For those who wish to ease their server management using Microsoft Azure virtual machine, you can now install Patch Manager Plus on your virtual machine and manage your desktops with ease. Know more about creating virtual machines here.
After purchasing your virtual machine from Microsoft Azure, you can install Patch Manager Plus at your virtual machine by following the steps given below,
You have now successfully installed the Patch Manager Plus server. To proceed further, you have to install Patch Manager Plus agent on the computers you want to manage. You can install agent using any of the below ways
Note: When you access the Patch Manager Plus using the virtual machine's public IP/DNS address, note that the virtual machine's public IP/DNS address changes when the machine is stopped/re-allocated. As Patch Manager Plus works on a agent-server model, it is recommended to use a Reserved IP address for uninteruppted communication between the server and the client computers.
You have now successfully installed Patch Manager Plus on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine.