Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager Reference Guide

3.6 Patch

CIs for applied patches.

Timing of registration

• During discovery of Windows OS patches, Linux OS patches, Solaris OS patches, or software patches

• During registration of applied patches using swcfmg_patch_applied (Applied Patch Information Management command)

Attributes

Attributes retained by this type of CI are shown below.

Attribute Name	Attribute ID	Remarks
Patch ID	patchId	For Windows patches, the following value is configured: Update program ID For Linux patches, the following values are configured: Package name + "-" + Version + "-" + Release + "." + Architecture For Solaris patches, the following value is configured: FMRI For software patches, the following value is configured: Patch ID
Patch name	patchName	For Windows patches, the following value is configured: KB number For Linux and Solaris patches, the following value is configured: Package name For software patches, the following value is configured: Patch name
version	Version	Configured for Linux and Solaris patches only.
release	Release	Configured for Linux and Solaris patches only.
branch	Branch	Configured for Solaris patches only.
architecture	Architecture	Configured for Linux patches only.
osName	OS name	Configured for Windows patches only.
softwareName	Software name	-
osType	OS type	-
significance	Importance	For software patches, the following value is configured: 1: Recommended 2: Important 3: Security
updateFormat	Update type	For UpdateAdvisor software, the following value is configured: 1: Program Urgent Fix
applyDate	Date applied	The format is as follows. yyyy-MM-ddTHH-mm-ssZ (in Z, the time zone of the admin server is configured)
releaseDate	Release date	The format is as follows. yyyy-MM-ddTHH-mm-ssZ (in Z, the time zone of the admin server is configured)
type	Type	For Windows patches, Linux patches, and Solaris patches, the following value is configured: OS For software patches, the following value is configured: middleware
category	Category	For Windows patches, the following values are configured: 101: Security Updates 102: Critical Updates 103: Feature Packs 104: Service Packs 105: Tools 106: Drivers 107: Updates 108: Update Rollups 109: Definition Updates For Linux patches, the following value is configured: 200 For Solaris patches, the following value is configured: 300
title	Title	-
description	Description	-
lastUpdate	Last update	The date and time when the information for this CI was last collected during discovery is configured. The format is as follows. yyyy-MM-ddTHH-mm-ssZ (in Z, the time zone of the admin server is configured)
sourceId	ID of the information collection source	sourceId

Relations

CIs for which a relation with this CI is created are shown below.

CI	Meaning	Timing
Server	The application target server of Windows OS patches, Linux OS patches, or Solaris OS patches.	When applied patches are detected during discovery of Windows OS patches, Linux OS patches, or Solaris OS patches
Software	The application target software for software patches.	During registration of applied patches using swcfmg_patch_applied (Applied Patch Information Management command) During detection of applied patches using software patch discovery