Skip to content

How can we improve the SMA?

← KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)

Progress bar on patch deployment + Summary of patching

This idea is already published. It is marked as 'Completed', but there is still no progress bar, so I decided to create a new idea, because I don't know another way to respond to the status, so it will be recognized by Kace.

I would like to see a progress bar on the client while patching for the current patching job.

I think it would be enough for example if there are 10 patches to deploy, 6 are already finished, the progress bar would show 60% finished.

Maybe it is also a good idea to see a short summary which patches were successful, which not.

564 votes
Vote

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close
You have left! (?) (thinking…)
Matthias Langenhoff shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
How important is this to you?

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close
Submitting...
An error occurred while saving the comment
  • Guido Rubin commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not just a progress bar on the client but a progress bar on the k1000 as well.

  • Admin commented  ·   ·  Report

    We need this! Please!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    8 years later and being able to track patching on an individual end point easier is still a needed feature. Only way to do it now if run a repot or manually refresh inventory on the device and check under the security tab.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Created in 2014 with 300+ Votes so far...
    Why even bother voting here really?

  • Dan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Any chance that this could be completed sometime this decade?

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    We need more info on the client notification popup.

  • Asevera commented  ·   ·  Report

    A summary of patching, and expanded patching information in the device inventory would be fantastic. Currently, it's very difficult to determine which patches are running on a system and when they installed. The "Patches reported as installed" list is virtually useless for tracking deployments or issues with patches - seeing this expanded out with install dates/times

  • Mark Gooden commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not just a progress bar on the client but a progress bar on the k1000 as well.

  • David Coe commented  ·   ·  Report

    Also having the End users be able to see how many patches are completed versus how many are left to install. either with a # of # or a progress bar.

  • Mark Christoffersen commented  ·   ·  Report

    The patch status is lacking visual reporting. This is a need for those who manage device patching. Reporting is all well and good, but to be able to see real time status updates is a time saver. The 6.3 update did add some limited patch status numbers on the scheduling page. This is limited and not very helpful. I will say it's better than nothing. Other products do have real time status updates which allows for better strategic planning throughout the day. I do ask the KACE dev team to dive a little deeper and provide real time patch status info.

  • Joe Pyrczak commented  ·   ·  Report

    MUST HAVE! Sitting for four hours is not a good use of my time. Please??

KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA): Agent

Categories

Feedback and Knowledge Base

(thinking…)