IBM BigFix Patch now supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on PPC64 Big Endian

IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce that it has extended support to include SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM PowerPC 64-bit Big Endian (BE).

The new site called ‘Patches for Patches for SLE 11 PPC64BE’ uses zypper, which is SLE’s default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for SLES 11 PPC64BE systems:

  • SLES11-Pool
  • SLES11-Updates
  • SLES11-SP1-Pool
  • SLES11-SP1-Updates
  • SLES11-SP2-Pool
  • SLES11-SP2-Updates
  • SLES11-SP3-Pool
  • SLES11-SP3-Updates
  • SLES11-SP4-Pool
  • SLES11-SP4-Updates

Users can avail of features that include the SCC download plug-in, SCC download cacher, and multiple-package baseline installation, among others.

Actions to take:

  • Subscribe to the Patches for SLE 11 PPC64BE site from the License Overview dashboard.

Note: 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.

  • Register the SCC download plug-in from the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard, available from the ‘Patching Support’ site. Use your Organization Credentials, which is listed in the SUSE Customer Center or Novell Customer Center during the registration. For more information about registering, see https://ibm.biz/BdswXM.

  • Download the SCC Download Cacher here: https://ibm.co/2hkFpsQ.

Published Sites:
Patches for SLE 11 PPC64BE, version 1.
Patching Support site, version 824.

Documentation Resources:
For more information about BigFix Patch for SUSE, see the following pages:

Application Engineering Team
BigFix Patch