BigFix Patch is pleased to announce support for RHEL 8 Additional Channels on x86_64.
The new site called ‘Patches for RHEL 8 Additional Channels’ uses dnf, which is RHEL 8’s default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for RHEL 8 systems:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Actions to Take:
The new site ‘Patches for RHEL 8 Additional Channels’ requires entitlement to any of the following licenses:
- BigFix Remediate
- BigFix Lifecycle
- BigFix Compliance
- BigFix Workspace / Workspace
- BigFix Enterprise / Enterprise+
The new site requires BigFix Client version 9.5 Patch 14 (9.5.14.73).
Subscribe to the ‘Patches for RHEL 8 Additional Channels’ site from the License Overview Dashboard. If the site is not showing in the License Overview dashboard, update your license from the dashboard by clicking ‘Check for license update’, then run the BigFix Administration Tool.
Note: Necessary subscriptions for the above mentioned RHEL repositories must be procured from Red Hat.
Users of the RHSM Download Cacher will need to update to version 1.0.9.1:
• Windows - http://software.bigfix.com/download/bes/util/RHSMDownloadCacher.exe
• Linux - http://software.bigfix.com/download/bes/util/RHSMDownloadCacher-linux.tar.gz
Published Sites:
- Patches for RHEL 8 Additional Channels, site version 2
- Patching Support, site version 1142
Application Engineering Team
BigFix
