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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.
Overview
BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ keeps your Linux clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
Supported Red Hat repositories
BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ supports the listed Red Hat repositories.

Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
- Patch for Windows User's Guide
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- 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.
  - Overview
    BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ keeps your Linux clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
    - Supported platforms
      BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ supports various versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
    - Supported Red Hat repositories
      BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ supports the listed Red Hat repositories.
    - Site applicability matrix
      The various features of Patch for Red Hat apply differently for each Red Hat site.
    - Fixlet fields
      Fixlets contain fields of metadata that provide specific details.
  - Setup
    Setting up your environment for patch management.
  - Using Patch Management for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    You can manage Fixlets using dashboards, reports, and wizards. You can deploy, fix, and uninstall Fixlets. You can also view the breakdown of Fixlets available or needed in your deployment.
  - Manage custom repositories
    Use the RHEL Custom Repository Management dashboard to register and manage standard repositories and satellite repositories.
  - Manage YUM transactions
    Manage transactions through the YUM Transaction History dashboard, supports the use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 and later versions.
  - Checking for YUM package updates
    You can identify YUM package updates that you must install in your deployment by using a task.
  - Using RHSM download plug-ins
    The download plug-in is an executable program that downloads relevant packages directly from the patch vendor. Fixlets use an internal protocol to communicate with the download plug-in to download files. These Fixlets are based on updates made by the vendor.
  - Using the RHSM download cacher
    Use the RHSM download cacher to download and cache x86, x86_64, S390x, ppc64le, ppc64 Red Hat patches in air-gapped environments.
  - Multiple-Package Baseline Installation
    BigFix Patch provides a solution to combine the installation of updates for multiple packages in a baseline into a single task, which can reduce the execution time of the baseline.
  - Frequently asked questions
    The questions and answers in the section can help you to better understand Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  - Troubleshooting
    You can try several ways to troubleshoot Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™. This section also has references that are specific to the RHSM enhancements.
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- Updates for Middleware Applications
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- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.

Supported Red Hat repositories

BigFix® Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ supports the listed Red Hat repositories.

BigFix supports Red Hat 6, Red Hat 7, and Red Hat 8 repositories.

Table 1. Supported repositories for the RHEL 6 Native Tools site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Fastrack (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x86	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Fastrack (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Extras (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Fastrack (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop x86	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Extras (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop - Fastrack (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation x86	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)

Table 2. Supported repositories for the RHEL 7 Native Tools site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Desktop - Optional (RPMs)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Extras (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Supplementary (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation - Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (RPMs)

Table 3. Supported repositories for the Patches for RHEL RHSM 6 on System Z site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server s390x	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z - Extras (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for System z (RPMs)

Table 4. Supported repositories for the Patches for RHEL RHSM 7 on System Z site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server s390x	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - RH Common (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - Optional Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - Fastrack (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - Supplementary (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z - Extras (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for System Z (RPMs)

Table 5. Supported repositories for the Patches for RHEL 7 for IBM Power LE site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 PPC64LE	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power LE - Supplementary (RPMS) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power LE - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power LE (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power LE (RPMs)

Table 6. Supported repositories for the Patches for RHEL 7 for IBM Power site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 PPC64 (Big Endian)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power - Supplementary (RPMS) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power - Optional (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power (RPMs) RHN Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for IBM Power (RPMs)

Table 7. Supported repositories for RHEL 8 x86_64
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Server x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - Supplementary (RPMs)

Table 8. Supported repositories for RHEL 8 on System Z site
Red Hat version	Supported repository name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Server s390x	Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 - BaseOS (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 - AppStream (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 - Supplementary (RPMs)

Table 9. Supported repositories for Patches for RHEL 8 for IBM Power LE site
Redhat Version	Supported Repository Name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 PPC64LE	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power, little endian - BaseOS (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power, little endian - AppStream (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power, little endian - Supplementary (RPMs)

Table 10. Supported repositories for RHEL 9 x86_64
Redhat Version	Supported Repository Name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Server x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for x86_64 - Supplementary (RPMs)