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Patch Manager
Automated Patching of Microsoft Servers and 3rd-Party Apps
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PATCH MANAGER AT A GLANCE
»Reduce time from weeks to minutes for patching physical and virtual Windows desktops and
servers with pre-built, tested patches from vendors such as Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, Oracle
and others
»Decrease security risks and service performance degradation by controlling when and where
patches are applied
»Pass audits and demonstrate compliance with out-of-the-box reports and dashboard views
»Turn your WSUS or SCCM environment into a powerful patch management solution
»Agent-less architecture, mass scale, and ease of use gives you the best ROI with no scripting or
professional services needed
DATASHEET
SolarWinds Patch Manager makes it easy to perform 3rd-party patch management across
tens of thousands of servers and workstations, and enables you to leverage and extend the
capabilities of Microsoft WSUS or SCCM to report, deploy, and manage 3rd-party patches
as well as Microsoft patches.
What’s great about
SolarWinds Patch Manager
is that everything is right
there in a single interface,
having a one-stop shop for
patches and updates makes
a world of a difference!
— Brendon DeMuth
City of Roseburg
Technical Support
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DATASHEET: AUTOMATED PATCHING OF MICROSOFT SERVERS AND 3RD-PARTY APPS
PATCH MANAGER FEATURES
Intuitive Web Interface
Patch Manager’s web user interface lets you view important patch management data alongside
other SolarWinds products in an integrated web console. You can view the latest available
patches, top 10 missing patches in your environment, and general health overview of your
environment based on which patches have been applied.
SolarWinds Patch Manager extends your Microsoft SCCM deployment with pre-tested, pre-built
3rd-party updates and provides many time-saving management features to help you get more
Patch Compliance Reporting
SolarWinds Patch Manager provides you with easy-to-use and powerful reporting options so
that you can easily determine the status of patches and demonstrate to auditors that systems
Extended Power of Microsoft WSUS
SolarWinds Patch Manager works with and extends Microsoft WSUS to give you more control
and power over the patch management process with dynamic patch management, immediate
updates, scheduled reboots, easy reporting, full asset inventory, and more.
from research, to scheduling, to deployment, to reporting and more - saving you hours of time
and making it easier to keep hundreds or hundreds of thousands of servers and workstations
patched and compliant.
Centralized Patching of Microsoft Servers and Third-Party Apps
SolarWinds Patch Manager enables you to deploy and manage both 3rd-party applications
and Microsoft patches, from a central point of control, across tens of thousands of servers and
workstations. Microsoft SCUP and complicated scripting NOT required.
Pre-Tested, Pre-Built Packages for Common Apps
SolarWinds builds, tests, and automatically delivers packages for common 3rd-party applications
which can then be quickly and easily deployed using Microsoft WSUS or Microsoft SCCM.
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DATASHEET: AUTOMATED PATCHING OF MICROSOFT SERVERS AND 3RD-PARTY APPS
Custom Package Wizard
The Custom Package Wizard in SolarWinds Patch Manager gives you an easy way to build
custom packages for any application, without the use of SCUP or complicated scripting. Then,
using SolarWinds Patch Manager, you can deploy any MSI, MSP or EXE via Microsoft WSUS
or SCCM.
Advanced Before-and-After Package Deployment Actions
SolarWinds Patch Manager’s PackageBoot™ allows you to create advanced before and after
package deployment scenarios to help ensure that even the most complicated patches (such
as Oracle Java) get deployed successfully - without complicated scripting.
Patch Physical Servers and Virtual Machines
SolarWinds Patch Manager makes it easier to manage patches on virtual desktops and servers
with the ability to patch off-line machines, organize virtual machines into groups, and inventory
virtual machines enterprise-wide.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
HARDWARE SOFTWARE
Hard Drive 20GB
Memory 4GB
CPU Dual Core, 2 GHz
.NET Framework Version 3.5 for Patch Manager server
Version 4.5 for web server (optional)
Database
Patch Manager is compatible with Microsoft SQL
Server instances running the following versions:
• SQL Server 2008
• SQL Server 2008 R2
• SQL Server 2012
• SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2016
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DATASHEET: AUTOMATED PATCHING OF MICROSOFT SERVERS AND 3RD-PARTY APPS
Operating System
(Patch Manager servers and consoles)
Install the Patch Manager web console server on a
32-bit or 64-bit computer running IIS on any of the
following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
Additionally, SolarWinds supports the following
operating systems for evaluation purposes:
• Windows 7
• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10
Operating System
(managed clients)
Patch Manager manages 32- or 64-bit computers
running any of the following operating systems:
• Windows XP Professional SP3 or later
• Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or
Ultimate SP2 or later
• Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10
• Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later
• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 or later
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
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DATASHEET: AUTOMATED PATCHING OF MICROSOFT SERVERS AND 3RD-PARTY APPS
WSUS
Patch Manager supports WSUS servers running the
following versions:
• Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 or later
with Microsoft KB2734608 applied
• Windows Server Update Services 6.0 installed on
Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server Update Services 6.2 installed on
Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server Update Services 6.3 installed on
Windows Server 2012 R2
SCCM
running the following versions:
installed before Patch Manager.
DATASHEET: AUTOMATED PATCHING OF MICROSOFT SERVERS AND 3RD-PARTY APPS
ABOUT SOLARWINDS
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Focused exclusively on IT Pros, we strive to eliminate the complexity in IT management software
that many have been forced to accept from traditional enterprise software vendors. SolarWinds
buy, use, and maintain, while providing the power to address any IT management problem on any
scale. Our solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base, which interacts in our
online community, thwack®, to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly
participate in our product development process. .
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