Deployment and reboot policies

Deployment and reboot policies are used to define the days and time ranges during which one or more assets can install patches and/or reboot via Cyberwatch.

Create and manage deployment and reboot policies

Deployment and reboot policies management is available in the Settings > Deployment and reboot policies menu.

To create a deployment and reboot policy, click on Add.

  • The “Type” field is used to choose the type of policy to create (deploying or rebooting policy)
  • The “Name” field is used to identify the policy
  • The “Recurrence” field summarizes when the assets are allowed to apply patches or reboot. The “Edit” button opens the “Recurrence” window:
    • “Frequency” and “Interval” set the pace, for example every day or every two weeks
    • depending on the frequency, choose the days of the week, the days of the month or an occurrence in the month, for example the first Wednesday
    • “Start Time” and “End Time” define the time range. An end earlier than or equal to the start gives a range that crosses midnight, for example from 22:00 to 06:00
    • “Time zone” indicates the time zone of these times
    • the “Hourly” frequency, reserved for deploying policies, opens a one-hour slot every N hours starting from midnight, with no time range to enter
  • The “Scheduling mode” field defines the way the policy will be launched:
    • In manual mode, the policy is used as a default value when planning to reboot or deploy patches on the assets
    • In automatic mode, the policy is used to automatically schedule the reboot and deployment of patches during the period

Assign a policy to one or more assets

  1. Go to the Inventory view
  2. Select the concerned asset(s)
  3. Click on the button “Bulk edit” and “Update the deploying period” or “Update the rebooting period”
  4. Then select the policy from the list

Remove a policy from one or more assets

  1. Go to the Inventory view
  2. Select the concerned asset(s)
  3. Click on the button “Bulk edit” and “Update the deploying period” or “Update the rebooting period”
  4. Then select “Remove deploying period” or “Remove rebooting period”