Symantec LiveUpdate™ Administrator 2.3 User's Guide

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Managing updates
Managing updates for products
Updates are listed by Product/Component name, Test Status, Criticality and
Distribution Coverage. You can filter the view by product name, test status (state),
and within a range of dates.
You can filter or search for updates by Update Name, Criticality, Type, or File
Name. You can also show only updates for a specific product, or for updates based
on criticality or by the date that the update was downloaded.
Criticality is used to designate the urgency of the update. Product/Component is
the name and component name for which updates are downloaded.
The possible criticality values are as follows:
Critical
Recommended
Optional
Reserved for the most critical updates such as vulnerabilities or
Category 5 outbreak content.
All product updates that represent patches to address defects and
security updates.
New features and product enhancements.
When you expand the Product/Component list, you can view the following
information for each product update as follows:
File Name
Test Status
The actual server-side name of the update package that is retrieved.
It is always a compressed file, although the .zip extension is not
always used.
This information indicates the test status of the update.
The following states are possible:
■ Corrupt
■ Failed
■ Faulty
■ Not required
■ Passed
■ Pending
■ Retest
■ Unknown
■ Untested