5.6. Specification of an update point using the package maintenance policy#
A Maintenance policy (see Policies) in the UMC modules for computer and domain management can be used to specify a point at which the following steps should be performed:
Check for available release updates to be installed (see Updating systems via a policy) and, if applicable, installation.
Installation/deinstallation of package lists (see Policy-based installation/deinstallation of individual packages via package lists)
Installation of available errata updates
Alternatively, the updates can also be performed when the system is booting or shut down.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Perform maintenance after system startup |
If this option is activated, the update steps are performed when the computer is started up. |
Perform maintenance before system shutdown |
If this option is activated, the update steps are performed when the computer is shut down. |
Use Cron settings |
If this flag is activated, the fields Month, Day of week, Day, Hour and Minute can be used to specify an exact time when the update steps should be performed. |
Reboot after maintenance |
This option allows you to perform an automatic system restart after release updates either directly or after a specified time period of hours. |