Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Patching.
2. Select Linux or UNIX platform > Bulletins > By Bulletin.
3. Click Check for Update, select an update option, and click Next.
VCM locates the bulletins and copies them to your local file system.
What to do next
Identify the patch bulletins collection criteria. See "Create Linux and UNIX Patch Assessment Filters" on
page 145.
Create Linux and UNIX Patch Assessment Filters
Patch assessment filters identify patch bulletins that meet user-defined filtering criteria. These filters
narrow the scope of bulletins to use in the assessments, which improves the efficiency of the patch
assessment.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Collection Filters > Filters.
3. Click Add Filter.
4. Type a name and description for the filter and click Next.
5. On the Data Type page, click UNIX/Linux.
6. Click Patch Assessment and click Next.
7. To create a specific set of all available bulletins, on the UNIX Patch Assessment Filters page, click
Include Bulletin(s) that match this criteria.
8. Use the available settings to define the filter criteria and click Next.
For example: Platform = Red Hat and Severity = Critical
9. Click Finish to create the filter.
10. In the Data Type column of the Collection Filters data grid, locate the Patch Assessment filters, which
displays your new filter.
What to do next
Use your new filter when you run a patch assessment. See "Collect Patch Assessment Data from Linux and
UNIX Machines" on page 145.
Collect Patch Assessment Data from Linux and UNIX Machines
To collect Linux and UNIX patch assessment data, you can use bulletins, a patch assessment template, or
the Collect wizard. VCM runs patch assessments of Linux and UNIX machines against the patches known
at the time VCM performs the assessment. During the collection, VCM sends the patch signature .pls
files to the managed Linux and UNIX machines. You can also schedule Linux and UNIX patch assessments.
Linux and UNIX patch assessments are based on the OS version and machine architecture. When you use
templates to collect patch assessment data, you must match the bulletin format to the machine
architecture, either 32-bit or 64-bit.
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