IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the support for custom repository to facilitate patching for endpoints on CentOS Linux version 5 and later.
Through the CentOS Custom Repository Management dashboard, users of the following native tools sites can now register their custom repositories with BigFix:
- Patches for CentOS 5 Native tools
- Patches for CentOS 6 Native tools
- Patches for CentOS 7
With the custom repository support, users can use YUM to download patches from the local repositories and distribute them to CentOS endpoints. Users can also leverage their custom repositories to deliver custom software through BigFix.
In this release, BigFix also provides the YUM Transaction History dashboard where users can view all YUM-related transactions in a single view. This dashboard is also equipped with transaction management features such as rollback, undo, and redo.
Highlights:
Dashboard: CentOS Custom Repository Management
Dashboard: YUM Transaction History
Analysis: Repository Configuration - CentOS (ID #50)
Analysis: YUM Logs (ID #28)
Analysis: YUM Transaction History (ID #27)
Task: Enable custom repository support - CentOS (ID #51)
Task: Disable custom repository support - CentOS (ID #52)
Task: Install packages by using YUM (ID #18)
Task: YUM: Check Available Package Updates (ID #39)
Actions to Take:
- Ensure that you are subscribed to the Patching Support site.
- Activate the ‘Repository Configuration - CentOS’ analysis.
- Enable the following task: ‘Enable custom repository support - CentOS’.
- Your custom repositories must be pre-configured with the packages and required metadata and headers before you use the CentOS Custom Repository Management dashboard.
Published Site Version:
Patching Support site, version 566
Patches for CentOS 5 Native tools, version 57
Patches for CentOS 6 Native tools, version 68
Patches for CentOS 7, version 45
Application Engineering Team
IBM BigFix Patch
