When we performed on-demand patching, we made sure the infrastructure we set up for patching Linux or Unix machines was working fine. Now, we need to take this to the next level by performing all the stuff automatically. In this recipe, we will configure all the required jobs so that VCM will perform patching of Linux/Unix machines on schedule.
Preparation will be the same as earlier. Make sure the VM you want to patch is trusted in VCM; if it isn't, take the same steps we followed to trust the SCR server in the Configuring patching repository options in VCM recipe.
We should have DNS resolution to and from the Linux machine to be patched and the SCR and VCM server.
The machine group where the VMs belong should have proper staging configured.