To define a Maintenance Rule, navigate to Rules > Maintenance Rules.

Creating a Maintenance Rule will auto-assign group endpoints to a maintenance schedule, so users can define smart groups that will be patched according to a set maintenance schedule.

• Maintenance Rule Name - The name assigned to a given Maintenance Rule
  • Example: US Windows MW Rule
• Description - Optional notes you can write in for each Maintenance Rule
• Maintenance Schedule - The Maintenance Schedule that applies to the Maintenance Rule
• Smart Group - The Smart Group(s) which define the endpoints that apply to the Maintenance Rule
• Status - On/Off, dictates whether or not the Maintenance Rule is active
• Last Modified - The last date a change was made to the Maintenance Rule
• Affected Endpoints - The endpoints defined within the given list of Smart Groups
• Actions - View Schedule, Edit, Delete

In the Maintenance Rules table you can sort the table using the following filters:

• Search - This filters the table by Maintenance Rule Name
• Maintenance - Filters the table by Maintenance Schedule
• Smart Group - Shows Maintenance Rules that apply to a given Smart Group
• Status - Allows you to filter by Enabled/Disabled Maintenance Rules

Adding a New Maintenance Rule

Clicking on the   will open a window for adding the requested Maintenance Rule (same properties as above).

*Note - The  button for both the Smart Group and Maintenance properties will allow you to conveniently add new Smart Groups and Maintenance Schedules respectively.