Ignore Rules for Patch Management in Nebula allows Super Admins and Administrators to selectively ignore certain OS patches or Software updates. This is useful for controlling application and patch versions across endpoints.
Patches and updates under active ignore rules are excluded from Notifications, Reports, and Security Advisor. They are also hidden from the Patch Management and Software Inventory pages by default, but can be displayed by toggling on Show Ignored Patches or Show Ignored Updates.
Ignored patches and updates cannot be manually selected for update through Nebula. They are also excluded from scheduled OS patches and software updates.
To navigate to the Ignore Rules section of Nebula.
- Go to Manage > Patch Management.
- Click Ignore Rules.
Create ignore rule for OS patches
- Click New Rule.
- Provide a name for the rule.
- Select which OS patch to ignore. This list contains the OS patches detected on the endpoints.
- Determine whether this rule applies to all endpoints or a specific policy.
- Select a duration: Permanent, 30 days, 60 days, or a Custom Date.
- Provide a reason for other admins to know why the OS patch is ignored.
Create ignore rule for software updates
The default tab is to ignore OS patches. Click Software updates above the table to switch to ignoring Software updates.
- Click New Rule.
- Provide a name for the rule.
- Select which OS platform this rule applies to.
- Select the application to ignore. This list contains the software applications detected on the endpoints.
- Select whether all or specific versions of the application are ignored.
- Determine whether this rule applies to all endpoints or a specific policy.
- Select a duration: Permanent, 30 days, 60 days, or a Custom Date.
- Provide a reason for other admins to know why the application is ignored.
Ignore Rules table
The following information is displayed for each OS patch or Software update ignore rule:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Application | Name of the ignored software application. |
| Apply to | All endpoints or specific Nebula policies. |
| Created by | Nebula user who created the ignore rule. |
| Created on | When the Nebula user created the ignore rule. |
| Duration | How long the ignore rule is in effect. |
| Expiry date | When the ignore rule expires, if 30 days, 60 days, or a custom date was set. |
| Ignore reason | Comment left by the admin explaining the reason for the ignore rule. |
| KBID | Knowledge Base identifier for Windows OS Patches. |
| Last updated | Date the ignore rule was last updated. |
| OS Platform | Operating system of the ignored software application. |
| Patch | Name of the ignored OS patch. |
| Rule name | Name of the rule given by the admin. |
| Updated by | Nebula user who last updated the ignore rule. |
| Version | Specific versions of the software application that are ignored. |
If a column is missing from your table, click Add / Remove columns and add it to the page.