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Updates for Middleware Applications
Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
Updates for Linux applications - middleware
With Updates for Linux applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
Updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI
You can view content about updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI.

Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
- Patch for Windows User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
- Patch for AIX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for AIX® provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all AIX endpoints.
- Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Red Hat Enterprise Linux endpoints.
- Patch for CentOS Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all CentOs endpoints.
- Patch for Amazon Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for Amazon Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Amazon Linux endpoints.
- Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
- Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Solaris User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Solaris provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Solaris endpoints.
- Patch for HP-UX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for HP-UX provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all HP-UX endpoints.
- Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.
- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.
- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.
- Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Rocky Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Rocky Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide
  BigFix® for Virtual Endpoint Manager provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches in a virtual environment.
- Updates for Middleware Applications
  Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
  - Updates for Linux applications - middleware
    With Updates for Linux applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
    - Supported applications
      You can update supported Linux middleware applications.
    - Site Subscription - Enabling updates for Linux middleware applications
      You can enable updates for Linux middleware applications from BigFix console.
    - Gathering updates for Linux middleware applications
      Use updates from the Linux middleware applications content site to submit a gather request to the BigFix server.
    - Viewing updates for Linux middleware applications
      You can view all the contents of the site after the site gathers the required information. Use Show Non-Relevant Content to view all available contents. The contents includes both the relevant and non-relevant items.
    - Updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI
      You can view content about updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI.
  - Updates for Windows applications - middleware
    With Updates for Windows applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
  - Manual caching
    Manual caching refers to manually storing and managing data in a cache. Users can put patch files into a folder structure or just manually cache the files.
  - Oracle Weblogic
    Oracle WebLogic Server is a unified and extensible platform for developing, deploying, and running enterprise applications. Oracle WebLogic Server is a software application that runs on a middleware tier, between back-end databases and related applications and browser-based thin clients.
  - Oracle Database
    An Oracle Database (DB) is a collection of data treated as a unit. A database stores and retrieves related information. Oracle Database is widely used and known for its reliability, scalability, and extensive features.
- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.

Updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI

You can view content about updates for Linux middleware applications in the WebUI.

Procedure

Log in to the WebUI.

Note: Use the same credentials that you use for BigFix console.
From the Apps menu, select Patch.
Use the filter in Site Name and select Updates for Linux Applications Middleware.

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