Configuring the Solaris download plug-in
Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to configure the download plug-in for Solaris.
About this task
Note: Ensure that the BigFix server and the BigFix client are on the same version to avoid a null error.
You
might want to take note of your existing configuration for the download plug-in because existing
configurations are overwritten when you configure the download plug-in.Procedure
- From the Patch Management domain, click .
- From the Servers and Relays table, select the server on which the download plug-in is to be configured.
- From the Plug-ins table, select Solaris Plug-in.
- Click Configure.The Configure Solaris Plug-in wizard displays.
- Enter the Oracle credentials that you use to log on to
the Oracle Support site.
- Oracle Username
- Your Oracle account user name to the Oracle Support site. It must have a valid support identifier to download patches.
- Oracle Password
- Your Oracle account password to the Oracle Support site.
- Confirm Oracle Password
- Your Oracle account password for confirmation.
- Enter the proxy parameters if the
downloads must go through a proxy server.
- Proxy URL
- The URL of your proxy server. It must be a well-formed URL, which
contains a protocol and a host name. The URL is usually the IP address
or DNS name of your proxy server and its port, which is separated
by a colon. For example:
http://192.168.100.10:8080
.
- Proxy Username
- Your proxy user name if your proxy server requires authentication.
It is usually in the form of
domain\username
.
- Proxy Password
- Your proxy password if your proxy server requires authentication.
- Confirm Proxy Password
- Your proxy password for confirmation.
- Click OK.The Take Action dialog displays.
- Select the target computer.
- Click OK.