Maintenance window items are used in patch management to define allowed time frame (schedule) when Miradore clients' patch management components can perform patch installations at managed computers. If any maintenance window has not been defined, then patch installations are done according to the settings configured with the scheduled task profiles in "Administration > System settings > Clients > General > Built-in scheduled tasks > Windows > Patch scan and install". On the contrary, it is also possible define multiple maintenance windows for assets. For example, with two separate maintenance windows, patch installations can be allowed at the morning 06:00 - 09:00 and in the evening 18:00 - 22:00.
Maintenance windows don't have affect to security patch inventory scan interval. Security patch inventory scans are always run according to the settings configured with the scheduled task profiles.
The Maintenance window items can be managed at Administration > Feature settings > Patch management > Maintenance windows in the management console of Miradore Management Suite.
Tab name |
Description |
Main |
Information about item. Description of Maintenance window item attributes. |
Event log |
All events related to this item are recorded and represented here. |
Task |
Description |
Change status > Activate |
Enables the Maintenance window item. Active Maintenance window items define the allowed time frame when Miradore is allowed to perform patch installations at the managed computers. |
Change status > Deactivate |
Disables the Maintenance window item. Disabled items are stored and can be reactivated, but the items don't have any effect on patch management processes as long as they remain disabled. |
Prints the form contents. |
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Remove |
Removes the Maintenance window item permanently. |
Maintenance window item attributes