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If you define an alternate location for a particular Machine Group such as Servers (in Patching | VCM
Patching Administration | Machine Group Mapping wizard | Local Patch Path ), you must select that
Machine Group at the top of the VCM Portal before you deploy the patches. Otherwise, if the same
Machine Group is not selected, VCM Patching will not acknowledge the machine group mapping to the
alternate patch location, and the patches will not be deployed.
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
If you do not define an alternate location for the patches using Machine Group Mapping, the default
location of
/tmp
will be used. A temporary expansion of the patches will be performed in the
/tmp
directory.
Deploy Patches to UNIX/Linux Machines
After running the assessment template and evaluating the results, and acquiring and storing the patches,
you can install the patches on the UNIX/Linux machines that are managed by VCM Patching. The deploy
action assesses whether the patch was installed on the VCM-managed machine.
For a list of UNIX/Linux machines and operating systems supported for patch deployment, see the VCM
Hardware and Software Requirements Guide .
Prerequisites for Deployment
Before deploying the patches to VCM-managed UNIX/Linux machines, ensure the following:
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VCM Patching for UNIX must be licensed on the UNIX/Linux machine.
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Ensure that the assessments have run successfully.
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The patches must be available locally to the VCM-managed machine.
I
MPORTANT
If you will be deploying patches in single-user mode on UNIX machines, you MUST do
the following:
1) Store or extract the patches in a local location other than
/tmp
that will be accessible in single user-
mode.
2) If you did not manually extract the files in step 1, ensure enough disk space exists to extract the
patches in
/var/tmp
.
3) Set the machine group mapping to the patch path location where you have stored the patches.
If you will be deploying patches without changing the run level, you must do the following:
1) Store or extract the patches in a local location (not /tmp on Solaris as this directory will be cleaned out
upon reboots that may be initiated by the patches).
2) If you did not manually extract the files in step 1, ensure enough disk space exists to extract the
patches in
/tmp
(or
/var/tmp
on Solaris).
3) Set the machine group mapping to the patch path location where you have stored the patches.
Default Location for UNIX/Linux Patches
If you do not define an alternate location for the patches using Machine Group Mapping, the default
location of
/tmp
will be used. A temporary expansion of the patches will be performed in the
/tmp
directory.
Deploying the Patches
N
OTE
Before deploying patches, see Patch Deployment Notes in the online Help.
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