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BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
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.
Using the download plug-in
The download plug-ins, CentOS Plug-in and CentOS Plug-in R2, are executable programs 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.
Upgrading the CentOS Download Plug-in R2
Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to upgrade the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 to a later version.

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BigFix 11 Patch Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Patch documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the BigFix Patch.
Platform
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.
  - Special notice
  - Edition notice
  - Overview
    BigFix Patch for CentOS Linux™ keeps your Linux clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
  - Using the download plug-in
    The download plug-ins, CentOS Plug-in and CentOS Plug-in R2, are executable programs 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.
    - Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard overview
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to oversee and manage download plug-ins in your deployment.
    - Registering the CentOS Download Plug-in R2
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 to install CentOS patches from the Patches for CentOS6 Plugin R2 and Patches for CentOS7 Plugin R2 sites.
    - Configuring the basic CentOS Download Plug-in R2 settings
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to configure the proxy settings of the CentOS Plug-in R2.
    - Configuring the advanced CentOS Download Plug-in R2 settings
      For advanced configurations, manually edit the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 configuration file called plugin.ini.
    - Unregistering the CentOS Download Plug-in R2
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to unregister the CentOS Download Plug-in R2.
    - Upgrading the CentOS Download Plug-in R2
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to upgrade the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 to a later version.
    - Extending the CentOS Download Plug-in R2
      You can configure the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 to download and cache packages from repositories that are not officially supported by BigFix. The CentOS Plug-in R2 can resolve package dependency for unsupported CentOS repositories, allowing the installation of unsupported dependent packages. This extended solution allows you to use BigFix to deploy packages from repositories that are not shipped out of the box.
    - Registering the CentOS Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register the CentOS download plug-in to install CentOS patches from the Patches for CentOS 6 Native Tools and Patches for CentOS 7 sites.
    - Unregistering the CentOS Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to unregister the download plug-in for CentOS.
    - Configuring the CentOS Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to configure the download plug-in for CentOS.
    - Migrating the CentOS Download Plug-in
      You must migrate the CentOS download plug-in if the plug-in version is earlier than 2.0.0.0. You only need to do this once. The download plug-in is upgraded to the latest version after migration.
    - Upgrading the CentOS Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to upgrade the download plug-in for CentOS.
  - 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 CentOS Linux™
    Use the Fixlets on the Linux™ RPM Patching and the various Patches for CentOS 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 to manage patches for CentOS Linux version 5 and later. This solution allows for multiple repositories on the entire deployment.
  - YUM transaction management
    View YUM transaction history and manage transactions through the YUM Transaction History dashboard, which works with CentOS Linux version 5, 6 and 7.
  - Support
    For more information about this product, see the following resources:
  - Troubleshooting
    When problems occur when patching CentOS endpoints, review the log files to determine what went wrong and how to correct the errors.
  - Frequently Asked Questions
    To better understand BigFix Patch for CentOS, read the following questions and answers.
  - Notices
- 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.
- 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 Open SUSE Leap 15 User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Open SUSE Leap 15 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 Open SUSE Leap 15 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.
ESU Patch Add-Ons User's Guide
BigFix content supporting the Extended Support Updates (ESU) patching program from Microsoft® is available as an add-on to BigFix Patch, BigFix Lifecycle and BigFix Compliance.
RHEL Patch Add-Ons User's Guide
Detailed system requirements
The tables in this section provide detailed information about the system requirements for BigFix 11.
Patch guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Patch user guides in PDF format:

Upgrading the CentOS Download Plug-in R2

Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to upgrade the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 to a later version.

Procedure

From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
From the Servers and Relays table, select the server on which the download plug-in is to be upgraded.
From the Plug-ins table, select CentOS Plug-in R2.
Click Upgrade.
The Take Action dialog displays.
Select the target computer.
Click OK.

Note: It is mandatory to re-configure the Download Plug-ins.

Note: The latest versions of Download Plug-ins are enhanced to strengthen the security of storing Proxy Password and Vendor Password.

Results

You now have the latest version of the CentOS Download Plug-in R2 installed.