User`s guide

7. On the toolbar, click Jobs and view the progress of the collection.
The assessment on UNIX and Linux machines uses the Patch Assessment collection filter to perform a
collection of all machines in the current machine group, and the results are reported in the Assessment
Results node.
8. Select UNIX/Linux Platform > Assessment Results > All Bulletins and view the results.
Create UNIX and Linux Patch Assessment Filters
Patch assessment filters identify patch bulletins that meet user-defined filtering criteria. These filters limit
the bulletins to use in the assessments, which improves the efficiency of the assessment.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Collection Filters > Filters.
3. In the Collection Filters data grid, select Add Filter.
4. On the Name and Description page, name the filter and click Next.
5. On the Data Type page, select UNIX/Linux.
6. Select Patch Assessment and click Next.
7. On the UNIXPatch Assessment Filters page, to create a subset of the available bulletins, select Include
Bulletin(s) that match this criteria.
8. Define the filter criteria using the available settings.
For example, you can create a filter where Platform = Red Hat and Severity = Critical.
9. Click Next and Finish to create the filter.
10. In the Collection Filters data grid, scroll or page to the Patch Assessment in the Data Type column and
locate the new filter in the Name column.
What to do next
Use the new filter when you run an assessment.
Explore Assessment Results and Acquire and Store the Patches
View the assessed UNIX and Linux machines. The Assessment Results data grid displays the UNIX and
Linux machines that were assessed, the patch status for each machine, and details about the patches.
Procedure
1. Click Patching.
2. Select UNIX/Linux Platform > Assessment Results > All Bulletins to display the patch status of all of
the machines that were assessed.
3. To display the assessment results for a single bulletin, select By Specific Bulletin and select a bulletin
in the center pane.
4. Review the patch status for each machine.
Icon Status Description
Patched The patch is applied to the machine.
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