Chapter 3. Linux Patching

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

• Installing SCR prerequisites
• Installing the SCR Tool
• Setting up the SCR configuration file
• Scheduling content downloads
• Configuring Apache
• Configuring patching repository options in VCM
• Configuring staging options in VCM
• Configuring the SCR Tool base path for the patching repository
• Creating a patch assessment template
• Deploying patches on Linux machines - on demand
• Deploying patches on Linux machines - scheduled