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Table Of Contents
- Software Content Repository Tool 5.1 Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to the Software Content Repository Tool
- Preparing for SCR Tool Installation
- Installing the Prerequisite Software for the SCR Tool
- Configuring the Red Hat Host Machine
- Managing Patch Content with the SCR Tool
- Troubleshooting the SCR Tool
- Out of Memory Error
- Content Download Network Connection Error
- Cannot Connect to Red Hat Account
- Session Login to Red Hat Fails
- Download from Red Hat Fails
- HP-UX Service Authentication Fails
- Download from HP Fails
- Proxy Server Configuration Fails
- Mismatch in Number of Patches
- OS Vendor Does Not Accept Credentials
- OS Vendor Errors
- Patch Download Errors
- Obsolete Patches Cause the Download to Fail
- HTTP Errors Are Not Marked as SEVERE
- Connection Refused Errors
- Null Pointer Exception Errors
- Index
After you extract the SCR Tool files, a root directory contains the subdirectories and files for the supported
Linux and UNIX platforms. This information refers to the root directory as scr_root.
Download the Java Runtime Environment
You download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to support the SCR Tool on the host machine.
Prerequisites
n Verify that you can access http://www.java.com.
Procedure
1. Access the Java Web site.
2. Click Downloads.
3. Locate and install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6 or later.
4. Use the platform-specific link to display detailed installation instructions for your platform.
Test the Java Runtime Environment Installation
To verify that the Java Runtime Environment installation on the Red Hat host machine works properly,
you can test it.
Prerequisites
n Locate the article titled, "How do I test whether Java is working on my computer?" at
http://www.java.com.
Procedure
1. Verify that the JRE is installed.
2. (Optional) Display the currently installed version of Java.
a. Open a terminal session on the SCR Tool host machine.
b. Run the command java -version.
Download the Java Cryptography Extension
The Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) is required for AIX, HP-UX, Red Hat, Solaris, and SUSE. You must
download and install the JCE installation on the SCR Tool host machine. The JCE encrypts passwords
when you use third party credentials in the properties files used to download patch content.
IMPORTANT If multiple Java SE (Standard Edition) Development Kit (JDK) or JRE installations exist on the
same machine, make sure that you update the correct JDK or JRE instance.
Prerequisites
n Locate the Java SE downloads page at http://www.oracle.com.
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