Managing update configurations

In this view you can configure the general behavior of the Update Manager using its tabs. The Update Manager tab of  the Global Settings > Update Configuration page allows you to configure the automatic update of the BMC Client Management modules Security Products, Virtualization, Software Catalog, Java Environment, SCAP Validation and SCAP Verification packages according to your requirements. Any device with an Internet connection in your infrastructure can be Update Manager. By default, the master is preselected.

Understanding update status

The Status tab displays the current update status of the modules that can be updated by the Update Manager together with the different operating systems on which these modules can exist. It provides the following information:

Updating parameter configuration

This view allows you to individually configure the Update Manager via the following parameters:

Updating proxy options

If an Update Manager device has a proxy installed, you can modify the proxy options by following the redirect link to Proxy Options parameters. Be aware that if you are using the device as a patch manager or scanner as well as Update Manager , the proxy will also be the same. If the proxy was already defined for the any other functionality and you modify options here, these then also apply to the other functionalities. If you don't have a proxy installed, you don't need to configure anything to get the updates. If you have a proxy that requires specific authorizations, you need to add the following address to the white list:

• http://vmupdater.numarasoftware.com/

Changing update manager

If you need to define another device as the Update Manager, proceed as follows:

1. On the Status tab, click Change Update Manager.
   The Change Update Manager window displays.
2. Select the new update manager from the available lists.
3. Click OK.
   The selected device is now the new update manager. The focus of the console moves to the update manager view of the device. There you can ensure that it is up to date by checking for later versions and if required updating the components.

Checking for available updates

To verify if updates are available for one or more of the components,

• Click Check for Update.
  A verification is launched via the Internet to check for available updates.
  
  • If none are found only the Last Verification date box above the table is updated with the date and time of this operation.
  • If one or more updates are available this information is presented as follows:
    • The icon color of the Last Verification box changes to either yellow (update available for at least one component) or red (updates available for all components).
    • The value of the Status box of the respective component changes to Out of Date.
    • The color of the Status icon changes to yellow or red.

Updating components

After a verification indicated that updates are available for at least one component,

Click the arrow next to Update all Components and select the components to update. You can have the following options:

• Update All Components to update all components for which an updated version is available.
• Update Security Products and Virtualization V4 to update only the security products and the virtualization modules.
• Update Software Catalog to only update the software catalog.
• Update SCAP Validation Package to only update the SCAP validation package (that is compliant with Schema and Schematron rules).
• Update SCAP Verification Package to only update the SCAP verification package (Digital Signature).
• Update Java Runtime to only update the Java runtime.

The update process is launched.

• The available updates for the selected components are downloaded.
• The value of the Available Version changes to the version number of the version that was just downloaded.
• The installation process of the components is started.

After the update process is finished, the value of the Version box changes to that of the Available Version, the status will change to Up to Date, the icon turns green again and the Last Update Time changes to the current date and time value. Any type of failed status, such as Download Failed, License expired will be displayed via a red flag. During the update process this box will also display the different stages of the process until all components are up to date.

Viewing local update manager status

To locally verify the status of the Update Manager,

1. Go to the Device Topology > Your Update Manager > Agent Configuration > Module Configuration > Update Management node.
2. Select the Update Status tab.
   This view displays the following information about the current status of the Update Manager:
   
   • Component
   • Version
   • Status
   • Available Version