IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the release of Fixlets for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on z systems on the ‘Patches for SLE 12 on System z’ site. This site uses zypper, which is SLE’s default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for SLES 12 s390x systems:
SLES12-Updates
SLES12-Pool
SLES12-SP1-Updates
SLES12-SP1-Pool
SLES12-SP2-Pool
SLES12-SP2-Updates
SLES12-SP3-Pool
SLES12-SP3-Updates
Actions to Take:
- Subscribe to the ‘Patches for SLE 12 on System z’ site from the License Overview dashboard.
- 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.
NOTE: If you are using custom repositories in your environment, ensure that you register your endpoints to the supported channels listed above by using the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard. Also, you must be subscribed to these supported channels if you are using custom repositories.
Published Sites:
Patches for SLE 12 on System z, version 1
Patching Support site, version 1360
Documentation Resources:
For more information about BigFix Patch for SUSE, see the following pages:
- Supported platforms and updates: https://ibm.biz/BdisZu
- Download plug-in: https://ibm.biz/BdswXL
- Custom repositories: https://ibm.biz/BdsCgY
Application Engineering Team
IBM BigFix Patch