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Recurrence & Cadence

Use this guide to understand common patching cadence patterns and how to align patch schedules with Repo Day and environment risk.

Common Patterns​

  • Monthly patching for most servers.
  • More frequent cycles for internet‑facing or high‑risk systems.
  • Less frequent cycles for stable internal systems that are harder to schedule.

You can maintain different cadences per environment—for example:

  • Dev and QA patched shortly after vendor releases.
  • Prod patched after successful testing in lower environments.

Example: Monthly Repo Day‑Driven Cadence​

Cloudaware uses the concept of Repo Day. Repo Day is when update snapshots are captured for supported operating systems.

In a typical Cloudaware setup for patching:

  • Linux Repo Day is fixed on the 10th of the month.
  • Windows Repo Day is aligned with Microsoft “Patch Tuesday” (second Tuesday), with patching beginning the following day.

A common pattern for Cloudaware Patch Management is:

  • Patch Dev shortly after Repo Day.
  • Patch Stage or Non-Prod about a week later.
  • Patch Prod roughly two weeks after Stage/Non-Prod assuming no issues are found.

Use this approach as a starting point and adjust the offsets to match your internal change windows and risk tolerance.