Install an Ubuntu patch

Before a patch can be installed on a managed server, it must be imported into HPE Server Automation and its status must be Available. Administrators who have the required permissions can install patches that are marked Limited.

You must have permissions to manage patches. To obtain these permissions, contact your system administrator. See the SA 10.51 Administer section.

You can perform the installation by explicitly selecting patches and servers, and you can install a patch even if the patch policy exception is Never Install.

To install a patch on a managed server or device group:

  1. In the navigation pane, select Devices > All Manages Servers (or Device Groups).
  2. In the content pane, select a server or device group.
  3. From the Show drop-down list, select Patches Recommended by Vendors.
  4. Right-click on a patch which has the content imported and select Install.

    The first step of the Install Patch window appears: Servers and Device Groups.

    For instructions on each step, see the following sections:

    After you have completed a step, click Next to advance to the next step. Before you click Start Job, you can return to a completed step to make changes by clicking on it in the list of steps.

  5. When you are ready to launch the installation job, click Start Job.

    After you launch the job, you cannot change its parameters, even if the job is scheduled to run at a later time.

    If the Install Patch window remains open until the job completes, Ubuntu Patch Management updates the Patch Compliance column in the All Managed Servers window with the revised compliance count (in parenthesis) for affected servers. Press F5 or select Refresh from the View menu to update information in the Patch Preview pane.

    See Remediate patch policies for another method of installing a patch.