Creating an operation - Patches

The Patches page of the Create Operation wizard lets you select the patches to analyze. 

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To identify the patches used in a Patch Analysis operation, you specify patches to include and patches to exclude. You can specify individual patches, patch groups, and patch smart groups that are based on patch characteristics. The Patch Analysis operation compiles an "include" list and an"exclude" list and removes any patch from the include list if it also appears in the exclude list. Some organizations call the include list a "white list" and the exclude list a "black list."

This approach lets you use smart groups, which can be powerful tools for collecting patches. (Patch smart groups are defined in BMC Server Automation.) However, because smart group content is generated dynamically, multiple groups can potentially include the same patch. If the same patch appears in both an include and an exclude list, the patch is not included in the Patch Analysis operation. Remember, the include list minus the exclude list determines the list of patches to analyze.

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To select patches for analysis

  1. In the drop-down list at top left, select the patch catalog that contains the patches you want to analyze.
    Patch catalogs must be created in BMC Server Automation. 
  2. When you make a patch catalog selection, you are prompted to select a job group. Navigate to the job group in BMC Server Automation where you want to store this operation. Select it and click OK.
    The window displays the patches, organized by patch group, that are included in the patch catalog. 

  3. Select the patches and patch groups you want to include or exclude. If necessary expand a patch group to see the patches it contains. For each item you want to include or exclude, click the slider to the right to include it includePatch.gifand click the slider to the left to exclude itexcludePatch.gif.
    The Selected Patches list shows the patches you have chosen.
    If necessary, click in the Search box and enter a text string to show only patches with names that contain that text string.

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  4. Optionally, you can modify the list of selected patches by clicking the icon to the right of an item, which removes the item from the list.

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    You can also click the slider in the center to remove an include or exclude selection and return it to a neutral status. 

 

 

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