Sun Update Connection - Automated Baseline Management Service 1.0 User's Guide

ProcedureHow to Access the HTML Report (Dashboard)

This task describes how access the HTML report that is automatically generated by the TLP tool whenever patch sets are created.

Before You Begin

This procedures assumes that you have installed the TLP server and client software, and that you have successfully run the tlp main command at least once.

Steps
  1. Log in to the system.

  2. Launch a web browser.

  3. In the location field, type:


    file:///target-directory/index.html
    

    where target-directory is the directory that stores the TLP results, as is specified in the report section of the tlp.cfg file.

    In this section you can also assign color codes to the phases. The defaults for the GREEN and AMBER phases are already predefined. The results that are displayed should look similar to Figure 2–1.

    Figure 2–1 TLP HTML Report (Dashboard)

    Graphic of HTML report. Shows all systems, number of patches
applied, date applied, green and amber phases indicate date of application.

    See Interpreting the TLP HTML Report (Dashboard) for more information on how to interpret the HTML report.