Working with catalogs

This topic provides instructions on adding, editing, enabling, disabling, and removing patch catalogs.

To understand the concept of patch catalogs, see Catalogs.

Adding catalogs

On the Administration > Manage Catalogs page, click Add Catalog and do the following:

Click Browse to select a catalog.
The list shows the supported catalogs available in TrueSight Server Automation. The following table explains the various scenarios for using schedules:

Scenario	Behavior
You select a catalog for which a single schedule (monthly, daily or weekly) is defined in TrueSight Server Automation.	The schedule is imported from TrueSight Server Automation and displayed in the schedule section of the Add catalogs page. You can continue to use the imported schedule or overwrite it with a new schedule
You select a catalog for which a single schedule (other than daily, weekly, or monthly) is defined in TrueSight Server Automation.	On the Add Catalog page, the skip schedule option is enabled by default.
You select a catalog for which no schedule is defined in TrueSight Server Automation.	On the Add Catalog page, the default schedule is set to every second Wednesday of a month for Windows Catalog. For a Linux Catalog, you will have to provide a new schedule
You select a catalog for which multiple schedules are defined in TrueSight Server Automation.	On the Add Catalog page, the skip schedule option is enabled by default and you are notified about multiple schedules available in TrueSight Server Automation. You may choose to skip the schedule in Automation Console or provide a new schedule.

Do one of the following:
- Click the Skip schedule check box to skip the schedule definition in Automation Console.
- Continue with the schedule imported from Server Automation.
- Define a schedule to update the catalog.
  In the Catalog Schedule section, specify a schedule for the catalog.
  - Daily: Click the clock icon in the Time field, and specify the time.
  - Weekly:
    - From the Recur Every list, select the number of weeks after which the catalog should be updated.
    - Click the clock icon in the Time field, and specify the time.
    - Specify the days of the week when the schedule should run.
  - Monthly:
    - Click the clock icon in the Time field, specify the time, and then specify one of these options when you want to run the schedule:
      Frequency (first, second, third, or fourth) and the day of the week
      A specific day in every month
      The last day of every month
    Can I schedule a catalog update in another timezone?
    No. Automation Console shows the browser time zone. You can schedule catalog updates only in the local time zone.
    The schedule summary is displayed. Any schedule set in Automation Console overwrites the schedule set in TrueSight Server Automation. Before creating any patch policies, ensure that the catalog is updated in Automation Console.

After you save the catalog, it is enabled and displayed on the Manage Catalogs page.

Important

You must add catalogs after adding security groups in Automation Console. Users that are added to the security groups after importing catalogs will not be able to access the existing catalogs. If you add a security group after adding a catalog, manually sync the earlier catalogs.

Viewing a list of catalogs

On the Administration > Manage Catalogs page, you can view all the catalogs imported from Server Automation and view the following information:

The Windows and Linux tabs show the catalogs based on the operating system.
The Operating System and Operating System Vendor columns provide additional information about the imported catalogs. For example, if a SuSE catalog is added, the operating system shows Linux and the vendor name appears as SuSE.
Catalog synchronization (with the catalog in TrueSight Server Automation) status is displayed in the Sync Status column.
Actions are disabled for catalogs for which synchronization is in progress and not complete.
In the Last Updated column, a green ✅️ shows that the last update is successful. A ❌️ indicates that there is a problem and the catalog is not updated.

Editing and updating catalogs

You can add, edit, or disable the schedule defined for a catalog.

On the Administration > Manage Catalogs page, do the following:

Select the catalog and click Actions > Edit.
In the Catalog Schedule section, do one of the following:
- Click the Skip schedule check box to disable the schedule.
- Add or update the schedule.
Save the changes. The updated schedule set in Automation Console overwrites the schedule set in TrueSight Server Automation.
If you need to update a catalog irrespective of the schedule, select the catalog and click Actions > Update.
A message is displayed that informs you that it may take some time to update the catalog. The catalog is updated in TrueSight Server Automation and the latest version is available in Automation Console.

Synchronizing catalogs

The patch catalogs in Automation Console should be synchronized with the patch catalogs in TrueSight Server Automation so that the catalogs always stay current. Automation Console provides the following ways to synchronize catalogs:

Auto Sync

The catalogs in Automation Console are automatically synced with the catalogs in TrueSight Server Automation at a scheduled interval.

Important

The catalogs that are disabled are not synced.

Manual Sync

If you want to immediately use a recently updated catalog in TrueSight Server Automation, you can perform the manual sync operation.

On the Administration > Manage Catalogs page, select the catalog and click Actions > Sync.
The latest updated catalog changes are now available in TrueSight Server Automation. This action does not update the catalog in TrueSight Server Automation.

Disabling, enabling, or removing catalogs

When you create a catalog, it is enabled by default. If you want, you can disable it, and enable it again later. However, before removing a catalog, you must ensure that the policies created using the catalog are removed.

On the Administration > Manage Catalogs page, do any of the following:

Select a catalog and click Action > Disable.
Disabled catalogs remain in the Automation Console, but are not updated according to the schedule.
Select a catalog and click Action > Enable.

Select a catalog and click Action > Remove.
A catalog is removed only from the Automation Console. It continues to exist in TrueSight Server Automation. The following table explains the various scenarios while deleting a catalog:

Scenario	Behavior
You remove a catalog for which the schedule was set in Automation Console.	The schedule is removed from TrueSight Server Automation also.
You remove a catalog for which the 'skip schedule' option was selected while importing in Automation Console.	The schedule remains unaffected in TrueSight Server Automation also.
You remove a catalog for which the schedule was imported from TrueSight Server Automation.	The schedule is removed from TrueSight Server Automation also.