[pca] Setting up PCA patch server

[Thomas Gouverneur]

Right, I've cleaned up a bit the mess and here is the first "usable"
code:

http://wesunsolve.net/downloads/pcaf-0.2.tar.gz

browsable at http://wesunsolve.net/downloads/pcaf-0.2/


Feel free to comment ;-)


Regards,


Thomas Gouverneur


On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:46:02 +0200
Thomas Gouverneur <tgo at espix.net> wrote:

> 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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