Approving updates

Kaspersky Next allows you to select the updates that will be installed on managed devices.

You can approve updates that must be installed and skip updates that must not be installed. For example, you first may want to check the installation of updates in a test environment and make sure that they do not interfere with the operation of devices, and only then approve the installation of these updates on managed devices. You can also revoke an update approval, for example, if the update installation resulted in application malfunction.

You can approve updates only if the Installation mode value in the update installation settings is Install approved updates only, and the Installation schedule value is Every week or Every day.

You can approve a single update or several updates at once.

To approve one update:

Open Kaspersky Next Management Console.
Select the Security management → Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management section.
Under Patches and updates, click the View button.
Click the name of the required update that has the Approval pending installation status. If necessary, you may first select the respective value in the Installation status filter.
The Update properties window opens.
Click the Approve update link.
If installing an update requires accepting End User License Agreements, the End User License Agreements window opens.
Carefully read the texts of the End User License Agreements listed in the window.
If you accept the terms of the End User License Agreements, select the check boxes next to the End User License Agreements, and then click the I accept the terms button. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreements for an update, the update will not be approved.

The update is approved. Its installation status changes to Planned. The approved updates are installed on managed devices according to the update installation settings.

Sometimes, an approved update cannot be installed. For example, this can be because the update is applicable to servers but installation of updates is only allowed on workstations. Another example is when there are related updates for the same application; in this case you must find the other updates and approve them.

To approve several updates at once:

Open Kaspersky Next Management Console.
Select the Security management → Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management section.
Under Patches and updates, click the View button.
Select the check boxes next to the required updates that have the Approval pending installation status. If necessary, you may first select the respective value in the Installation status filter.
Click the Approve button.
If installing an update requires accepting End User License Agreements, the End User License Agreements window opens.
Carefully read the texts of the End User License Agreements listed in the window.
If you accept the terms of the End User License Agreements, select the check boxes next to the End User License Agreements, and then click the I accept the terms button. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreements for an update, the update will not be approved.

The selected updates are approved. Their installation status changes to Planned. The approved updates are installed on managed devices according to the update installation settings.

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