Customize computers
You add computers to a Patch Management group by drag and drop. You move computers to Unassigned computers or Excluded computers by drag and drop or from the right-click menu. A computer can only be linked to one group at a time.
Add computers to a group
Section titled “Add computers to a group”- In the content pane, select the computers, for example under Other computers → Unassigned computers.
- Drag the computers to a group, or to the group’s Computers folder, in the tree view.
- Confirm the change. If necessary, write a change description.
The computers are linked to the group and receive the updates approved for it.
Move computers to Unassigned or Excluded computers
Section titled “Move computers to Unassigned or Excluded computers”-
In the content pane, select the computers.
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Right-click the computers, and then select Add to unassigned or Add to excluded. You can also drag the computers to the Unassigned computers or Excluded computers folder.
Unassigned and excluded computers don’t receive any updates. Excluded computers are never added to a group automatically.
Related tasks
Section titled “Related tasks”| If you want to… | You can… |
|---|---|
| Add computers to a group automatically based on inventory | Use query based membership |
| Add new computers and servers to a default group | Patch Management options |