Configuring Patch Management for Metadata Distribution

Metadata distribution is enabled by default. It can also be enabled from the Core console on the Configuration tab as explained in the following procedure.

Note: Download Manager must be enabled for Metadata Distribution.

  1. From the Core Console, click the Configuration tab, open the Patch Management group and click Distribution Settings.

    The Patch Distribution Settings page opens, with areas for Patch Metadata Download and Patch Gateway Operations.

  2. Use the Patch Metadata Download area to check the option:
    Enable Download of Patch Metadata only.

    Note: When you enable Metadata distribution, Microsoft patch management switches the Vendor feed named to MSFT from MICROSOFT.

    Note: When you enable Metadata distribution, Microsoft bulletins previously published to the CSDB (not using Metadata) are deleted if they are re-acquired using Metadata distribution. This behavior occurs because it is not possible to have the same bulletin acquired by using multiple feeds. As a result, the Metadata distribution acquisition process wipes out the published bulletins from the CSDB.


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