Registering the Solaris download plug-in

Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register the download plug-in for Solaris.

Before you begin

You must complete the following tasks:
  • Ensure that the BigFix server and the BigFix client are on the same version to avoid a null error.
  • Subscribe to the Patching Support site to gain access to the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
  • Activate the Encryption Analysis for Clients analysis, which is available from the BES Support site.
  • Activate the Download Plug-in Versions analysis, which is available from the Patching Support site.
  • If you want to encrypt endpoints, deploy the Enable Encryption for Clients Fixlet, which is available from the BES Support site.

When registering the plug-in on a computer for the first time, the plug-in gets installed and the configuration file is created. If you upgrade the download plug-in on a computer with an existing configuration file, the configurations will be overwritten.

About this task

For Solaris 11, use the Solaris Download plug-in version 2.3 or later.

Procedure

  1. From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
  2. From the Servers and Relays table, select the server on which the download plug-in is to be registered.
    Important: You must always register the download plug-in on the BigFix server.
  3. From the Plug-ins table, select Solaris Plug-in.
  4. Click Register.
    The Register Solaris Plug-in wizard displays.
    Figure 1. Register Solaris download plug-in wizard
    Register Solaris download plug-in wizard
  5. Enter the Oracle credentials that you use to log on to the Oracle Support site.
    Oracle Username
    Your Oracle account user name to the Oracle Support site. It must have a valid support identifier to download patches.
    Oracle Password
    Your Oracle account password to the Oracle Support site.
    Confirm Oracle Password
    Your Oracle account password for confirmation.
  6. Enter the proxy parameters if the downloads must go through a proxy server.
    Note: Only basic authentication is supported.
    Proxy URL
    The URL of your proxy server. It must be a well-formed URL, which contains a protocol and a host name. The URL is usually the IP address or DNS name of your proxy server and its port, which is separated by a colon. For example: http://192.168.100.10:8080.
    Proxy Username
    Your proxy user name if your proxy server requires authentication. It is usually in the form of domain\username.
    Proxy Password
    Your proxy password if your proxy server requires authentication.
    Confirm Proxy Password
    Your proxy password for confirmation.
  7. Click OK.
    The Take Action dialog displays.
  8. Select the target computer.
  9. Click OK.

Results

You successfully registered the Solaris download plug-in.