SVM Connection

You can configure connections to the SVM server to the supported end point management systems. Perform the following steps to configure the SVM connections.

To configure SVM connection:

1. On Settings menu, click SVM Connection in the left pane.

The SVM Connection page appears.

2. To configure the SVM connection, enter the following information:

Field

Description

Server Type

Select one of the following Server Type:

• Cloud
• On-Prem

Site URL

Enter the URL for SVM Connection.

When selecting the Cloud option under Server Type, the Site URL will be pre-populated as svm.flexera.com 

Use SSL

Select the Use SSL Connection check box if your SVM Connection is configured to accept SSL connections.

Authentication

Select one of the following options:

• Standard—If you select this option, enter the appropriate User Name and Password for the specific site URL.
• SSO—If you select this option, provide your official email address, and clicking the Login button will automatically redirect you to the configured Identity Provider at your organization for login. For more information, see Connect SVM in the SVM Patch Publisher.

You can establish a successful connection to the new URL (svm.flexera.com) using both Standard and SSO authentication.

Email

Enter valid email address for the authentication process.

Note:This filed populates only when you select SSO authentication type.

Check-In Settings

Set the frequencies to pull the relevant packages from the server.

Get all latest subscribed packages

Select if you want to get latest subscribed packages.

Log Level

Set one of the Log levels:

• LogAlways
• Critical
• Error
• Warning
• Informational
• Verbose

Service Log File

You can edit the folder path to save the action logs of this Tool. By default, the folder path will be:

C:\ProgramData\Flexera Software\SVM Patch\svmpatch.log 

UI Log File

You can edit the folder path to save the action logs of this Tool. By default, the folder path will be:

C:\ProgramData\Flexera Software\SVM Patch\patchpublisher.log 

Proxy Settings

You can configure a proxy server using the proxy settings. For more information, see Configure SVM Patch Publisher Proxy Settings.

Note:This feature is currently supported for the SVM and Workspace ONE connections in the SVM Patch Publisher.

Test & Save Connection

Click to test to see if the settings that you entered can be used to successfully connect to this SVM server. It restarts Patch Publisher service automatically for the changes to take effect.
3. On successful connection you will receive a Token in the Output Window.

Note:If SSO is configured using the old UI, to use Patch Publisher with SSO:

• Change the server type to On-Prem
• Set the URL to csi7.secunia.com
• Ensure Use SSL is checked