Purpose
The purpose of this document is to discuss the Shared settings options available in the Patch for SCCM 2.4 release. This version can be downloaded here.
Description
There are 6 unique settings that can be configured to be shared amongst users. Those settings are:
- WSUS Server name and Port (Includes Timestamp settings)
- License activation key
- Scheduled Task (Scheduled Publishing)
- Offline Settings
- Composite and Smart Filters
- Alert Subscriptions
Be extremely careful when changing any of these shared settings, as it will affect all other Patch for SCCM administrators who are also using shared settings.
Initial Configuration
1. Install/Upgrade your Patch for SCCM plugin to the 2.4 version.
2. Once upgraded, open Settings, then click on Shared Settings.
3. Click the box for 'Use Shared Settings' to enable this feature.
This setting will need to be checked under any additional users after first install or upgrade from version 2.3.
WSUS Server Name and Port (Includes Timestamp settings)
- Within the WSUS configuration, the WSUS server name whether its set as Hostname, FQDN, or IP, will be retained across users.
- Port Number will also be retained across accounts. This will also include the SSL settings, if applicable
- The WSUS Signing certificate, as long as it is in the Local Certificate store, the certificate data will be retained.
- If used, a timestamp server/URL will be retained to be used for timestamping packages.
License Activation Key
- Any license keys that are used in the configuration will be saved for all users accessing the plugin.
- If activating a key for the first time, follow this document: How to activate or update Ivanti Patch for SCCM 2.3+ Licensing
- If upgrading from Patch for SCCM 2.3, there is no need to reactivate the license.
Scheduled Task
- If no task has been previously scheduled, the 'Schedule' tab will show as seen below. Follow this document for an outline of how to schedule this task: How to Set Up an Automatic Schedule for Publishing and Synchronizing Updates
- For any previously created scheduled task, the Schedule tab will show the following:
- If a user clicks 'Modify task', the following message is seen.
Please make note that the user modifying the task will become the owner of the task and will delete the previously scheduled task. The user making the change will show in the Task created by 'Domain\Username' for machine 'Machinename' at the top of the window.
Offline Settings
- Local Source folder configuration will be retained across users. If using a network folder versus a local folder on the SCCM server, you will need to ensure that all users have access to the share to avoid any access errors or publishing issues.
- If you are running the plugin in a disconnected environment, make sure 'Run disconnected' is selected.
- For more information on Offline options, please visit the help page here
Composite and Smart Filters
- When creating a composite or smart filter for the first time, when creating a new smart filter or composite filter, select the option for Shared to allow the filter to be shared with other users.
- Any shared filters, will be listed with (Shared) at the end of the name. ex: Chrome (Shared)
- If a new filter is created as a shared template, and later is needed to be made private, open the edit window for the filter and click 'Copy to Private Filters'.
- If a filter was created before upgrading to Patch for SCCM 2.4, the filter will be stored as private. In order to make the template available to be shared, open the edit window for the filter and select 'Copy to Shared Filters' at the bottom of the window.
- After copying to a shared state, both the private filter created before upgrade and the shared filter will be listed in the list of filters.
Alert Subscriptions
- To access Ivanti Patch Alerts, go to Monitoring > Ivanti Patch > Manage Alerts
- By default, all alerts are enabled, but only Updates Published is active.
- Any changes made to active state or emails in 'Manage subscriptions' will be available to all users.
Additional Information
WSUS Server - Help page
How to activate or update Ivanti Patch for SCCM 2.3+ Licensing
How to Process a Manual (Offline) Activation for Ivanti Patch for Windows 9.3 or Patch for SCCM 2.3+
How to Set Up an Automatic Schedule for Publishing and Synchronizing Updates
Offline Options - Help page
How To: Use Smart Filters and Composite Filters in Shavlik Patch
How To: Setup and Configure Alert Subscriptions in Patch for SCCM 2.4
Shared Settings - Help page
Affected Product
Ivanti Patch for SCCM 2.4