[BESAdmin-Announcements] IBM BigFix Patch releases CentOS Custom Repository Support for Native tools sites

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the support for custom repository 
to facilitate patching for endpoints on CentOS Linux version 5 and later.
 
Through the CentOS Custom Repository Management dashboard, users of the 
following native tools sites can now register their custom repositories 
with BigFix: 
Patches for CentOS 5 Native tools 
Patches for CentOS 6 Native tools 
Patches for CentOS 7 

With the custom repository support, users can use YUM to download patches 
from the local repositories and distribute them to CentOS endpoints. Users 
can also leverage their custom repositories to deliver custom software 
through BigFix.
 
In this release, BigFix also provides the YUM Transaction History 
dashboard where users can view all YUM-related transactions in a single 
view. This dashboard is also equipped with transaction management features 
such as rollback, undo, and redo.


Highlights:
Dashboard: CentOS Custom Repository Management
Dashboard: YUM Transaction History
Analysis: Repository Configuration - CentOS (ID #50)
Analysis: YUM Logs (ID #28)
Analysis: YUM Transaction History (ID #27)
Task: Enable custom repository support - CentOS (ID #51)
Task: Disable custom repository support - CentOS (ID #52)
Task: Install packages by using YUM (ID #18)
Task: YUM: Check Available Package Updates (ID #39)


Actions to Take: 
Ensure that you are subscribed to the Patching Support site.
Activate the 'Repository Configuration - CentOS' analysis. 
Enable the following task: 'Enable custom repository support - CentOS'. 
Your custom repositories must be pre-configured with the packages and 
required metadata and headers before you use the CentOS Custom Repository 
Management dashboard. 
 

Published Site Version:
Patching Support site, version 566
Patches for CentOS 5 Native tools, version 57
Patches for CentOS 6 Native tools, version 68
Patches for CentOS 7, version 45 


Application Engineering Team
IBM BigFix Patch

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