Create Update Rings

How to create Update Rings for a Patch My PC Cloud deployment

To create Update Rings for a new Deployment in Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud:

If you are unfamiliar with creating a deployment, follow the Deploy an App process until Step 7.
On the Assignments page, click Enable Update Rings.
Choose how you want your Update Rings to handle the start times for their assignments: • Delayed • Immediate
By default, two Update Rings are created with a two-day delay between them.
If you do not want to change the names of any of the rings, go to Step 6. If you want to change the name of any of the rings, click the pencil icon () beside the relevant ring.
Enter the ring's name in the Name field of the Edit Update Ring dialog box, then click Save. The updated name appears.
If you do not want to change the delay for any of the rings, go to Step 7. If you want to change the delay for a ring, click the plus (+) or minus (-) sign beside the relevant rings.
Click Add Assignment and add the relevant assignments for each ring, configuring the settings for each assignment as required.

Note

Refer to the Assignments section of the Deployment Wizard Reference for more information.

Tip

You can drag assignments between Update Rings by clicking the double ellipsis () beside the relevant assignment and dragging and dropping it to the relevant Update Ring.

Note

Click Add Update Ring to add additional Update Rings, up to a maximum of 10.

Click Deploy.
The “<deployment_name>” Deployment Summary dialog box appears, summarizing what you are deploying, to which groups, and when.
Either click : a. Cancel to return to the Assignments tab to make any changes (after which you need to click Deploy).
b. Click Confirm to continue. When you click Confirm, the Deployments node appears showing the deployment as In Progress and the Success – Created <deployment_name> notification.