Configuring Global Configuration parameters

To have basic information automatically supplied during catalog creation and update as well as Patching and Remediation Job creation, configure global patch configuration parameters.

To configure global patch configuration parameters

1. From the Configuration menu, select Patch Global Configuration.
   The Patch Global Configuration tabs are displayed at the bottom of the console.
2. Update the parameters as necessary.
    The parameters are divided into the following tabs:

   • All Operating Systems — Configuration parameters options for a proxy server

     Note

     To eliminate the possibility of overwriting proxy server settings defined for the BMC Server Automation Application Server, or having to change these settings, these jobs do not use the same proxy server settings as the BMC Server Automation Application Server.

   • Platform-specific tabs for each platform (such as the Windows tab and the Solaris tab) – Parameters that apply only to that specific platform type

   • Shavlik URL Configuration — Configuration for connecting to Shavlik for downloading Microsoft Windows patch related metadata

     Note

     If you need to download the Shavlik .xml files for offline usage, you can get them from here:
     http://xml.shavlik.com/data/oem/BMC-Bladelogic/data/8.0/pd5.xml
     http://xml.shavlik.com/data/oem/BMC-Bladelogic/data/8.0/hf7b.xml

     To use these .xml files offline, put them in an NSH path that is visible to the BMC Server Automation application server, and change the Shavlik URL to the full NSH path (including the file name), for example: //myappserver/opt/bmc/BladeLogic/patching/pd5.xml.

     The Shavlik metadata download occurs during Live Browse operations of the Hotfixes node in a Server Object, or during a Catalog Update Job run for an online Windows Patch Catalog.  For Offline Windows Patch Catalogs the metadata files must be added as Depot Files, as noted in the Patch catalog - Windows Catalog page.