Creating an SVM application module update task

You can create an application module update task on SVMs using the Administration Console or the Web Console. In the Web Console, the task is created with the default settings. You can configure the task launch schedule in the task properties window.

To create an application module update task on SVMs in the Administration Console:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. Do one of the following:
   • To create a task for the SVMs within the selected administration group, select the folder with the name of this administration group in the console tree and in the workspace select the Tasks tab.
   • To create a task for one or more SVMs (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
3. Click the New task button to start the New Task Wizard.
4. At the first step of the wizard, select the Application module update on the SVM task type from the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent – Protection Server list.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

5. If you have started the New Task Wizard from the Tasks folder, specify the method of selection of the SVMs for which you are creating the task. You can select SVMs from the list of virtual machines discovered by the Administration Server, manually specify the SVM addresses, import a list of SVMs from a file, or specify a previously configured selection of devices (for details, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help). Depending on the specified method of SVM selection, perform one of the following operations in the window that opens:
   • In the list of detected virtual machines, specify the SVMs on which you want to create the task. To do so, select the check boxes in the list on the left of the names of relevant SVMs.
   • Click the Add or Add IP range button and enter the addresses of SVMs manually.
   • Click the Import button, and in the window that opens select a TXT file with the list of addresses of SVMs.
   • Click the Browse button and in the window that opens specify the name of the selection containing SVMs for which you want to create the task.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

6. In the Scheduled start drop-down list, select Manually.

   It is not recommended to configure a scheduled start of the SVM application module update task.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

7. In the Name field, enter the name of the SVM application module update task.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

8. If you want the task to start as soon as the New Task Wizard finishes, select the Run task when the wizard is complete checkbox. Exit the New Task Wizard.

The created custom scan task appears in the list of tasks. You can start and stop the task manually.

You can view a list of installed application module updates on SVMs by using the command line script named patch_list.pl located in the /opt/kaspersky/la/patching/ folder.