo results visible under 'Results'-tab after completed patch scan.
VMware vCenter Protect Standard 8.0.2 (runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with external MS SQL Server 2012) Up 'til yesterday, everything worked fine but after patching the SQL-server (no...
View ArticleProblems with KB2726535 and KB2731771
Scans are detecting KB2726535 and KB2731771 as missing on Windows 7x64 PCs in my environment, but patch installation fails. When I try to manually install the update, the Windows Update Standalone...
View ArticleDeployment runs, patch does not get applied, no error result
So I was doing a Software Deployment of Powershell 2.0 to some Windows 2003 servers. I selected the Powershell 2.0 patch and pushed the deployment. The deployment succeeded but the patch wasn't...
View ArticleMachine view
Hello, In my vCenter Protect I have created 2 Machine groups (servers and computers).After doing a scan of the both groups I see the following in the Machine View: (12)- computer 34- computer 39-...
View ArticleOn trial version - Patches still show scheduled
I am still evaluating the Protect, so I am using the trial license. I have added my group, rean a patch scan and successfully deploed the patches.All of them still show for Current Patch Status =...
View ArticlevCenter protect 8.1 on Windows Server 2012
I am attempting to install vCenter protect on Windows Server 2012 standard. The install program does not find .NET 2.0 and it will not continue the installation. Windows Server 2012 will not let you...
View ArticleUnable to Verify after successful deployment
Hello, I'm finding that more and more of my machines are returning with unable to verifiy after they have been rebooted. The servers are newly added to the console and are in the same domain so no...
View ArticleAgent Install Help - Laptop has PGP WDE
I am trying to manualy install an agent on to a PGP WDE laptop.In the past, I haven't been able to push anytype of auto install. I read this post : http://communities.vmware.com/thread/431289?tstart=30...
View ArticleMozilla ESR products not getting updated or updating to non-ESR.
There are two problems that I am experiencing across my patched systems with Firefox ESR and Thunderbird ESR products. Weeks back I pushed out FF13-1702 (FireFox ESR 17.0.2) and TB12-1700 (Thunderbird...
View ArticleCPU Spike to 100%
I have noticed on some systems where I have to deploy alot of patches using Protect, the CPU spikes to 100% for a long time on TrustedInstaller.exe. Installing 30+ patches takes almost 5 hours. If I...
View ArticleError 105: unable to get machine's system data
I am trying to scan a remote vm.The vm is hosted by ESX 4.1 and has been added to the hosts in Protect.I have supplied admin credentials.I have confirmed that server and workstation services are...
View ArticleReplacing agentless patching with agent based - Questions
Hello, We've been using Shavlik / Vcenter Protect in our infrastructure for a while now.Until the past monts the patching was done using the agentless process. Due to changing in organization we are...
View ArticleJava 6u43
Will we be getting an updated xml to apply the latest patch for Java 6 u43? On Tuesday I received and updated xml for Java 7 u17. Thanks
View Articlemanual agent push
Hello, I'm currently pushing the VMware Agent manually to all computers in my Active directory as there is not sync possible. psexec -h -u domain\admin @ad_export.txt cmd /c...
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vCenter Protect Console Licensing
Hiya, I am trying to find an answer on wether a console license is required in additon to licensing machines/workloads in vCenter Protect. I have two scenarios: Scenario #1 Single site with 30VM's...
View ArticleDefault Credentials
Does anybody know where the 'defaukt credentials' iin Credential manager are saved? I haven't found any information about it and assume they are encrypted somewhere.
View ArticleUsing vCenter Protect in a Multitenat environment?
Hi all Didnt get a answer from Google that i could use, so hoping you can help. How is vCenter Protect build in order to handle multi-tenat solutions?Specific work as a intergrated offering from a...
View ArticlePushing a script using vcenter protect-is this appropriate?
As we already use this for patching-and what is a deployment other than pushing out a file and executing-is there a defined procedure to use to push out a home grown script and execute?
View ArticleHow will vCenter Protect handle KB2775511
I'm curious how vCenter protect will deal with this "hotfix rollup" to Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2. Will this be selectable as a service pack or will it be a critical patch deployment?...
View Articlevmware VCenter Protect db is huge!
I am running version 8.0.2 build 4027. My sql database file shavlikscans_log.ldf is 6.2 Gb and my ShavlikScans.mdf file is 500Mb. I need to shrink these files ASAP. I run the database maintenance on...
View ArticleUse vCenter Protect to update VMware Tools that are out of date
Hello, We have just stood up our vCenter Protect server and begun using it to deploy patches to machines in our environment. One of our constant struggles is to keep our VMware tools up-to-date. Is...
View ArticleReports crash when trying to export to Excel
We have a large number of workstations in our network. When we try to export just a weeks worth of data (Deployment Status by Machine) to excel the operation crashes and the program has to be closed....
View ArticleFalse reporting of missing patches
vCenter Protect Standard 8.0.2 I was recently tasked with managing security patch deployments for a segment of my company. I scan and deploy to about 800 PCs but there are 4 or so that always report...
View ArticleLaptop Scans but will not deploy missing patches
I have a Laptop running WinXP SP3 that will scan, finds missing patches but will not deploy the patches, Where are the patches copied to on the device?
