Registering the SUSE download plug-in

Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register the SUSE download plug-in to successfully install SUSE patches on System Z (s390x) endpoints.

Before you begin

You must complete the following tasks:
  • Subscribe to the Patching Support site to gain access to the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
  • Enable the Encryption for Clients Fixlet on servers and relays for which you want to register the download plug-in.
  • Activate the Encryption Analysis for Clients analysis and Download Plug-in Versions analysis.

Procedure

  1. From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
  2. From the Servers and Relays table, select the server or relay on which the download plug-in is to be registered.
    Important: You must always register the download plug-in on the BigFix server.
  3. From the Plug-ins table, select SUSE Plug-in.
  4. Click Register.
    The Register SUSE Plug-in wizard displays.
  5. Enter the Novell credentials that you use to log on to the SUSE Customer Center or Novell Customer Center.
    Novell Username
    Your account user name to the SUSE Customer Center or Novell Customer Center. It must have a valid support identifier to download patches.
    Novell Password
    Your account password to the SUSE Customer Center or Novell Customer Center.
    Confirm Novell Password
    Your account password for confirmation.
    Large amounts of downloads through this channel might lock you out of your Novell account. Use the mirror server to prevent a temporary lock out from happening.
  6. Enter your SUSE Customer Care mirror credentials to download the patches from the mirrors of the supported repositories.
    Important: The mirror credentials refer to the Organization Credentials listed in the in the SUSE Customer Center or Novell Customer Center. For more details, see Mirroring Credentials.
    Mirror URL
    The URL of your mirror server. It must be a well-formed URL, which contains a protocol and a host name.
    For SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, enter https://nu.novell.com. For SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, enter https://updates.scc.com
    Mirror Username
    Your organization user name to access the local mirror of the supported SUSE repositories.
    Mirror Password
    Your organization password to access the local mirror of the supported SUSE repositories.
    Confirm Mirror Password
    Your mirror password for confirmation.
  7. Enter the proxy parameters if the downloads must go through a proxy server.
    Proxy URL
    The URL of your proxy server. It must be a well-formed URL, which contains a protocol and a host name. The URL is usually the IP address or DNS name of your proxy server and its port, which is separated by a colon. For example: http://192.168.100.10:8080.
    Proxy Username
    Your proxy user name if your proxy server requires authentication. It is usually in the form of domain\username.
    Proxy Password
    Your proxy password if your proxy server requires authentication.
    Confirm Proxy Password
    Your proxy password for confirmation.
  8. Click OK.
    The Take Action dialog displays.
  9. Select the target computer.
  10. Click OK.