Update (11/20) - Patching Delays on November 20 »

Update (11/20) - Maintenance Complete



There will be some patching delays tomorrow morning, November 20, 2009 due to unplanned maintenance.  Please check this article for updates.

Error in Database Cleanup »

Due to an error in weekly database cleanup, the LANDesk Revision number and Agent Installation dates have been removed for systems on ADM101. Because of this, it will TEMPORARILY appear that some systems are listed as "Broken" in the computer lists.Once an affected system correctly returns its inventory scan to...

Update (11/20) - November LANDesk Maintenance - Friday, Nov 20 »

COMPLETE - Friday, November 20 between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM - All the LANDesk servers and the LANDesk database will be rebooted.  Service should be restored by 8:00 AM....

November Microsoft Updates »

The Microsoft Security Updates for November have been added to LANDesk. Machines should begin to scan for vulnerabilities and patch during their designated scan and repair cycles.Not all patches will be necessary for every system.Click here to view Microsoft's November Security Bulletin...

Update (11/13) - November LANDesk Maintenance »

COMPLETE - Friday, November 13 between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM - All the LANDesk servers and the LANDesk database will be rebooted.  Service should be restored by 8:00 AM....

Updated - Network Interruption Saturday, November 7 »

11/7/2009 10:45am - LANDesk@VCU website, On-Demand Remote Control, and the Management Gateway are on-line. Due to maintenance done by Networking Services on Saturday, November 7 from 7:00 am until 7:30 am, all traffic to the Internet will be interrupted. During the scheduled maintenance, access to the LANDesk@VCU website, On-Demand Remote...

Update (10/28) - LANDesk Server Maintenance Wednesday, Oct 28 »

Complete - Minor updates will be made to the LANDesk core servers on Wednesday, October 28 from 7:00am until 8:00am.  Some brief disruption to services may be encountered.  All systems should be online and operational by 8:00am....

Update (10/16) - October LANDesk Maintenance »

COMPLETED - Friday, October 16 between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM - All the LANDesk servers and the LANDesk database will be rebooted.  Service should be restored by 8:00 AM....

October Microsoft Updates »

The Microsoft Security Updates for October have been added to LANDesk. Machines should begin to scan for vulnerabilities and patch during their designated scan and repair cycles.Not all patches will be necessary for every system.Click here to view Microsoft's October Security Bulletin...

September LANDesk Maintenance »

Friday, September 11 between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM - All the LANDesk servers and the LANDesk database will be rebooted. Service should be restored by 8:00 AM....

September Microsoft Updates »

The Microsoft Security Updates for September have been added to LANDesk. Machines should begin to scan for vulnerabilities and patch during their designated scan and repair cycles.Not all patches will be necessary for every system.Click here to view Microsoft's September Security Bulletin...

LANDesk Server Maintenance Sunday, Aug 30 »

Minor updates will be made to the LANDesk core servers on Sunday, August 30 from 8:00am until 10:00am.  Some brief disruption to services may be encountered.  All systems should be online and operational by 10:00am....

LANDesk Patch Repository Migrating to New Server »

Starting 8/18/2009 at 6:00pm until 8/19/2009 at 8:00am we will be migrating the patch repository to a new server. Patching will be down during this time. Clients will resume patching on their next scheduled patch cycle....

August LANDesk Maintenance »

Friday, August 14 between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM - All the LANDesk servers and the LANDesk database will be rebooted. Service should be restored by 8:00 AM....

August Microsoft Updates »

The Microsoft Security Updates for August have been added to LANDesk. Machines should begin to scan for vulnerabilities and patch during their designated scan and repair cycles.Not all patches will be necessary for every system.Click here to view Microsoft's August Security Bulletin...

UPDATED: LANDesk Patch Addresses SOFTMON and VULSCAN Resource Issues »

Beginning on Monday July 27 a critical patch for LANDesk clients will be deployed to all managed systems. The patch corrects a resource allocation problem with some components of the LANDesk agent software, specifically SOFTMON.EXE and VULSCAN.EXE. After the patch is installed, these components should resume normal operation and no longer consume large amounts of CPU and/or system memory resources.

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