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12. Click Next to either schedule the deploy job or to instruct VCM Patching to execute the job
immediately.
13. On the Reboot Options page, select to not reboot the machine and click Next.
14. On the confirmation page, click Finish to deploy the patch.
When the deployment completes, VCM Patching automatically runs a delta collection of the VCM
Patching Security Bulletins filter set to update the assessment information.
15. To view the status of the deployment job, select Patching > VCM Patching Administration >
Windows > Job Manager > Running .
16. If you scheduled the job to run later, to view the status of the scheduled deployment, select Patching >
VCM Patching Administration > Windows > Job Manager > Scheduled > Deployments.
17. In the assessment template data grid view, run another assessment and confirm that the machines you
patched are marked as Patched in the assessment results.
If a machine is in a pending reboot state, the patch status for the machine is Not Patched.
IMPORTANT If a failure occurs at any point in the patch deployment job, the System Administrator must
check the status of the system, resolve any issues, and then reassess the machines.
For more information about scheduled patch deployments for Windows machines, see the online Help.
Getting Started with VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux Machines
Welcome to VCM Patching for UNIX and Linux. When licensed, you can use VCM Patching for UNIX and
Linux to determine the patch status of UNIX and Linux machines and deploy patches to those machines.
NOTE Assessments of UNIX and Linux-based machines operate differently from Windows assessments.
UNIX and Linux assessments require new data to be collected, while Windows assessments are performed
against previously collected data.
UNIX and Linux patching change actions are saved in the VCM change log in Console > Change
Management > VCM or Non VCM Initiated Change > By Data Type > Patch Assessment. These change
actions are available to Compliance and Reports.
Prerequisites
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Collect patch assessment data from machines.
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Verify that VCM Patching for UNIX is licensed on the UNIX or Linux machine.
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Verify that your UNIX and Linux machines and operating systems are supported for patch
deployment. See the VCM Hardware and Software Requirements Guide.
Procedure
Step 1: Check for updates to bulletins.
Step 2: Collect assessment data.
Step 3: Explore the results, and acquire and store the patches.
Step 4: Install the patches.
Check for Updates to Bulletins
Before you assess the patching state of UNIX and Linux machines, you must check for updates to VCM
Patching bulletins.
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