Database Reference
In-Depth Information
After a deployment is successful for a target, the patch plan cannot be reused for additional targets. To use the
patch plan for more targets, the plan needs to be saved as a patch template. At the bottom of the Review & Deploy
screen is the Save as Template link, which enables you to save the patch plan as a template. We discuss templates in
the next section.
Plan Templates
As previously mentioned, a patch plan can be saved as a plan template. This can be initiated at the bottom of the
Deployment Successful page. Before you can create a plan template, you need to make sure that the patch plan you
want to use was successfully analyzed and deployed.
As with any type of template, there will be no target associated with the template, which makes the template
available to be applied against multiple targets. Inside the plan template, the Create Plan button can be used to create
a new plan based on the template and can be repeatedly applied against multiple targets.
Before you create a template, you need to make sure that the patch plan you want to use has been successfully
deployed. This can be done from the Patches & Updates page, accessed by choosing Enterprise
➤
Provisioning and
Patching
➤
Patches & Updates. On this screen, all the patch plans are listed in the Plans list. What you are looking for
is a status of Deployed Successfully, as shown in Figure
6-45
.
Figure 6-45.
Successful plan deployment
Once you have a successful patch plan, you can create a template based on that plan. First, you click the plan
name that was successful. This brings you back to the Review & Deploy page for the patch plan. At the top of the page,
notice a lock with an explanation about the plan being locked. At this point, you need to create a template to use this
plan against other targets.
At the bottom of the Review & Deploy page is the Save as Template link. Click this link, and you are presented
with a dialog box asking for the name of the template (see Figure
6-46
). Enter a name that describes the patch plan
that will be used against other targets.
