Chapter 1. Patch service overview

Procedure

1. On Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console, navigate to Content > Advisories.

2. You can also search for advisories by name using the search box, and filter advisories by:

   1. Type - Security, Bugfix, Enhancement, Unknown
   2. Publish date - Last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, Last year, or More than 1 year ago
3. Navigate to Content > Patch > Systems to see a list of affected systems you can patch with applicable advisories. You can also search for specific systems using the search box.
4. Navigate to Content > Packages to see a list of packages with updates available in your environment. You can also search for specific packages using the search box.

Procedure

1. On Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console, navigate to Content > Advisories.
2. Click the advisory you want to apply to affected systems. You will see a description of the advisory, a link to view packages and errata at access.redhat.com, and a list of affected systems. The total number of applicable advisories of each type (Security, Bugfix, Enhancement) against each system are also displayed. As a bulk operation, you can click the options menu located next to a system, then click Apply all applicable advisories to patch the system with all applicable advisories at once.
3. Alternatively, select the system(s) you want to patch with this particular advisory, then click Remediate.
4. On the Remediate with Ansible page, you can choose to modify an existing Playbook or create a new one to remediate with Ansible. Accordingly, select Existing Playbook and the playbook name from the drop-down list, then click Next. Or, select Create new Playbook and enter a name for your playbook, then click Next.
5. You will then see a summary of the action and resolution. Your system will auto reboot by default. If you desire to disable this functionality, click on the blue link that states "turn off auto reboot." Click Submit.
6. On the left navigation, click on Remediations.
7. Click on the playbook name to see the playbook details, or simply select and click Download playbook.

1. Click the Systems tab to see a list of affected systems. As a bulk operation, you can click the options menu located next to a system, then click Apply all applicable advisories to patch the system with all applicable advisories at once.
2. Alternatively, click the system you want to patch. You will see the system details and a list of applicable advisories for remediation, along with additional details such as the advisory publish date, type, and synopsis. Select the advisories you want to apply to the system, then click Remediate.
3. On the Remediate with Ansible page, you can either modify an existing Playbook or create a new one to remediate with Ansible. Accordingly, click Existing Playbook and select the playbook name from the drop-down list, then click Next. Or, click Create new Playbook, enter a name for your playbook, then click Next.
4. You will then see a summary of the action and resolution. Your system will auto reboot by default. If you desire to disable this functionality, click on the blue link that states "turn off auto reboot." Click Submit.
5. On the left navigation, click on Remediations.

6. Click on the playbook name to see the playbook details, or simply select and click Download playbook.

   Important

   Review and test any recommended actions and the playbook, and if you deem appropriate, deploy on your systems running Red Hat software. Red Hat is not responsible for any adverse outcomes related to these recommendations or Playbooks.