“Eminentware just works! I forget it is even doing its job sometimes, and with as many jobs as I have, that is exactly what we are looking for. One less thing I have to worry about!”
- Ryan LaPointe
(MCITP-EA, MCITP-SA,
MCSE, MCSA, MCTS, MCDST)
Server Engineer
Kitsap Credit Union
Manage 3rd party patches with WSUS
SolarWinds Patch Manager (previously the EminentWare Extension Pack) extends the capabilities of your existing WSUS infrastructure, enabling you to deploy, manage, and report on Microsoft AND non-Microsoft patches from a central point of control. Patch Manager also provides you with a continually updated catalog of 3rd party “WSUS-ready” patches that can be imported and deployed with WSUS.
More than just a patch catalog…
SolarWinds Patch Manager allows you to automate and control key steps of the patch management process, end-to-end from patch notification, to import/ synchronization, to publishing, approvals, deployment, scheduling, reboots, and more.
SolarWinds Patch Manager provides these 3rd party patch management benefits:
- Extend WSUS to deploy, manage, and report on both Microsoft and 3rd party patches and applications from a central point of control.
- Receive pre-scripted, tested “WSUS ready” update packages, saving hours of manual research, testing, and implementation time. Publish to WSUS and deploy on your schedule.
- Receive automatic email or “Outlook style” alerts when new patches become available from vendors and when patches are synchronized.
- Choose the 3rd party patches your company needs and exclude those that are not needed. Add links to other catalogs.
- Automatically synchronize the EminentWare 3rd Party Updates Catalog and other catalogs on a schedule that is convenient for your organization.
- Create your own packages to deploy any MSI, MSP, or EXE through WSUS.
- Use PackageBoot™ to configure pre- and post-implementation steps including stop & start services, bundle multiple files in a package, run uninstalls or custom scripts.
- Gain more control over patch management with immediate updates, scheduling, reboots, detailed update approval management & more.
- Dynamically select which updates or machines to deploy based on groups, dates, location, or other criteria.
- Generate powerful management reports – use built-in reports or create your own.
