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    BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.

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    BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.

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  • BigFix 10 Patch Documentation

    Welcome to the BigFix Patch documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the BigFix Patch.

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  • Patch Overview

    BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.

  • Patch User Guides

    BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.

    • Patch for Windows User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.

    • Patch for AIX User's Guide

      BigFix® for Patch for AIX® provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all AIX endpoints.

    • Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Red Hat Enterprise Linux endpoints.

    • Patch for CentOS Linux User's Guide

      BigFix® Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all CentOs endpoints.

    • Patch for Amazon Linux User's Guide

      BigFix® Patch for Amazon Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Amazon Linux endpoints.

    • Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.

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      • Overview

        The BigFix Patch solution, which includes deploying a multi-purpose, lightweight agent to all endpoint devices, supports a wide variety of device types ranging from workstations and servers to mobile and point-of-sale (POS) devices.

      • Using the download plug-in

        The download plug-in is an executable program that downloads relevant packages directly from the patch vendor. Fixlets use an internal protocol to communicate with the download plug-in to download files. These Fixlets are based on updates made by the vendor.

      • Using the download cacher

        The download cacher is a standalone command-line tool that is designed to download and cache files required for caching. The pre-cached files can be used by the download plug-in to patch the endpoints.

      • Using BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise

        BigFix Patch provides a simplified patching process for downloading and installing patches that are relevant to a target endpoint. Use the Fixlets on the Patching Support and the various Patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise Fixlet sites to apply patches to your deployment.

      • Multiple-Package Baseline Installation

        BigFix Patch provides a solution to combine the installation of updates for multiple packages in a baseline into a single task, which can reduce the execution time of the baseline.

      • Custom repositories management

        You can set up your custom repositories and Subscription Management Tool (SMT) to manage patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise version 11 and later. This solution allows for multiple repositories and SMTs on the entire deployment.

      • SLE Btrfs snapshot management

        View and manage SLE Btrfs snapshots from the BigFix console. Snapshot management uses Snapper's ability to roll back Btrfs file system snapshots. This feature works with SUSE Linux Enterprise version 11 SP2 and later.

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      • Troubleshooting

        When problems occur, you can determine what went wrong by viewing messages in the appropriate log files that provide information about how to correct errors.

      • Frequently asked questions

        To better understand Patch Management for SUSE Linux™ Enterprise, read the following questions and answers.

      • Notices
    • Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.

    • Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide

      BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.

    • Patch for Solaris User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Solaris provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Solaris endpoints.

    • Patch for HP-UX User's Guide

      BigFix® for Patch for HP-UX provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all HP-UX endpoints.

    • Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide

      BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.

    • Patch for Debian User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.

    • Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.

    • Patch for Raspbian User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.

    • Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide

      BigFix Patch for Rocky Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Rocky Linux endpoints.

    • Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide

      BigFix® for Virtual Endpoint Manager provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches in a virtual environment.

    • Updates for Middleware Applications

      Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.

    • Supersedence for Non-Windows

      This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.

  • Detailed system requirements

    The tables in this section provide detailed information about the system requirements for BigFix 10.

  • Patch guides in PDF format

    Following is a list of links to the BigFix Patch user guides in PDF format:

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