What's new in this update release
This release of IBM® BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise now provides SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 content.
| Enhancement or Feature | Description | Resources |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Server 12 content support | The SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop and Server 12 (x86_64) content is published in a new site
called Patches for SLE 12 Native Tools. This release supports the package manager native command-line interface, Zypper, which allows you to patch SLE 12 systems. Zypper reduces dependency issues, improves performance, and is more reliable in terms of installing security patches. |
Previous updates
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| Package installation task | Custom repositories can give you the flexibility to control what you can deploy on the endpoints in your environment. For example, you can deploy custom software that you are hosting in your custom repositories. Use the Install packages by using zypper task to install software that is in your custom repositories. This task is enhanced to allow you to update all the packages on the endpoint and to install packages based on CVE number. It also allows you to install all the packages that were issued until the date that you specify. The Install packages by using zypper task is available on the Patching Support site. |
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| SLE Btrfs Snapshot Management | Manage Btrfs filesystem snapshots for endpoints that are using SUSE Linux Enterprise versions 11 SP2 and later. IBM BigFix provides the SLE Btrfs Snapshot Management dashboard to allow you to manage root snapshots with the rollback feature to restore to a previous system state. The SLE Btrfs Snapshot Management dashboard is available on the Patching Support site. |
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| SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard enhancements | The repository registration feature in the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard now allows you to enable autorefresh and URI checks. |
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| Installed package list | Use the Installed RPM Package List - SuSE Linux Enterprise analysis to view the list of RPM packages that are installed on the endpoints that are using SUSE Linux Enterprise versions 12 and earlier. This analysis is available on the Linux RPM Patching site. |
Retrieving installed RPM package information |
| SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard enhancements | The repository registration feature in the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard now allows you to enable autorefresh and URI checks. |
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| Custom repository support | IBM BigFix now supports custom repositories and the Subscription Management Tool (SMT) for patching SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 11 endpoints. Support for custom repositories for patch management uses existing local repository mirrors and extended support channels to download patches. This solution can also be used to deliver custom software through IBM BigFix. For more information, see Custom repositories management. |
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| Package manager native command-line interface support | Zypper, which is the default package manager for SLE, replaces the Endpoint Dependency Resolver (EDR) utilities that Patch Management for SLE previously used. Zypper gives you more flexibility in terms of patch deployment and provides results that are in parallel with SLE solutions. Use the Patches for SLE 11 Native Tools site to patch SLE 11 systems because Zypper reduces dependency issues, improves performance, and is more reliable in terms of installing security patches. For more information, see Patching methods. |