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Software Content Repository Tool Guide
vCenter Configuration Manager 5.3
This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all
subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To
check for more recent editions of this document, see
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- Page 1 Software Content Repository Tool Guide vCenter Configuration Manager 5.3 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs. EN-000437-00...
- Page 2 VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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Change the Working Directory Update the Replication Scripts Connect the VCM-Managed Machines to the SCR Tool Set Logging Levels and Output File Names Using the SCR Tool Download the Patch Content How to Schedule Downloads Maintaining the Software Content Repository Troubleshooting VMware, Inc. - Page 4 Configuration Manager Software Content Repository Tool Guide VMware, Inc.
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Page 5: About This Book
You also need to fully understand your network’s topology and resource naming conventions. Document Feedback VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send your feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com. Software Content Repository Tool Documentation The Software Content Repository Tool documentation consists of this document. - Page 6 Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for priority 1 issues. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html. Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/services. VMware Professional VMware Education Services courses offer extensive hands-on labs, case study Services examples, and course materials designed to be used as on-the-job reference tools.
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Page 7: About The Software Content Repository Tool
(.rpm, .gz, .tar, .zip) used in the patching background processes. As shown in the following diagram, the SCR Tool downloads the UNIX/Linux patch content. Using VCM on another Collector machine, you can then update the VCM-managed (Agent) machines using the VCM Patching UNIX/Linux patching capability. VMware, Inc. -
Page 8: What To Do First
Configuration Manager Software Content Repository Tool Guide After downloading patches, you will use the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM) to assess your UNIX machines. To deploy the patches, you will need to use the alternate source mapping in VCM Patching, and then deploy the patches to the UNIX machines. For additional information, see the VCM online Help. -
Page 9: Prerequisites For The Scr Tool
The patch content will grow as vendors release additional patches. Ensure that you monitor the disk space available on the host machine to avoid any problems in continuing to download and store the patch content files and payload. VMware, Inc. -
Page 10: User Credentials For Downloads
The VCM-managed (Agent) machines that are supported for connecting to the machine hosting the SCR Tool include: Solaris, Red Hat, HP-UX, AIX, SUSE, and Mac OS X. These Agent machines must be running the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager. For a list of supported machine/OS versions, see the VCM Hardware and Software Requirements Guide. -
Page 11: Installing The Scr Tool
MPORTANT Install the Repository Software On the Red Hat host machine: 1. Locate the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager CD or go to the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager (http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_ vcenter_configuration_manager/5_0). 2. Unzip the SCR Tool files from SCR-2.0-release.tar.gz to the directory where the application files will reside on the Red Hat machine. -
Page 12: Download And Install The Java Cryptography Extension (Optional)
3. To install the JCE, follow the instructions in the README.txt contained in the JCE zip file. If you have multiple Java SE (Standard Edition) Development Kit (JDK)/JRE installations MPORTANT on the same machine, make sure you are updating the correct JDK/JRE instance. VMware, Inc. -
Page 13: Preparing The Host Machine For Use With The Scr Tool
Replication scripts are supplied for each platform type, and are used during the download process to replicate the patch content. These scripts contain the environment settings and java calls needed to download the patch content for each supported platform, along with user credentials. The naming convention of these scripts is: start_<platform>_replication.sh VMware, Inc. - Page 14 -folder <SCR_output_folder> Defines the root folder where the SCR Tool output will be stored. By default, this folder is set to The SCR Tool automatically creates the /tmp/SCR/download. following sub-directory tree under the root output folder. VMware, Inc.
- Page 15 -extractOSX <true|false> The -extractOSX parameter specifies that embedded vendor patch files (*.dmg) should be extracted from the corresponding .plp files when executed for the Mac OS X platform. This parameter has no effect when used with any other platform. VMware, Inc.
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Page 16: Connect The Vcm-Managed Machines To The Scr Tool
The com.lumension.level property determines the logging level of the repository component. The FileHandler.level should be set to the same or higher level. The allowable logging level values are: SEVERE WARNING (valid, but not used) INFO (recommended for production) CONFIG (valid, but not used) VMware, Inc. - Page 17 9. Set the java.util.logging.FileHandler.append = true. When set to true, the SCR Tool will attempt to append the last used log file. When set to false, the SCR Tool will roll over to a new log file for writing. VMware, Inc.
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Page 19: Using The Scr Tool
The SCR Tool does not provide embedded scheduling. You can automate running the scripts using OS schedulers, such as cron or at. If multiple platforms connect to the same repository, schedule the execution of the replication scripts for each platform separately. VMware, Inc. -
Page 20: Maintaining The Software Content Repository
Otherwise, be sure to clean up the log file content so that it does not consume unnecessary amounts of memory. You should monitor and check the available disk space before running the scripts or MPORTANT scheduling downloads. VMware, Inc. -
Page 21: Troubleshooting
How do I locate errors in the process? Monitor the log file to verify whether any SEVERE entries are logged. What is the unixpatching.xml for? The file named unixpatching.xml contains a .lst files, which are processed by the SCR Tool to determine which pls files to use for assessments. VMware, Inc. - Page 22 How do I patch UNIX machine with the SCR Tool? The SCR Tool is not designed for UNIX patching. Instead, it is designed for use with the VCM Patching to deploy patches to the UNIX machines. What if I cannot resolve a problem? Call VMware Customer Support. VMware, Inc.