Altiris® Patch Management Solution™ for Dell Servers

Altiris® Patch Management Solution™ for Dell Servers allows you to proactively manage patches and software updates by automating the collection, analysis, and delivery of patches across your enterprise for Dell servers. The solution can help you significantly decrease the costs involved in delivering patches throughout your enterprise. Tight integration between the Altiris management platform and Dell’s Partner Developer Kit enables a single console to inventory, analyze, and update your Dell server hardware.

Automated Processes for Distribution of Patches on dell servers

Patch Management Solution provides improved functionality in the analysis, collection, and distribution of BIOS, firmware and driver updates. The solution consists of a central, extensible repository to house various operating systems, hardware and software vendors’ patches, as well as improved installation inventory and specific update distribution options.

Key Features & Benefits

• Automatic compliance analysis of Dell server hardware drivers and firmware
• Automated download and distribution of needed Dell Update Packages from Dell’s support Web site
• Patch distribution wizard targets noncompliant servers
• Policy-based, set-and-forget automation (no administrator intervention required)
• Detailed information on each software update (including technical details, severity ratings and links to Dell’s Web site)
• More than 20 out-of-the-box reports show compliance by server or update, distribution status, and more
• Role-and-scope security for secure management
• Hardware and software patching with the same tool (snaps into the larger Altiris console)
• Support for Windows and Linux systems 

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	Use Patch Management Solution for Dell Servers  to easily assess the current revision status  of server components.
	With Patch Management Solution for Dell Servers, you can target servers for automatic updates.