[pca] Setting up PCA patch server

[Charles.Witt.CTR at dcpds.cpms.osd.mil]

Lisa,

This is one method that fits my case.

 

One method is to run "pca --noheader | cut -d ' ' -f 1 > $generatedlist"
on each patch client which will generate a list of required patches.

 

Merge the contents of the required patch list into one file with
something like "sort -ui Missing.pca.txt/ConsolidatedMissing.pca.txt |
uniq > SortedUniqueConsolidatedMissing.pca.txt".

 

You would execute something like: "pca -d RequiredPatchList" on your
patch server to download required patches from Oracle.  The "d" will
keep the patches.

 

Then you have to figure out how to get the patches to each patch client.
I have BASH scripts that use public/private SSH keys, Expect, SSH, and
SCP.  Man pca has one or more other methods.

 

Then execute "pca -i" on each patch client.  That is the summary of one
method.  I left details out.

 

Man pca will give some ideas.  You need to experiment with a couple of
servers to determine what works best in your case.

 

Thanks,

Charles W. Witt

Contractor

STG Inc.

DCPDS Arcsight Logger/Quality Center/Solaris/Web Support

1777 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 300

San Antonio, TX 78217-5216

Phone: (210)581-6227

Cell: (210)787-2734

Charles.Witt.ctr at dcpds.cpms.osd.mil

Quality Center: QCSupport at dcpds.cpms.osd.mil

Solaris: SolarisSupport at dcpds.cpms.osd.mil

Web: web.support at dcpds.cpms.osd.mil

 

From: pca-bounces at lists.univie.ac.at
[mailto:pca-bounces at lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of Becktold, Lisa M.
(LARC-B7)[Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc.]
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:30 AM
To: pca at lists.univie.ac.at
Subject: [pca] Setting up PCA patch server

 

Hi,

 

We have started using pca to patch our servers.    It's been working
very well, and we'd like to refine our setup.

 

Instead of each server accessing support.oracle.com, we'd like to set up
an internal pca patch server.  The patch clients should access this
internal patch server, and NOT go outside our internal network to
download patches.

 

I'm a bit confused about what should reside on that internal patch
server.  Should I download the latest recommended patch cluster and
associated patchdiag.xref file, and place it on the internal patch
server?

 

If the full recommended patch cluster is located on the patch server,
then there the patch client doesn't need to go outside our internal
network and access support.oracle.com, right?

 

The patch server must either share the patch directory via NFS, or offer
it via http or ftp, correct?

 

Lisa

 

Lisa Becktold

System Administrator

Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc.

NASA Center for AeroSpace Information Contract

Phone:       443 995 5805

 

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