Enabling the ESU patch functionality
Before you can start using the ESU patch add-on, you should first enable
it.
Procedure
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Navigate to the BigFix License Key Center
and add the ESU add-on license to a server.
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Log in to BigFix License Key Center with
your credentials.
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Click the serial number of your server.
On the Manage Serial Number page, the BigFix ESU
Patch add-on products become available for allocation.
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Allocate one unit of the ESU patch product(s) to the server and click
Submit.
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Check for license updates.
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Log in to the BigFix
Console.
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Go to .
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Check if the BES Platform section notifies of any
site certificate updates. If it does not, click Check for
license update.
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Update the masthead by using the BES Administration Tool.
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On the root server, go to .
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Enter the private key password for your deployment and click
OK.
The BESAdmin updates the masthead of your deployment.
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Click OK.
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Enable the ESU patch sites.
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Go back to the License Overview dashboard.
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Click Refresh.
The ESU site(s) that you purchased are
listed.
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Click Enable to enable the any ESU patch
site.
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Subscribe your endpoints to the ESU sites.
Set each ESU site’s subscription Relevance to the correct OS and then save
changes.
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Set the subscription relevance for each ESU site against an operating
system as appropriate.
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Click Save Changes.
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