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Contents
About This Book 5
Introduction to the Software Content Repository Tool 7
Preparing for SCRTool Installation 9
Installing the VCM Agent on the Linux and UNIX Machines to be Managed 9
Selecting and Preparing the Host Machine 9
Establish User Credentials 11
Place Trusted Certificates in the Key Store 11
Verifying Access to External Sites 11
Installing the Prerequisite Software for the SCRTool 13
Install the SCR Tool Software 13
Download the Java Runtime Environment 14
Test the Java Runtime Environment Installation 14
Download the Java Cryptography Extension 14
Configuring the Red Hat Host Machine 17
Review the Directory Structure 17
Grant Permission to the Repository 18
Update the Properties Files 18
Properties File Parameters 19
Connect the VCM Managed Machines to the SCRTool 25
Set Logging Levels and Output File Names 25
Managing Patch Content with the SCR Tool 27
Download the Patch Content 27
Schedule Downloads 28
Maintain the Software Content Repository 29
Troubleshooting the SCR Tool 31
Out of Memory Error 31
Content Download Network Connection Error 32
Cannot Connect to Red Hat Account 32
Session Login to Red Hat Fails 33
Download from Red Hat Fails 33
HP-UX Service Authentication Fails 35
Download from HP Fails 35
Proxy Server Configuration Fails 35
Mismatch in Number of Patches 37
OS Vendor Does Not Accept Credentials 37
OS Vendor Errors 37
Patch Download Errors 38
Obsolete Patches Cause the Download to Fail 39
HTTP Errors Are Not Marked as SEVERE 39
Connection Refused Errors 40
Null Pointer Exception Errors 40
Index 43
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