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WebUI User's Guide
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Get Started with Patch Policy

WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
- Welcome
- Meet the WebUI
  Take a quick tour of the WebUI screens, controls, and workflow.
- Get Started with Devices
  Use the Device screens to view and manage all the devices in your environment as determined by your permission levels. You can find specific devices, access device documents, select devices for deployment, generate and export device reports and do much more.
- Get Started with Patch
- Get Started with Patch Policy
  - Patch Policy Overview
    To open the Patch Policy application, from the WebUI Apps menu, select Patch Policy.
  - The Patch Policy List
  - Create a Patch Policy
    In this page, steps for creating a patch policy, selecting patches to include, setting deployment options, and designating targets are provided in detail.
  - Patch Policy Document
    Use the Patch Policy Document to view and manage policy settings. Policy information appears on the right.
  - Monitoring Deployed Policies
  - Patch Policy Operations: Task Reference
    The Patch Policy operations are summarized in this page. If you suspend an Active policy to make changes, re-activate it when you are done to resume patching.
- Get Started with Software
- Get Started with Custom Content
- Get Started with BigFix Query
  Use the BigFix Query feature to retrieve data from endpoints through a dedicated query channel, where the memory available on each Relay minimizes the impact to normal BigFix processing.
- Take Action: The Deploy Sequence
- Get Started with Deployments
- Get Started with the Content App
  Use the Content App to work with Fixlets, tasks, and baselines on the BigFix sites. Search, filter, and deploy content using standard WebUI tools.
- Support

Get Started with Patch Policy

Use the Patch Policy application to establish continuous patching across your enterprise. A patch policy is a set of criteria that defines a patch list; that is, a collection of Fixlets that meet the patching criteria of a specific set of endpoints. Create patching schedules for different groups of machines and assign different deployment behaviors to each. Set patch timing, frequency and duration, pre-caching and retry behavior. Stagger start times, bypass errors, and notify device owners when a restart is pending.

Implement a patching strategy that meets your organization’s patching cycles and security guidelines. Use patch policies to establish and maintain a process of continuous security and compliance for your organization. Patch Policies currently supports Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) patching.

Requirements

BigFix Platform version 9.5.5, or above.
BigFix WebUI installed and running.
Subscriptions to all applicable BigFix patch sites.

Patch Policies supports the Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) patch sites. From the BigFix Console, enable any patch sites that are relevant to your deployment, and subscribe all computers to those sites.