Enabling on the Core

To enable the Patch Gateway on the Core server:

Use the Patch Gateway Operations area to enable and configure the Patch Manager Gateway. Specify the following:

  1. Check Enable Gateway. This must be turned on for Metadata Distribution.

    Enabling the Gateway displays additional fields to configure it.

  2. Specify a Maximum Cache Size in megabytes. Leave this blank if the cache size is to be unlimited.
  3. Specify the maximum Time for which the Binary is valid in hours:minutes;seconds (HH:MM:SS). If a requested binary is older than this when an Agent requests it, the Gateway will check to see if there’s a later version before providing it.

  4. The Preload Gateway Cache option is set to Yes to cache the patch binaries on the gateway when you run the acquisition; however, HP recommends using the preload gateway option with caution.

    The advantage of preloading is that the first agent to request a specific patch binary does not have to wait for the Gateway to download it.

    The disadvantage of preloading is that the Gateway downloads all the patch binaries related to an acquisition—regardless of whether the agents require them or not.

  5. Leave the Preload Gateway Cache option set to No to have the Gateway download and cache the patch binaries on the first agent request (on-demand download).
  6. Click Save to save your settings.


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