Need to get some clarity on RHEL patching through bigfix.
We are using “Patches for RHEL 6 - Native Tools” and “Patches for RHEL 7” site for patching. We have configured download plug in.
I believe these fixlet uses yum for finding out the dependencies.For every patch update will it be downloading the patches through download plug in irrespective of internet connectivity or yum repository configuration on the target? if we just install yum on s linux server, will it be enough to install patches through bigfix?
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Platform team came across some missing rpms and dependant libraries. Can we install these supporting rpms or libraries through bigfix? These are not part of any security patch updates. What is the best way to do it?
(1st question) Have you verified in the RedHatProtocol DownloadPlugin logs that it’s able to login to the RHN site with the provided credentials?
(2nd question) For dependencies that are not included in OS patching sites, you can absolutely create custom fixlet/s to handle this. If you have a local repo then a simple yum command will suffice. Otherwise you’ll have to leverage the RedHatProtocol to download the necessary binaries from the RHN site.
For second question - Can we use “RPM deployment wizard” ? Will it take care checking local repo or if its not there, downloading the dependencies through download plugin?