B Hot Patches; Installing Zenworks Linux Management Hot Patches; Using Autoyast To Install Hot Patches On Managed Devices - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

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The following sections contain information that helps you use AutoYaST to install the ZENworks
Linux Management Hot Patches:
Section B.1, "Installing ZENworks Linux Management Hot Patches," on page 123
Section B.2, "Using AutoYaST to Install Hot Patches on Managed Devices," on page 123
B.1 Installing ZENworks Linux Management Hot
Patches
To install ZENworks Linux Management Hot Patches:
1 Send an e-mail to Zen.feedback@novell.com with the release name as the subject line. Refer to
the following table for more information on the subject line that must be specified for the
releases:
Release name
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
ZENworks Linux Management with IR1/IR1a
ZENworks Linux Management with IR2
You will receive a reply with the hot patch details.
2 Follow the instructions given in the reply.
To customize the Hot Patch installation or perform an unattended installation on the managed
devices, you can use AutoYaST. See
Managed Devices," on page 123
B.2 Using AutoYaST to Install Hot Patches on
Managed Devices
You can use AutoYaST where you require customization, or require no user intervention. You do
this by using a control file that has the installation and configuration details. You can use the
configuration interface of AutoYaST to create the control file and provide it to YaST2 during
installation.
You can use AutoYaST to install a ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Hot Patch along with the
operating system installation. You must perform the following tasks in the order listed.
1 Append the following information to the
ZENworks Linux Management agent:
Subject Line
ZLM7 IR1 Hot Patch
ZLM7.2 Hot Patch
ZLM7.2 IR1 Hot Patch
ZLM7.2 IR2 Hot Patch
Section B.2, "Using AutoYaST to Install Hot Patches on
for details.
to include the add-on path of the
autoinst.xml
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