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Configuring the Red Hat Host Machine

Configuring the Red Hat machine to host the SCR Tool includes reviewing the directory structure,

granting permission to the patch repository, updating the properties file, connecting the VCM managed

machines to the SCR Tool, and setting the logging levels and output file names.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Review the Directory Structure 17

Grant Permission to the Repository 18

Update the Properties Files 18

Connect the VCM Managed Machines to the SCRTool 25

Set Logging Levels and Output File Names 25

Review the Directory Structure

Subdirectories are created and organized based on platform type and payload. Verify that the

subdirectories exist in the SCRTool root directory.

Because running the replications is based on relative paths under the root directory, you can modify the

root directory name.

To determine which .pls files to use for patch assessments, the SCR Tool processes the file named

VMware57.xml, which contains the .lst files used in the assessments.

IMPORTANT Do not delete the patch signature (.pls) files, because they confirm whether the patches are

available. Patch signature files are stored in the platform subdirectories defined by the property parameter

SCR_output_folder.

The SCRTool downloads patch content based on your established schedule.

Prerequisites

After the SCR Tool downloads the content from the Content Download Network (CDN), verify that

the individual payload directories contain the patch content.

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