<html><body><p>IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the release of the native tools site, named "Patches for SLE 12 Native Tools", for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.<br>This site uses Zypper, which is SLE's default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for SLE 12 x86_64 systems:
<ul><ul><ul type="disc"><li>SLED12-Pool
<li>SLED12-Updates
<li>SLES12-Pool
<li>SLES12-Updates</ul></ul></ul><br>Ensure that you are subscribed to these supported channels if you are using custom repositories.<br><br><b>Actions to take: </b><br>If you are using custom repositories in your environment, ensure that you register your endpoints to the supported channels listed above by using the SLE Custom Repository Management dashboard.<br>If you are not using custom repositories, complete the following actions depending on your experience with BigFix patching:
<ul><ul><ul type="disc"><li>If you are new to BigFix patching:
<ol type="1"><li>Subscribe to the new site from the License Overview dashboard.
<li>Register the SUSE download plug-in and specify the mirror server settings from the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard, which is available from the Patching Support site. To use the Novell mirror server, enter <a href="https://nu.novell.com/">https://nu.novell.com</a>.</ol>
<li>If you have used BigFix patching before:
<ol type="1"><li>Subscribe to the new site from the License Overview dashboard.
<li>Upgrade to the latest SUSE download plug-in (version 2.11.0.0 ) from the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard, which is available from the Patching Support site.
<li>If you have never configured the mirror server settings of the download plug-in before, you must configure it from the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard because the SLE 12 content requires mirror credentials. Enter the following in the Mirror URL field to use the Novell mirror server: <a href="https://nu.novell.com/">https://nu.novell.com</a>.</ol></ul></ul><b><i>Note:</i></b> If you want to use a mirror server other than Novell's, ensure that you enter a well-formed URL, which contains a protocol and a host name. </ul><br><b>Published sites: </b><br>Patches for SLE 12 Native Tools site, version 8<br>Patching Support Site, version 403<br><br><b>Documentation resources: </b><br>For information about download plug-ins, see <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6MER_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.patch.doc_9.2/shared/c_manage_download_plug-ins_suse.html?lang=en">http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6MER_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.patch.doc_9.2/shared/c_manage_download_plug-ins_suse.html?lang=en</a>. <br>For more information about custom repositories, see <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6MER_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.patch.doc_9.2/Patch_Man/Patch_Man_SUSE/c_sle_custom_repo.html">http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6MER_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.patch.doc_9.2/Patch_Man/Patch_Man_SUSE/c_sle_custom_repo.html</a>. <br><br><br><i>Application Engineering Team</i><br><i>IBM BigFix</i><br><br><BR>
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