Superceded patches (from the forums):
ZCM 11.2.4 on sles with mssql 2008 r2
If patches are cached and become superseded what is the proper way to un-cache them and have them remain superseded?
I have done steps:
1. patch is cached and a new patch supersedes it. patch is marked as superseded in ZPM however the patch content bundle itself remains cached and located in the ZPM folder
2. delete said patch from ZPM. the content bundle is now gone from the ZPM folder
3. wait for content cleanup and new patch subscription to run that night
4. next day the previously deleted patch shows up in ZPM and is correctly marked not cached BUT its no longer superseded and it should be
5. manually mark the patch as disabled
There must be a better way - this is too much of a manual process to keep ZPM clean.
I've also run into the same issue, and also with "old" patches. For example, if we downloaded/cached and patched a MS Security Patch from 2011 and no longer need it, it's still sitting around sucking up space on the content repos on the servers.
We were told by NTS to not delete these ever, that it causes problems with Patch Policies if you delete old patches that aren't needed, and that we should just continue to add disk space to our servers.
SR #10963853121
There should be some automated cleanup process, IMO.
by: Kevin H. | over a year ago | Other
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From 11.4.2. onwards, it is possible to delete the patch content for disabled patches and leave the patched disabled. Please refer to following documentation:
https://www.novell.com/documentation/zenworks-2017-update-1/zen_pm_administration/data/bfrquej.html