BigFix Patch Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise - User's Guide Special notice Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices (on page 112). Edition notice This edition applies to version 9.5 of BigFix and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Contents Special notice................................................................................................................................ 2 Edition notice............................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1. Overview.......................................................................................................... 1 What's new in this update release....................................................................................... 1 Supported platforms and updates.......................................................................................4 Supported Novell repositories..............................................................................................7 Site subscription..................................................................................................................17 Patching method................................................................................................................. 17 Chapter 2. Using the download plug-in........................................................................... 19 Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard overview.............................................................20 Registering the SCC download plug-in.............................................................................. 23 Configuring the basic SCC download plug-in settings..................................................... 26 Configuring the advanced SCC download plug-in settings.............................................. 29 Unregistering the SCC download plug-in...........................................................................32 Upgrading the SCC download plug-in................................................................................33 Extending the SCC download plug-in.................................................................................34 Chapter 3. Using the download cacher............................................................................42 SCC download cacher usage information.........................................................................42 Using the SCC download cacher for air-gapped environments....................................... 50 Caching packages on the sha1 folder...............................................................................52 Caching packages on the local cache folder....................................................................53 Chapter 4. Using BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise................................................ 55 Patching using Fixlets.........................................................................................................55 Contents | v Supersedence...................................................................................................................... 59 Chapter 5. Multiple-Package Baseline Installation...........................................................60 Installing multiple packages in a baseline........................................................................ 63 Creating a search filter for zypper patches.......................................................................66 Chapter 6. Custom repositories management..................................................................68 SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard............................................................69 Adding a repository or SMT............................................................................................... 71 Registering endpoints to a repository or SMT.................................................................. 73 Unregistering endpoints from a repository or SMT.......................................................... 76 Deleting repositories or SMTs............................................................................................76 Importing repositories or SMTs......................................................................................... 77 Installing packages from a custom repository................................................................. 77 Chapter 7. SLE Btrfs snapshot management................................................................... 80 SLE Btrfs Snapshot Management dashboard overview...................................................80 Rolling back a snapshot..................................................................................................... 82 Appendix A. Support....................................................................................................... 85 Appendix B. Troubleshooting...........................................................................................86 Appendix C. Frequently asked questions.........................................................................97 Notices.......................................................................................................................................112 Chapter 1. Overview The BigFix Patch solution, which includes deploying a multi-purpose, lightweight agent to all endpoint devices, supports a wide variety of device types ranging from workstations and servers to mobile and point-of-sale (POS) devices. The information in this guide applies to SUSE Linux™ Enterprise Desktop for x86 and x86-64, and SUSE Linux™ Enterprise Server for x86, x86-64, and s390x. What's new in this update release This release of BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux™ Enterprise provides extended support to include SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on IBM PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (LE). Table 1. What's new Enhancement or Feature Description Resources SUSE Linux En­ The content for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server terprise Server 11 11 on IBM PowerPC 64-bit Big Endian (BE) is PPC64BE support published in the Patches for SLE 12 PPC64BE site. This site is SLE's default package man­ ager, and contains content from the following channels for SLES 11 PPC64BE systems: • SLES11-Pool • SLES11-Updates • SLES11-SP1-Pool • SLES11-SP1-Updates • SLES11-SP2-Pool • SLES11-SP2-Updates • SLES11-SP3-Pool • SLES11-SP3-Updates Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise - User's Guide | 1 - Overview | 2 Table 1. What's new (continued) Enhancement or Feature Description Resources • SLES11-SP4-Pool • SLES11-SP4-Updates SUSE Linux En­ The content for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Supported plat­ terprise Server 12 12 on IBM PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (LE) is forms and updates PPC64LE support published in the Patches for SLE 12 PPC64LE (on page 4) site. This site is SLE's default package man­ Supported Novell ager, and contains content from the following repositories (on channels for SLES 12 PPC64LE systems: page 7) • SLES12-SP0-Pool • SLES12-SP0-Updates • SLES12-SP1-Pool • SLES12-SP1-Updates • SLES12-SP2-Pool • SLES12-SP2-Updates • SLES12-SP3-Pool • SLES12-SP3-Updates Ensure that you update the SCC download plug-in from the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard. Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise - User's Guide | 1 - Overview | 3 Previous updates Table 2. Previous updates Enhancement or Feature Description Resources SCC download plug- The SCC Download Plug-in now has the ability Using the download in enhancements to use packages that are cached by the SCC plug-in (on page Download Cacher’s download_dir (referred to 19) as localCache in the plugin.ini file) and get Configuring the packages from the internet at the same time. advanced SCC Previously, the SCC Download Plug-in was download plug-in used in BigFix server that was in either of the settings (on page following scenarios: 29) Using the SCC • The BigFix Server is fully air-gapped and download cacher uses the SCC Download Cacher, or for air-gapped envi­ • The BigFix Server is internet-enabled ronments (on page and does not use the SCC Download 50) Cacher Caching packages With this enhancement, you can cache the on the sha1 folder packages offline to save time downloading (on page 52) the packages. Caching packages on the local cache folder (on page 53) SCC download The SCC Download Cacher contains the fol­ Using the download cacher enhance­ lowing enhancements: cacher (on page ments 42) • Package sha1 download support SCC download • Repository access check cacher usage in­ Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise - User's Guide | 1 - Overview | 4 Table 2. Previous updates (continued) Enhancement or Feature Description Resources • Storage space requirement check formation (on page • Space-saving benchmarks 42) SUSE Linux Enter­ The content for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desk­ Supported plat­ prise Desktop and top and Server 12 SP3 is published in the forms and updates Server 12 SP3 con­ Patches for SLE 12 Native Tools site. (on page 4) tent support Ensure that you update the SCC download Supported Novell plug-in from the Manage Download Plug-ins repositories (on dashboard. page 7) SUSE Linux Enter­ The content for SUSE Linux Enterprise Serv­ Supported plat­ prise Server 12 on er 12 on System z is published in the Patches forms and updates System z content for SLE 12 on System z site. (on page 4) support Ensure that you update the SCC download Supported Novell plug-in from the Manage Download Plug-ins repositories (on dashboard. page 7) Supported platforms