Patch node

A Patch node represents a software patch in your network environment and is linked to any Host node which contains it.

You will only find Patch nodes linked to operating systems which recognize patches. Currently only three operating systems that BMC Discovery models have the concept of a patch; Solaris, HPUX and Windows.

Patch node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Patch is created, updated or destroyed. Patch nodes are identical in behavior to Package nodes, see Package-node.

Creation

Patch nodes are created when they are first detected on a host. The key of a Patch node consists of two critical properties; name and OS information. Therefore, Patch nodes are shared by all Host nodes with the same patch installed.

Update

A Patch node is never updated because its key consists of two critical properties and a change to either of them will result in a new Patch node being created.

Removal

To remove a Patch node manually, find the necessary Patch node, select it in the list and pick Destroy from the Actions list.

Attributes of the Patch node

The attributes of the Patch node are described in the following table:

UI Name Attribute Name and Type	Description
Name name : string	Patch name
Operating System os : string	Operating System this Patch is for
Not shown in UI #key : string	Unique key

Relationships of the Patch node

The relationships of the Patch node are described in the following table:

UI Name	Relationship	Description
Container Images	InstalledSoftware: HostedSoftware: Host: ContainerImage	Container Images with this Patch
Hosts	InstalledSoftware: HostedSoftware: Host: Host	Hosts with this Patch