Checking for YUM package updates

You can use a task to identify YUM package updates that you must install in your deployment.

You can refer to a list that details the YUM package updates that are applicable to your Oracle Linux endpoints.

When you run the ID 39: YUM: Check Available Package Updates task, the YUM Logs analysis shows the results in a new column. The task uses the yum check-update to determine which updates are available for your installed packages. The task uses the repository in your deployment. Ensure that the YUM packages are available in your repository when you run the task.

Using the YUM: Check Available Package Updates task

  • Subscribe to the Patching Support site.
  • Ensure that the YUM Logs analysis is activated.
  • Ensure that your endpoint uses a repository and that the YUM packages are available in the repository.
  1. From the console, go to Patching Support site, select the following task: ID 39: YUM: Check Available Package Updates.
  2. Click Take Action to run the task.
  3. Click OK.
  4. When the action completes, go to Patching Support > Analyses > Analysis: YUM Logs and select the Results tab.
The YUM check-update output column is added and you can check if your endpoints have updates that must be installed.