Shavlik NetChk vProtect is a special edition that is designed to easily perform a variety of virtualization management tasks on VMware virtual machines (VMs) and virtual machine templates. With NetChk vProtect you can:
Scan your VMs and templates for missing patches
Deploy missing patches to your VMs and templates
Take snapshots of your VMs and templates before and after deploying patches
Dynamically detect the status of your VMs (online or offline)
Isolate offline VMs from the network during the patch process
Discover rogue VMs
Perform queueing of VMs during patching to limit the impact to your ESX server
Consolidate physical machine and virtual machine information into a single report
NetChk vProtect will not allow you to perform asset management tasks, power management tasks, or antivirus/antispyware tasks, nor will it provide access to the agent-based capabilities that are available in the full edition of the program. For these and many other capabilities you must purchase a full product license from Shavlik Technologies. If you are interested in using the full edition of the program (called NetChk Protect), please visit our Web site at http://www.shavlik.com. A free trial license is also available if you want to sample the full-featured edition before purchasing a license. See http://www.shavlik.com/pDownloadForm4.aspx for details.
For more information see How to Use NetChk vProtect.