IBM® Endpoint Manager Patch Management for Red Hat Enterprise Linux keeps your Linux clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
Patch management is available through the Patches for RHEL Fixlet® sites from Endpoint Manager. For each new patch or update that becomes available, Endpoint Manager releases a Fixlet that can identify and remediate all the computers in your enterprise that need it. With a few keystrokes, the Endpoint Manager Console Operator can apply the patch to all the relevant computers and visualize its progress as it deploys throughout the network.
The Endpoint Manager agent checks the operating system version, file versions, the language of the system and other relevant factors to determine when and if a patch is necessary.
Endpoint Manager tests each Fixlet in its lab before it is released. Testing often finds issues that are handled by attaching extra notes to the Fixlet. These notes typically allow the Console Operator to work around the problem, adding extra value to the patching process. Endpoint Manager also incorporates user feedback into notes, ensuring that you receive the latest information.
Fixlets allow you to manage large numbers of updates and patches with comparative ease, enabling automated, highly targeted deployment on any schedule that you want. Large downloads can be phased to optimize network bandwidth and the entire deployment process can be monitored, graphed, and recorded for inventory or audit control.
IBM Endpoint Manager for Patch Management for Red Hat Enterprise Linux added the Red Hat Linux Enterprise versions 5 and 6 patch sites, which use the Yellow dog Updated, Modified (YUM) native tool. YUM is the default patch manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and in the Patches for RHEL Native tools sites, YUM replaces the Endpoint Dependency Resolver (EDR) utilities. It is highly suggested that users subscribe and use the RHEL Native tools sites.