VMware vCenter Protect Essentials for Server

"VMware vCenter™ Protect Essentials provides centralized Windows patch management"

Get centralized patch and asset inventory capabilities, including:
• Automatically scan and patch offline virtual machines and templates for updates from vendors such as Microsoft and Adobe as well as many other products such as Java, keys to good security
• One-click scanning or begin scans from within a machine group or with a favorite group
• Scan by domain, organizational unit, machine name, IP address or IP range
• Schedule patch execution on each remote system for a specific date/time, immediately, at next reboot, or copy onto a machine but do not install
• Schedule reboots immediately after the installation of patches, at the next occurrence of a specific time, or a specific date/time
• Support custom patches of virtually any Windows application, including custom applications and legacy applications
• Scan for and deploy private patches from Microsoft
• Create custom patch XML files with the Custom Patch File Editor to provide patches to internal products
• Automate email notifications of scan results and reports to machine owners, network administrators or executives
• Scan by machine groups based on OU, domain or IP ranges and automatically add new machines as detected
• Use Machine View to see information about every machine in your network that has been scanned; quickly assess the status of all machines
• Support ITScripts - These scripts will enhance supportability of VMware vCenter Protect, for example gather agent logs and console logs for support.
• Choose agent or agentless service or both

Agent Based Services
Distributed agents are installed on physically distinct machines, and have the ability to independently initiate specific actions. They are configured and installed on the desired machines by executing a menu command either from the console or by manual installation.
• Create as many different agent policies as necessary to manage your network
• Assign different agent configurations to different machines in your organization
• Scan for and deploy missing patches
• Scan for and remediate viruses, worms, Trojans and rootkits with Essentials Plus
• Report the results to the local console

Comparison of VMware vCenter Protect Essentials Editions: