We wanted to make you aware of some enhancements and improvements to patching within the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA). You may or may not be aware, but the SMA has utilized a 3rd party patch feed to supply patches for your use.
Starting with version 10.0, which will be available in early September, we are replacing this feed with the new KACE Patch Catalog.
Changing the way the KACE SMA patch catalog is updated and maintained will provide distinct advantages to you. Patches will be available to you faster than the method used prior to SMA v10.0. The KACE Patch Catalog also includes more publisher/products than the current patch catalog. These product changes will make it easier for you to manage your patches by providing timelier patch availability, patch application and a wider catalog of patches to choose from than ever before.
When working with new applications/patches for the first time, please note and plan ahead that the initial download will take longer than subsequent patch updates. Once the initial applications/patch have been downloaded and you adhere to Detect and Deploy best practices, subsequent patch application performance will be improved.
More details will be provided in this knowledge base article as we near the release.
Be sure to check out the KACE SMA Product Support page to find solution articles, tips and tricks, tutorials, documentation, notifications, life cycle tables, training, and a product user forum.
Please check this article for additional information as we near the release of 10.0. For Technical Support issues with the product, please contact support.
