[pca] Setting up PCA patch server

[Thomas Gouverneur]

Hmm and for the advocacy, the benefits of such a framework/tool is that:

 - You don't need to maintain PCA on every of your server

 - You're using luupgrade tools to directly apply patches

 - You are based upon explorer, so even if the system is down
   you can prepare a bundle to apply in singleuser, and so on.

 - You can create a weekly bundle for every of your servers and
   have it under hands.

 - You can quickly check the needed patch list of two of your server
   without even connecting to them.

 - etc...


Regards,


Thomas


On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:30:20 -0500
"Becktold, Lisa M. (LARC-B7)[Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc.]"
<lisa.m.becktold at nasa.gov> wrote:

> 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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