Including "Computer Support" Content in WebUI

[roberteastman]

I want to create a Patch Policy if possible, that restarts any servers before patching starts (Specifically Restart Needed (flag in registry). This will be a separate patch policy, but I cannot figure out how to include this content. It is not considered Custom (at least it will not show up in custom) nor is it considered External. Any ideas if I can do this with a patch policy or is this a manual setup everything time I want to restart any server that has a restart flag in the registry in the BigFix Console.

Thanks

[itsmpro92]

For it to be visible in the Custom section of the Patch Policy, you need to make sure the Fixlet has a default action and has been associated with the Patch Management domain.

If you’re working with a custom copy of the Restart Needed fixlet, you’ll need to export it and modify the <Action> tag to be a <DefaultAction>.

Set the domain to be Patch Management when you import the Fixlet XML.

Be sure and test this approach before you deploy it to anything career limiting…

[roberteastman]

Thank you! That did the trick

[itsmpro92]

@roberteastman - Check out the latest WebUI updates. Patch policy now includes a pre- and post-patch action which would accommodate your need to reboot before patching.