IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce that it has extended support to include SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on IBM PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (LE).
The new site called ‘Patches for SLE 12 PPC64LE’ uses zypper, which is SLE’s default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for SLES 12 PPC64 LE systems:
SLES12-SP0-Pool
SLES12-SP0-Updates
SLES12-SP1-Pool
SLES12-SP1-Updates
SLES12-SP2-Pool
SLES12-SP2-Updates
SLES12-SP3-Pool
SLES12-SP3-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 12 PPC64LE 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 12 PPC64LE, version 2
Patching Support site, version 808
Documentation Resources:
For more information about BigFix Patch for SUSE, see the User’s Guide at https://ibm.co/2AIyCOC.
_Application Engineering Team _
BigFix Patch