Found the filter is no longer present on the 'Windows Patch Remediation Settings' policy.

Article Id: 157833

Status: Published

Updated On: 05-05-2014 11:30

Legacy Id: TECH204204

Products:

Patch Management Solution for Windows , Management Platform (Formerly known as Notification Server)

Issue/Introduction:

Followed process detailed on KM: HOWTO79488; however, the targeted custom filter for the 'Windows Patch Remediation Settings' policy is being removed.

Cause:

Found the clean up process clears the custom filter from the policy if it is not 'accessed' within 7 days. This is to prevent target membership bloating within the Symantec_CMDB database.

However the targets for the Windows Patch Remediation Settings policy are stored in the "State" column of the the policy, in the ITEM table; as a result tracking its usage does not seem to occur.

Advisory: this Target will be cleared if anything other than the default: 'Windows Computers with Software Update Plug-in Installed Target'

Resolution:

This issue is resolved in ITMS 7.5.

Applies To

ITMS & Patch Management 7.1 SP1, SP2 & MP1.x