A patch assessment template is basically list of patches that will be installed on managed machines or will be used to check patch compliance against.
Log in to the VCM console and follow these steps to create the required assessment template:
Navigate to Patching | All UNIX/Linux Platforms | Assessment Templates and click on Add.
Templates can be created under individual Unix/Linux platforms as well.
Give the template a descriptive name and add a description.
Select Static as the type of template. Here is the difference between a static and dynamic template:
Static template: With this, we can choose which patches are to be included in the template.
Dynamic template: With this, VCM selects patches depending upon the query we set.
If we selected a dynamic template, we have options to formulate queries, such as OS Name, OS Version, and Severity, and we can...