How do I find my ksplice access key?
How do I find my ksplice access key?
Users can obtain an access key using their Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) account. ULN users that have a system registered with an Oracle Linux Premier Support CSI will be presented with a button to request an Oracle Ksplice access key for that Premier CSI.
How do I set up ksplice?
To install Ksplice Uptrack from ULN, follow these steps:
- Log in as root on the system.
- On your system, use the yum command to install the uptrack package.
- To enable the automatic installation of updates, change the value of the autoinstall entry in the /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf file from no to yes : autoinstall = yes.
What is Uptrack in Linux?
Ksplice/Oracle Uptrack is a software tool and update subscription service which allows system administrators to apply security and bug fix patches to the Linux kernel running on servers/workstations without rebooting them.
How do I know if ksplice is installed?
How can I tell what updates are installed on a machine?
- With the Enhanced Client, run sudo ksplice all show on the machine to see both kernel and user-space updates.
- With Uptrack, run sudo uptrack-show .
- If you have one of our GUI desktop installations, the installed updates are displayed in the Uptrack Manager GUI.
What is ksplice Oracle?
Ksplice lets you apply 100% of the important kernel security updates without rebooting. You don’t need to stop any running applications and you don’t need to reboot to install. Ksplice is available for Oracle Linux, free of charge, for Oracle Linux customers with a Premier support subscription.
What is Ksplice Uptrack?
Ksplice Uptrack is the legacy client software used for managing Ksplice kernel updates.
What is Uptrack?
The Uptrack suite provide tools for managing Ksplice updates on your systems. To support various environments, Ksplice provides command line tools and a graphical interface.
Is ksplice open-source?
Ksplice is an open-source extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel without the need for reboots, avoiding downtimes and improving availability (a technique broadly referred to as dynamic software updating).
How much does ksplice cost?
$1,399 a year per system
Since Oracle owns Ksplice, it is only available for Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and CentOS. It also requires you to have a support license, and the pricing starts at $1,399 a year per system.
