Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager manages the following patches:
Windows patches
Linux patches
Solaris OS patches
Fujitsu middleware patches
Windows patches are managed by linking to a WSUS repository server provided by Microsoft.
Acquisition of the latest patches and management of patch application status is performed via WSUS, while Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager automatically collects and manages information about patches and patch application statuses from WSUS.
It is also possible to apply patches to business servers remotely via the management console for Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager.
Linux patches are managed by linking to yum repository servers supported by Red Hat.
Acquisition of the latest patches and registration of the patches (RPM packages) with the yum repository server is performed by the infrastructure administrator, while Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager collects and manages patch application status information from managed servers.
It is also possible to apply patches to managed servers remotely via the management console for Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager.
Patches for the Solaris OS are managed using the standard OS pkg command.
For Solaris 11, patches are applied as Support Repository Updates (SRU). Application of patches is performed by the infrastructure administrator of business servers. Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager collects and manages patch application status information from managed servers.
Patch management for Fujitsu middleware is performed by linking to the UpdateSite and UpdateAdvisor (middleware) provided by Fujitsu.
Acquisition of the latest patches from the UpdateSite and registration of the latest patches with Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager is performed by the infrastructure administrator, while Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager collects and manages patch application status information from the UpdateAdvisor (middleware) on managed servers.
It is also possible to distribute and apply update files to managed servers remotely from the management console for Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager. However, patch distribution and application to managed Solaris servers is not supported.
