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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 29
Download the Patch Content 29
Schedule Downloads 30
Maintain the Software Content Repository 31
Troubleshooting the SCR Tool 33
Out of Memory Error 33
Content Download Network Connection Error 34
Cannot Connect to Red Hat Account 34
Session Login to Red Hat Fails 35
Download from Red Hat Fails 35
HP-UX Service Authentication Fails 37
Download from HP Fails 37
Proxy Server Configuration Fails 37
Mismatch in Number of Patches 39
OS Vendor Does Not Accept Credentials 39
OS Vendor Errors 39
Patch Download Errors 40
Obsolete Patches Cause the Download to Fail 41
HTTP Errors Are Not Marked as SEVERE 41
Connection Refused Errors 42
Null Pointer Exception Errors 42
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