Like any other software, HEAT PatchLink DeskTop for System Center (HEAT PatchLink DeskTop) includes key events related to maintenance.
As a user, it's important to know when these events occur so that you can take action. To help you know when these events are pending or
occurring, HEAT PatchLink DeskTop includes alerts, which are notifications of important events.
Alert Formats
You can consume alerts two different ways:
- System Center Configuration Manager Console Alerts
- By default, HEAT PatchLink DeskTop displays all alerts in the System Center Configuration Manager console. View active alerts by
navigating to Active Alerts.
Click here to see a list of all the alerts available
- Alert Subscriptions
- Alert subscriptions are email versions of the alerts that appear in the System Center Configuration Manager Console. When an
alert is activated, it's sent to any email address that's has a subscription to it. These alerts are not configured by default.
You'll need to set them up using Manage Alerts.
Alert Views
You can work with alerts from two HEAT PatchLink DeskTop views:
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Active Alerts
- This view is the more important of the two. It lists alerts that are currently active, which are events have occurred
recently or require action for resolution. Some examples of these are:
- The latest HEAT PatchLink DeskTop Catalog synchronized contains new software.
- Expiration of your HEAT PatchLink DeskTop license is approaching.
- The latest synchronization(s) have failed.
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Manage Alerts
- This view is used for viewing and setting alert configurations. Using the view controls to tweak configurations: set alert
trigger values, change severities, enter notes, and so on.
