Registering the HP-UX download plug-in

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

Before you begin

You must complete the following tasks:
  • 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 you register the download plug-in on a computer without the plug-in, the plug-in is automatically installed and the configuration file is created.

If the download plug-in is already installed on the computer, the configuration file is overwritten.

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 HP-UX Plug-in.
  4. Click Register.
    The Register HP-UX Plug-in wizard displays.
    Figure 1. Register HP-UX download plug-in wizard

    Register HP-UX download plug-in wizard
  5. Enter the HP credentials that you use to log on to the HP Support site.
    HP Username
    Your HP account user name to the HP Support site. It must have a valid support identifier to download patches.
    HP Password
    Your HP account password to the HP Support site.
    Confirm HP Password
    Your HP 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 HP-UX download plug-in.