Agent Configuration for Download Manager

With Metadata distribution, the Agents request a set of binary files to be downloaded from the Patch Gateway at the end of the scanning phase.

The Patch Agents must be configured to use the Download Manager. This works silently in the background to bring down the patch files to the Agents as an asynchronous process. The Download Manager allows this passive file transfer to stop and start, as needed, but continues the download from where it left off.

When enabled, the Download Manager for Patch Agents allows you to set several options to control how the binaries are downloaded to the Agents. The Download Manager options include network utilization in normal mode and in screen saver mode, delay after initialization, and apply patch updates after download completion.

The Download Manager option is not enabled by default. To enable it, use the Console Configuration tab > Patch Management Area > Agent Options page. Details are given below.

When you enable the Download Manager and save the options on the Console, the Patch Manager DISCOVER instances in the CSDB Database are modified to reflect your selections.

Enabling the Patch Agents to use the Download Manager


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