Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to oversee and
manage download plug-ins in your deployment.
You can use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register, unregister, configure, and
upgrade the download plug-ins for different patch vendors.
You must subscribe to the Patching Support site to gain access to this dashboard. To view the
Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard, go to All Content domain > All Dashboards > Manage Download Plug-ins.Figure 1. Patch Management navigation tree
The dashboard displays all the servers and windows-only relays in your deployment. Select a
server or relay to view all the plug-ins for that computer. The dashboard shows you also
the version and status for each plug-in in one consolidated view.Figure 2. Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard
A plug-in can be in one of the following states:
Not Installed
New Version Available
Up-To-Date
Not Supported
The dashboard has a live keyword search capability. You can search based on the naming convention
of the servers, relays, and plug-ins.
Note: If you install the
download plug-in on BigFix relays, you must also install it on the BigFix server to avoid download
issues.