View ArticleHow to remove dead servers from agents list
Hi, I have server with shavlik vcenter threat protection running in which I have some old dead servers that used to have agents running which dont exist now. I would like to know how do I remove them...
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VMware vCenter Protection agent Expiraed
We are facing problem with VMware vCenter Protect agent. We have installed Agent in the servers manually. But agents in clients were showing "Agent licence expired". And even VMware vCenter protect...
View ArticleWhat's your opinion of vCenter Protect compared to others
Just wondering what everyoine's experience is with using vCenter Protect as opposed to other option such as GFI Languard and Symantec Protection Suite and even WSUS. Any insight would be great.
View ArticleAgentless Patching and Windows 2008 R2 UAC - Issues?
Hi Folks, I have several systems running Windows 2008 R2 with UAC enabled (User Account Control), and at times when I try to scan those machines I get the following message - Error: 452 - .... is...
View ArticleIssues patching Exchange Servers
This has happended to me a couple of times now, when deploying a number of patches to our Exchange server the install seems to be going OK and then we get problems. A patch will start executing and...
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The "Agent Policies" tab is missing from the navigation bar
I am trying to edit an existing policy but I am only able to create policies via the Menu. When I try to follow the Admin Guide instructions to Create/Edit a policy I find the corresponding tab...
View ArticleTemplate VM patching on vCenter Protect standard
Hi all, Currenctly I'm using VMware vCenter protect standard version for offline patching of VMs.I would like to know whether it supports Template VM Patching or not in standard version. I read the...
View ArticleDeployment problem: Deployment Complete but Deployment still In Progress
I am having an issue with deployment. Occurs randomly on one or two machines for every scan I do. See screenshot for details. Deployment will report "complete" but one machine will show "In...
View ArticleInvalid guest credentials error - agentless > powered down VM
Apologies if this is covered previously, but I'm just getting aclimated to the protect environment and as I can tell through my initial testing, a domain member VM that is powered down and that I've...
View ArticlePatch not downloading (KB2823324)
Shavlik Protect Standard has identified KB2823324 as missing on some machines. When I try to download, I get the error "The remote server returned an error: (404 Not Found)" When I just click deploy, I...
View ArticleUpdating Vcentre Protect Essentials in an offline Windows environment
Hi, Can anyone help me with a problem I have every month when I try to update Vcentre Protect essentials 8.0.0 (Shavlik) with the latest patches? I have 2 domains that are totaly air gapped from...
View ArticleHow do I read the BUlletin ID or Qnumber?
I was told that some patches may have 2 entries: a installer and an uninstaller.The difference was that these might be hotfixes that have not yet been incorporated into a service pack If this is...
View ArticleLosing proxy setting continuosly
Hi- We use VMware protect 8.02. We have a proxy so I set the proxy in Internet Explorer and check the box in Protect optionsto use the Internet Explorer proxy. Seems every time I need to use Protect I...
View ArticleRegistry access is required
I am setting up a new test workstation. It is the first station that I have scanned in Protect that is running Win7 Pro x64. I have credentials saved for the admin-level user. The problem that I am...
View ArticleExport Patch Scan Template
I have VMware protect in one enviorment and am creating a new one in different enviornment. Is there a way to export a template I made?
View Articleerror installing agent on some pcs
I have about 600 pcs i've been deploying the vcenter protect agent to. Most existing ones were done through the console, and new pcs being deployed we use the stplatformupdater.exe on to deploy it....
View ArticleAsset scan - license required??
All- I have a need to perform asset scans of the network of HW and SW. I tried it on one machine and it seemed to workalthough it was NOT TOO INTUITIVE. I had to generate a report to get the...
View ArticleDNS instead of NETBIOS
Hi. How can we use DNS FQDN instead of NETBIOS names when deploying patches, running scripts etc? Because vCenter Protect is using the NETBIOS machine name we receive the following error:Error: 201 -...
View ArticleAdobe flash player plugin
Hi all, I am attempting to install Adobe Flash Player Plugin for Firefox via Shavlik. We use a custom template to deploy new software such as Foxit, Firefox and etc... We are able to install Adobe...
View ArticleRefresh Files - Select Patches (not showing 5/13 MS patches )
We are patching our environment today, when we do “Refresh Files” and then go to “Select Patches” to add this month patches, we don’t see this Month (May) patches in the list. Do you know what might be...
View ArticleAdobe Reader 11.0.3 Install issue on 64-bit OSes
There is a problem installing the Adobe Reader 11.0.3 patch on Windows 7 64-bit. I am using the latest XML. The 11.0.3 patch deploys and installs correctly on Windows 7 32-bit. The XML detects the...
View ArticleMSWU-753 (Q2798162) Not being deployed
Is anybody else experiencing issues with this patch? The patch is showing as needed when my machines are scanned but if I select to deploy it nothing happens?
View ArticleQuicktime in non-standard location not detected
Scanning with definition version 2.0.0.4356, out-of-date Quicktime is not being seen if it is not installed in the default location. Most of our 32-bit XP machines have Quicktime in C:\App\Quicktime....
View ArticleReset credentials
Hi all, i have a simple problem: Every time i start VMware Protect Console, i have to reset all the credentials I have installed.--The credentials listed below must be reset to ensure continued...
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