Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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.
Overview BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ keeps your Linux™ clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
Setup Using Patch Management for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Manage custom repositories Use the RHEL Custom Repository Management dashboard to register and manage standard repositories and satellite repositories.
Manage YUM transactions
Checking for YUM package updates You can identify YUM package updates that you must install in your deployment by using a task.
Using RHSM download plug-ins 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 RHSM download cacher Use the RHSM download cacher to download and cache x86, x86_64, S390x, ppc64le, ppc64 Red Hat patches in air-gapped environments.
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.
Frequently asked questions The questions and answers in the section can help you to better understand Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Troubleshooting You can try several ways to troubleshoot Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This section also has references that are specific to the RHSM enhancements.
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