Examples - Using the portal for common tasks


The following topics provide examples of how to use BladeLogic Portal to perform common tasks. 

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Explains how to define most types of operation in BladeLogic Portal.

Explains step-by-step how to provision a VM on a VMware vCenter server by running a Provisioning operation in BladeLogic Portal.

Explains in detail how to define a Patch Analysis operation that examines the patch configuration of Linux servers, identifies outdated patches, corrects those discrepancies, and runs the Patch Analysis operation again to ensure patch configurations are correct.

Explains in detail how to run a Compliance operation on a server to determine whether it adheres to payment card industry (PCI) standards. The example shows how to correct and set exceptions for compliance failures.

 

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