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Update

Use the Update Automation Policy to trigger a forced detection engine update on your managed devices manually.


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Policy run scope

You can schedule the Automation Policy to run Once (now) on specific devices (see example below) or click Actions > Run an Automation Policy to configure it to run on wider filtered groups of devices.

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Schedule Update

1.Click Views > All Devices and select the check box next to each managed device with a task scheduled.

2.Click Add Task > Run an Automation Policy.

3.In the Details section, rename the task in the Task Name window if necessary (for example, Automation Policy: ESET – Update).

4.To select Repository Item, type ESET and select the ESET – Update Task policy.

5.Click the Schedule tab to select a time for the task to run. The default is set to Now. The task will run when you click Save.

6.Click the Notifications tab to select a notification type and recipients of status reports for the task execution.

7.Click Save.

Check progress

As soon as the Automation Policy (task) is scheduled, the Scheduled Tasks view will be displayed (or click Configuration > Scheduled Tasks > Add/Delete). You can also monitor the progress of the task and its results in the Job status view. Click Views > Job Status and select your task.

In the Scheduled Tasks, click the desired task Name to open the Automation Policy Task view. Click the Status tab to monitor the progress and the results.

If your target has more than one managed device, scroll down from one device result to the next. If the status is longer than 20 lines, you can download the complete execution log in a ZIP file.