Check The Status Of an SVM On-Prem RHEL Server
SynopsisA list of general checks that can be made to ensure the smooth running of an On-Prem SVM server running RHEL.
Knowledge Base Articles
Moving WSUS Updates with WsusUtil.exe
Summary Use this article to move the contents of WSUS; usually needed for data migration or fixing a broken content store. Symptoms When the ..\UpdatesPackages folder of WSUS is moved without using the WsusUtil.exe tool e.g. when enabling SSL on WS...
Delete obsolete patch packages created in WSUS by Software Vulnerability Manager
With the use of the Software Vulnerability Manager over time, the number of packages created in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) can begin to take up valuable disc space on the server that is facilitating the WSUS role. Simply declining and dele...
Command-line Use & Parameters of SVM Agent
Summary This article provides a compiled list of all command-line options available to the SVM Agent and their corresponding configuration parameters. It also teaches you the basics of performing manual installs and work with the Agent in command-lin...
SVM Publishing to WSUS: Troubleshooting Guide
Summary This article is a deeper-dive guide to troubleshooting problems with publishing Flexera SPS packages to Windows Server Update Services that can also be installed in configuration with System Center Configuration Manager as a "Software Update ...
Compile WindowsUpdate.log on Windows 10 or higher
Summary Starting with Windows 10 and higher Operating Systems, Microsoft decided to decrease a load of Windows by changing how the default log file of Windows Update should be written and reviewed. On the newer systems Microsoft requires you to issue...
Deploy SVM Agent with VDI Images safely
Summary This article helps you decide how to handle the deployment of the SVM Agent through VDI imaging. Should I install SVM Agent on pre-build VDI Image before deploying it to hosts, or should it be installed after the image was successfully deplo...
Create the WSUS-CSI Group Policy Manually
Summary A full guide on how to create a GPO to distribute WSUS certificate and Windows update settings. Synopsis This short guide describes how to create a Group Policy Object (GPO) for CSI-WSUS by using the Group Policy Management console. Once the ...
Target SVM packages with "Path Applicability" rules
Summary Sometimes when deploying an Update Package aiming to patch your active Insecure/EOL programs, your WSUS/SCCM takes it further and applies your update as a brand new installation on machines that were not intended to install it. This article e...
SVM On-Prem RPM Upgrade Tasks List
Summary This article provides a handy checklist of items that need to be completed while updating a Software Vulnerability Manager On-Prem server environment to a newer version. Discussion The following action items need to be completed for a success...
Reset two-factor authentication for Flexera SVR
Summary This article is intended for customers that lock themselves out of their Software Vulnerability Research account with the two-factor authentication enabled. Synopsis Reset two-factor authentication Software Vulnerability Research software by ...
Grant root account remote access to MariaDB
If you’ve set up your Software Vulnerability Manager On-Premises servers in dual-mode configuration (with one server housing Apache, PHP, and the Software Vulnerability Manager configuration, and the other server hosting the Software Vulnerability Ma...
How to recover from a lost MySQL root password
Summary How can you recover from a lost MySQL or MariaDB root password? Synopsis If you run into the situation where you've lost the root password for your MySQL instance the account can be recovered so long as you still have root access to the serve...
Troubleshooting Failing SPS Package on a Target
Summary This article describes the general steps that can be taken to troubleshoot a package that was published by the Software Vulnerability Manager and its Flexera Package System where the package was provided as silently installable out-of-the-box...
Package Publishing Error - Return Code: -2146232060
Summary While attempting publishing of a Software Vulnerability Manager security patch to your deployment server, The package publishing process consumes an excessive amount of time, fails, and returns an error Code: -2146232060. Symptoms Cause Thi...
Learn SPS Custom packages - public member functions-attributes
Summary This article teaches you how to read and work with the public member functions and attributes provided in the Flexera Software Package System of the Software Vulnerability Manager. This information is essential to understand how to script you...
Compliance Reports for SVM Patches in SCCM 2012
Summary A guide for creating a software compliance report in SCCM for SVM patch deployments. Synopsis The Corporate Software Inspector usually publishes patches to WSUS. If Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is used for deployment, the Av...
Adobe Reader Error 1638 - [Solved with "Clean Install"]
Summary When deploying an update package for Adobe Reader the package fails to install with error code 1638. Symptoms When an Adobe Reader update package is deployed the installation fails. Adobe Reader is not updated to the latest secure versionThe ...
Why are SPS patches auto-Approved in WSUS?
Summary You published a new SPS patch through the Software Vulnerability Manager to a Windows Server Update Services server (WSUS), but even when you have clicked to "Approve" the update through the incoming options window, your patches are still bei...
Share scan results and single host agents
SummaryAllow users to share scan results and single host agentsSynopsisUnder User Management, when you edit a user/admin, there is a field called "Allow User to see the Completed Scans and Single Host Agents from all other Users". When this is checke...
