Deployment Waves

Deployment Waves allow the deployment of patches progressively to devices contained in different Business Units. Because Waves execute in top-to-bottom order, less Critical Business Units appear higher in the priority. This prioritizes deployment to non-mission critical business units or smaller groups of endpoints first, followed by more critical or larger groupings of endpoints.

Using Deployment Wave Entries

Entries for Deployment Wave settings exist in the object templates for Business Units, Deployment Channels, and Customized Products templates. All methods use the same process.

Create a Wave Entry

1. In an open Deployment Wave template, under Deployment Waves, select Add Wave.

   
2. Select + Create Wave Entry.

• This opens the Create Wave Entry dialog:

  

1. Select Browse next to Add Business Unit.

• This opens up the Select Business Unit dialog:

  

  a. Navigate to and select the Business Unit to which the Wave Entry applies.

  b. Select OK to return to the Create Wave Entry dialog.

1. Expand the Include Child Business Units menu to include one or more child Business Units of the selected parent.

2. Select Create Wave Entry to return to the Deployment Wave template.

3. Select Save to save your progress.

Create one or more Wave Entries

1. In an open Deployment Wave template, under Deployment Waves, select Add Wave.

   
2. Select + Create Wave Entry.

• This opens the Create Wave Entry dialog:

  

1. Next to Add Business Unit, select Browse.

• This opens the Select Business Unit dialog:

  

  a. Navigate to and select the Business Unit to which the Wave Entry applies.

  b. Select OK to return to the Create Wave Entry dialog.

1. Expand the Include Child Business Units menu to include one or more child Business Units of the selected parent.

2. Select Create Wave Entry to return to the Deployment Wave template.

3. If creating multiple Wave Entries, repeat steps 1 through 4 to add another Deployment Wave.

   
4. Once done, select Save to save your progress.

Edit or Remove a Wave Entry

1. In the left navigation menu of the Adaptiva dashboard, select Deployment Waves, and then select Show All.

2. Open the Deployment Wave template you want to change.

3. Scroll down to the Deployment Waves table that shows the Wave Entry you want to edit or remove.

4. Select the ellipsis (...) in the Actions column, and then choose one of the following options:

   • Select Remove Wave Entry to remove the Wave.

   • Select Edit the Remote Wave Entry to make any necessary changes to the Wave.

5. Select Save to save your progress.

Open and Save a Deployment Wave Template

1. In the left navigation menu of the Patch Management Dashboard, select Deployment Waves.

2. Select the Name of a template to open it, and then save the template with a new title:

   a. In the upper-left of the dialog, select More, and then select Save As.

   b. Enter a new name for the template, and then select Save as. This returns you to a copy of the template with the new name.

   c. Enter a detailed Description of the process covered in this template, or leave the prepopulated description. Add a character to enable the Save button, and then select Save.

Create one or more Wave Entries

1. In an open Deployment Wave template, under Deployment Waves, select Add Wave.

   
2. Select + Create Wave Entry.

• This opens the Create Wave Entry dialog:

  

1. Next to Add Business Unit, select Browse. This opens the Select Business Unit dialog:

a. Navigate to and select the Business Unit to which the Wave Entry applies.

b. Select OK to return to the Create Wave Entry dialog.

1. Expand the Include Child Business Units menu to include one or more child Business Units of the selected parent.

2. Select Create Wave Entry to return to the Deployment Wave template.

3. If creating multiple Wave Entries, repeat steps 1 through 4 to add another Deployment Wave.

   
4. Once done, select Save to save your progress.

Edit or Remove a Wave Entry

1. In the left navigation menu of the Adaptiva dashboard, select Deployment Waves, and then select Show All.

2. Open the Deployment Wave template you want to change.

3. Scroll down to the Deployment Waves table that shows the Wave Entry you want to edit or remove.

4. Select the ellipsis (...) in the Actions column, and then choose one of the following options:

   • Select Remove Wave Entry to remove the Wave.

   • Select Edit the Remote Wave Entry to make any necessary changes to the Wave.

5. Select Save to save your progress.