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This product integrates into SCVMM, so any patches deployed and approved by WSUS will be installed.
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This product integrates into SCVMM, so any patches deployed and approved by WSUS will be installed.

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My questions is the following: <br />
Can the VMST service tool scan missing security patches in a offline VM?<br />
Does this tool generates reports from the scans?<br />
Thanks
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My questions is the following:
Can the VMST service tool scan missing security patches in a offline VM?
Does this tool generates reports from the scans?
Thanks

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I would like to use VMST Tool service in order to update patches on virtual machines that are offline within the Vcenter infrastructure.<br />
My main questions are:<br />
Can the VMST service tool scan missing security patches in a offline VM?<br />
Does this tool generates reports from the scans?<br />
<br />
Thanking you in advance for your support.<br />
Best Regards
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I would like to use VMST Tool service in order to update patches on virtual machines that are offline within the Vcenter infrastructure.
My main questions are:
Can the VMST service tool scan missing security patches in a offline VM?
Does this tool generates reports from the scans?

Thanking you in advance for your support.
Best Regards

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