Patching Job - Analysis Options for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise
A Patching Job checks the configuration of patches on specific servers according to filters defined as part of the job definition.
On the Basic Options tab, you can perform the following actions:
(Additional step for SuSE Patching only) Select whether you want to perform patching using the Zypper or yum tool.
- Choose one of the following options:
Analyze for missing RPMs and updates available for installed RPMs on a target server (Install Mode).
- Analyze only for updates available for installed RPMs on a target server (Update Mode).
(Additional option for SuSE if you are patching with Zypper) Analyze only for distribution upgrade or service pack upgrade (Dist-Upgrade Mode).
Create an Include/Exclude list for specific patches through the Include-or-Exclude-Selection dialog box to override the default, which includes the entire Patch catalog in the analysis.
(only for 8.9 SP1 and later releases) For more information about Include/Exclude list optimizations in Red Hat patch analysis using the By Complete Package Name and By Package Name only options, click the following link:
On the yum.conf tab, perform either of the following actions:
- Select the Use Patch Global Configuration File check box if you want to use a yum.conf file with default settings provided with TrueSight Server Automation.
Or
Deselect the Use Patch Global Configuration File check box if you want to use a custom yum.conf file. You can customize the yum.conf file to configure the different patch analysis and deployment parameters. Your desired entries should be added in the text box provided.
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