Patch Management Onboarding and Configuration
If you are new to Patch Management, the following guidance will help you through the onboarding and configuration.
Prerequisites
Qualys Subscription and Modules required
You would require a Patch Management (PM) module enabled for your account.
System support
Patch Management supports installing patches on Windows, Linux, and Mac systems. Refer to the Patch Management Supported Product Versions for more information about Supported Windows Products, Supported Linux Operating Systems, and Supported Mac Products.
Patch Management Workflow
Patch Management Configuration
- Cloud Agent Installation and Configuration for Patch Management
- Creating and enabling PM in a CA Configuration Profile
- Adding URLs to Allowlist for Patch Download
- User Roles and Permissions for Patch Management
Using tags to grant access to assets is an important step. Refer to the How are tags used to grant access to assets? section from User Roles and Permissions topic.
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