Patching Process Of A Virtual Infrastructure
Hypervisor scanning and deployment Scanning and deployment operations are performed by the hypervisor. In order to scan for installed and missing Bulletins, the hypervisor needs the latest patching...
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Obtaining and viewing logs for issues related to Shavlik Patch for Microsoft...
Purpose This document is meant to provide information about where to obtain logging related to Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center. Description Starting with Microsoft System Center 2012 there...
View ArticlePrepping a Core Server to meet patch scanning requirements
Purpose The purpose of this document is to show some useful commands you can use to finish getting an out of the box core server ready to test agentless scanning/deployment with Protect. Description...
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Shavlik Patch (formerly SCUPdates) Supported Products list
Updated: 12/5/2014 7zipQ7ZIP920 - 7-Zip 9.20Q7ZIP920 - 7-Zip 9.20 x64 Adobe Acrobat 8QAA0831 - Adobe Acrobat 8.3.1QAA0811 - Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1QAA0812 - Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2QAA0813 - Adobe Acrobat...
View ArticleShavlik Protect Migration Tool User’s Guide
Template PurposeThis document is to provide a linkable article for Salesforce when providing customers with migration information. Shavlik Protect Migration Tool User’s Guide Download Shavlik Console...
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Shavlik Protect Database Maintenance - Purging or cleaning up a large database
Purpose This article provides steps to purge a large database in Shavlik Protect for maintenance purposes. Resolution To purge the database of old data (clean up): Using Database Maintenance tool...
View ArticleShavlik Protect Standard/Advanced 9.0 Patch 2 Release Notes
OverviewThese release notes support Patch 2 for Shavlik Protect 9.0. The patch can be downloaded from this link: http://www.shavlik.com/downloads.aspx The patch can be applied to Shavlik Protect build...
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Change in CVE syntax will break Protect without Patch 2 installed for Protect...
OverviewThere have been an incredibly large number of vulnerabilities this year, which unfortunately is going to cause asyntax change in MITRE CVE-ID. The current syntax will max out at 9,999...
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Change Machine Credentials on Multiple Machines at Once
Template Symptoms In Machine View, multiple machine records are showing incorrect credentials in their Machine Properties (Right click > Machine Properties). Cause A...
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Unhandled Exception Error At Startup After Performing Help > Refresh Files
Symptoms After performing a Help > Refresh Files, the Shavlik Protect console crashes with an unhandled exception error prompt. CauseAlthough there are numerous possible causes, it is likely one or...
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Missing Left Navigation Panel in Protect 9.X
TemplateSymptoms Left navigation panel in Protect is missing/hidden. Cause The left navigation panel in Protect can be collapsed on demand. Solution Click the thin bar that borders the...
View ArticleRegarding The December 2014 update for Windows Root Certificate KB3004394
Purpose Since patch KB3004394 was released, administrators have noted a number of issues resulting from applying the patch. Some administrators may be concerned to know why patch KB3004394 is not in...
View ArticleDownload Links for Shavlik Protect Installation Files
Purpose This document is meant to help administrators stay up to date with the current download links for install and upgrade files for all currently supported versions of Shavlik Protect. Description...
View ArticleMS14-081 (KB2899518) Is Not Supported In Shavlik Protect
Symptoms KB2899518 does not show as missing or installed for any systems within your Shavlik Protect scan results, and it is not available when searching View > Patches. Cause Shavlik will not be...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Support in Shavlik Protect
Purpose This document is intended to provide information about support for Google Chrome within Shavlik Protect. Description Shavlik Protect supports patching with the system-level installation of...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Support in Shavlik Patch - Only MSI (Enterprise/System-Level)...
Purpose This document is intended to provide information about support for Google Chrome within Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center. Symptoms Generally you can tell if there's an issue going on...
View ArticleHow Role Based Administration Works
Purpose This document explains the capabilities of Role Based Administration in Protect. Explanation of how Role Based Administration works You can assign different roles to different users of Shavlik...
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Protect UI Crashes When Selecting View > Machines
SymptomsWhen selecting View>Machines in the Protect Console, the Protect Console crashes.An error is present in the ST.Protect.Managed log:2014-12-15T16:24:58.9102861Z 0001 C...
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Configuring consoles within an offline environment to obtain definitions &...
ScenarioThe following applies in a scenario where you may have one of the following setups:-One Protect console connected to the internet, and other Protect consoles within an offline (disconnected)...
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Test Connection For A Distribution Server Errors Out When Using Credentials...
Symptoms Distribution server synchronizations are failing to take place. AND When setting up or editing a distribution server, you click 'Test Connection', and receive the error message:Path is not...
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