Clients could not download and run the Patch Windows Assessment Scan Package. The client logs showed that it was trying to download a file "STPatchAssessment.log" file that by default is not part of the package. The Notification Server location, WindowsVulnerabilityScan folder, should only contain 5 files
Client Logs showed the following Warning and Error:
Process: AeXNSAgent.exe (7008)
Thread ID: 5496
Module: AeXNetComms.dll
Source: AeXNetworkTransport
Description: GetFiles 'HTTPS://NS_ServerName.com/Altiris/PackageShare/pkggroup_nneh5nkuy3ffad64acckm7raqewyoyae/
windowsvulnerabilityscan/STPatchAssessment.log'->'C:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\SoftwareManagement\
Software Delivery\6d417916-467c-46a7-a870-6d86d9345b61
Module: AeXNetComms.dll
Source: AeXNetworkTransport::Raw_GetFiles
Description: HTTP error: 404 Not Found (0x80042D21)
Patch Management 7.5 HotFix 6 and later
Customer had selected "Run from the server if bandwidth is above - Any connection speed" in the Symantec Management Agent Settings - Target (Settings > All Settings > Agents/Plug-ins > Symantec Management Agent > Settings > Symantec Management Agent Settings - Target > All Desktop computers (excluding 'Site Servers') > Download tab > Download and Run Options.
This caused the client to run the Windows Assessment Scan from the SMP from the WindowsVulnerabilityScan folder on the Notification Server and created the scan / log files - STPatchAssessment.log and STPatchAssessment.xml. These files updated the Windows System Assessment Scan package and that new package needed to be replicated out to the clients; however, the updated package is invalid and will not download.
These files are regularly located at: <drive>://Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Software Management\Software Delivery\{6D417916-467C-46A7-A870-6D86D9345B61}\cache folder