IBM Endpoint Manager, Version 9.2

SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard

Use the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard to easily integrate your existing custom repository or Subscription Management Tool (SMT) solutions with the IBM BigFix patch management solution. Only endpoints on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Linux Enterprise Server versions 11 and 12 are supported in this dashboard.

The SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard allows the Fixlets in the Patches for SLE 11 Native Tools and Patches for SLE 12 Native Tools sites to use Zypper for downloads instead of using the standard IBM BigFix downloading infrastructure. The dashboard also allows you to register your custom repositories to use the Zypper commands when installing packages on the endpoints.

To access the dashboard, subscribe to the Patching Support site. From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > SLE Custom Repository Management. Activate the Repository Configuration - SUSE Linux Enterprise analysis to view the content in the dashboard.

Important: Your custom repositories must be pre-configured with the required metadata and headers before you use the dashboard.
Use the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard to perform the following actions for patch management:
  • Register and unregister endpoints to a repository (custom repositories or SMT servers)
  • Add, delete, and import custom repositories and SMT servers to the repository dashboard list
Figure 1. SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard
SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard
Note: The SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard does not support the creation of a physical repository server or SMT. You must create the repository separately. For more information about creating repositories, see the following resources:
Parent topic: Custom repositories management

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