1. IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1.1 Red Hat 5 patch management
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IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Red Hat 5 patch management
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2. Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview
Common Use Cases

3. TPM 7.1.1 Red Hat 5 patch Objective
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 adopts YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) as package management solution and deprecated the previous up2date used in version 3 and 4.
This feature is to support the new YUM Linux patching technology for redhat 5 patch management
It will leverage our TPM SDI infrastructure which will provide a better scaled/performed solution.

4. Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview
Common Use Cases

5. TPM 7.1.1 Red Hat 5 patch Overview
Patch Management Process

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TPM Red Hat 5 Patch Overview
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7. Topics Feature Objective (Problems Solved) Feature Overview
Common Use Cases

8. TPM 7.1.1 Red Hat 5 Common Use Cases
Configure YUM repository (prerequisite, user have to prepare their own YUM repository)
Preparation – network discovery, SDI preparation
Patch Acquisition to discover available patches and importing the patch metadata from the YUM Repository
Configure Patch compliance
Scan and check for missing patches
Approve recommendation and install patches
Verify missing patches by running compliance check

9. BACK UPS

10. Preparation -- network discovery, SDI preparation
Go To -> Discovery -> Provisioning Discovery -> Discovery Configurations -- Search for initial discovery -- Enter the needed info., at a minimum, enter IP & credential, Save & Run. -- Install depot & agent (SDI preparation)

11. Create YUM file repository within TPM 7.1.1
Go To -> IT infrastructure -> Provisioning Inventory -> File Repositories -- Press enter to list out all file repository, click the File Repository tab and click new to create a new one for RedHat5 patch. Enter all necessary parameters.

12. Red Hat 5 patch acquisition
Go To -> IT infrastructure -> Software Catalog -> Patch Acquisition -- Pick Linux as the OS and enter all the needed parameters.

13. Compliance scan & check with computer(s) group
Go To -> IT infrastructure -> Provisioning Inventory -> Provisioning Groups -- Create a group with 1 or more computers -- Click compliance, configure New Compliance check by selecting “Patch Check”. Choose Run or Schedule Scan & check to perform scan and check on your redhat5 endpoint to produce the list of recommendations.

14. Approve the Compliance Recommendation
Go To -> IT infrastructure -> Provisioning Inventory -> Provisioning Groups -- Click Recommendations, select the recommendations, click approve, after what you wanted to be installed are in “Approved” state, select any/all approved patches that you wish to installed and click Schedule & submit to proceed with install.

15. Verify missing patch
Go To -> IT infrastructure -> Provisioning Inventory -> Provisioning Groups -- Click Recommendations, the installed patch will be shown as “Implemented” after install is completed -- Click compliance tab and run check again to update DCM, the installed patch will disappeared from the recommendation page.

16. TPM 7.1.1 Red Hat 5 Patch Overview
Internal component view