New OpsMgr hotfix – 958253 – Fixes patchlist table view for agent hotfixes
Hey guys – a new hotfix is published, and I recommend this for all SP1 environments. This cleans up the Patchlist table in the database, making it more readable, and allowing more room because of the 255 character limit.
You can now more easily know which hotfixes have been applied to which agents. This is a simple MP update – just import it and go.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958253
I discuss the process to know that your agents are patched" in the following posts:
http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2008/06/24/how-do-i-know-which-hotfixes-have-been-applied-to-which-agents.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2008/06/27/a-report-to-show-all-agents-missing-a-specific-hotfix.aspx
Before – the patchlist table looked like this:
Now – it is much more readable:
I have added this one to my recommended list, at http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2009/01/27/which-hotfixes-should-i-apply.aspx
