System Configuration

Information like systems statistics, credentials etc. can be viewed and altered from the System Configuration view for each system added.

In order to access this information, visit any of the Systems views (namely All Systems, Windows, Red Hat and Debian) and click on the 'Configure System Info' icon   from the menu option that appears on mouse-over icon, against the system name. You can make allowable changes to the system configurations and click on 'Configure' button at the bottom of the page to save the configurations.

Windows Agent Configuration

PatchQuest Windows Agent settings can also be configured from the web interface of PatchQuest. There are a set of parameters each for both HTTPS mode and SSL/TCP mode of the agents that can be altered from the 'System Configuration' screen. 

Note

• Agent Configuration Information will be displayed only for systems in Agent Mode.
• Configurations effected from this screen cannot be scheduled. They will be applied immediately.
• Global configurations (for all agent systems present in the setup) can also be effected in a single-shot from the Settings tab --> Agent Administration screen.
• These configurations are not applicable for Linux agents

Viewing Device Details

From the System Configuration view for each system, you can view the following system information :

• DNS name,
• OS name, type, architecture & version,
• Service pack version
• Mode of operation (remote or agent-based).
• Language - the OS language of the system
• * Port number in which the Agent is listening to. This is specified during agent installation and cannot be configured from here.
• * Agent version
• * Operational status of the agent - whether the agent is running (green arrow) or offline (red arrow)

This information is read-only and cannot be altered.

* only for systems that are in the agent mode !

Configuring Display Name

You can specify a "friendly" name or a user-defined name for your system, in the 'Display Name' text field, from the System Configuration screen. This will be helpful in easier identification of the systems. To view the systems by their display names, do the following :

• Visit the Systems tab (All Systems, Windows, Red Hat or Debian)
• Click on the 'Edit Column' option at the top of the table
• Check the 'DisplayName' option and Save the configuration
• The Display Name column appears in the table with the configured display name

Configuring Agent Properties (only for Windows systems managed in Agent Mode)

These are the agent properties that can be configured from the System Configuration screen :

• Agent Details - all information pertaining to the agent installation
• Server Details - PatchQuest server related information required for the agent

Agent Details

1. Agent Mode

There are 2 modes in which PatchQuest Agents can function - HTTPS mode & SSL/TCP mode - depending on your enterprise requirements. The mode in which the agent is installed and functioning is identified by the 'Agent Mode' parameter under the Agent Details section. You can change the mode if required and configure the associated parameter as below :

In the HTTPS Mode, you can configure the Poll Interval - the time interval in which the agent polls the PQ server for tasks to be executed. The value is in minutes and the default value is 5.

In the SSL/TCP Mode, you can configure the TCP port on the agent machine through which the PQ agent communicates with the PatchQuest Server. The default value is 9001.

2. Log Level

This is the severity level of the logs in the PQ agent application. The default value is : Off. The other permissible values you can choose from are: Error, Warning, Info, Debug - in the increasing order of severity.

Server Details

Please exercise caution before

1. Server Name

It is the System name or IP address of the server machine to which the agent communicates. 

2. Server Web Port

The web port on which the PQ server communicates to the agent. Note that the PQ server now runs in the HTTPS mode. Default 8443.

3. Server TCP Port

The TCP port on which the PQ server communicates to the agent. Default is 9000.

Changing Communication Protocol (only for Linux systems managed in Remote Mode)

There is an option to change the protocol - Telnet or ssh - using which the PatchQuest server communicates with the Linux system (using to credentials provided) to carry out patch management operations. This configuration parameter is initially set during system addition, but can be altered from here, from the 'Protocol' drop-down menu.

You can also configure the protocol port number from here.

Configuring Device Credentials (only for systems managed in Remote Mode)

Device credentials that were configured during system addition, to log into the systems for performing patch management operations, can be configured from here. Select the 'System Credential' radio button and change the username and password information if already configured. Or else select the Global Credential radio button and choose from the list of names available.