Deploying interim fixes

BigFix provides Fixlets for interim fixes that are released through an PowerVM VIOS vulnerability advisory or subscription notification. You can deploy these Fixlets to install interim fixes to endpoints. For customized interim fixes, you can use the PowerVM VIOS to create custom Fixlets for deployment.

Before you begin

Ensure the systems have internet access. Otherwise, the interim fix download will fail.

Procedure

To install an interim fix through the BigFix released content, complete the following steps:
  1. From the BigFix console, click All Patch Management > Fixlets and Tasks > By Site > Patches for VIOS.

    A list of Fixlets is displayed.

  2. Select a Fixlet to deploy an interim fix installation from the list.
    You can filter the Fixlet and Task list by using any of these categories: Interim Fix - HIPER or Interim Fix - Security Advisory.
    The Fixlet title for all interim fixes is formatted as follows (in one line): 
    PowerVM VIOS<version number for OS specific ifix>: Interim Fix - 
<HIPER or Security Advisory>: <Vulnerability name> 
(<interim fix file name in .epkg.Z>)
    For example, AIX VIOS: Interim Fix - Security Advisory: Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in libxml2 affect AIX/VIOS (IJ55268m3a.250716.epkg.Z)
  3. Review the text in the Description tab.
  4. Click the appropriate link in the Actions box to start the deployment.

What to do next

To view the results of the deployment, activate the PowerVM VIOS Interim Fixes analysis (ID #43). This analysis displays the installed interim fixes on a per-system basis.