The TLP Client Run Process

The TLP client is used in conjunction with the TLP server. The TLP client can run without any user interaction, after you have properly configured it. When you run the tlpc main command, the TLP client performs the following tasks:

• Gathers system information

• Optionally runs an analyzer on the client

• Stores system information and the output of the system analysis engine

• Transfers data to the TLP server to enable patch set creation for each client system

You can manually run the TLP client. Or, if you choose to, you can set up a cron job to run the TLP client at regularly scheduled intervals. For more information about setting up cron jobs, see Chapter 15, Scheduling System Tasks (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration. Example 2–4 shows a typical TLP client run.

Example 2–4 Running the TLP Client

This example shows a typical TLP client run. Note that to run PatchPro, you must be superuser or assume an equivalent role.

# ./tlpc main
TLP - Client ------------
		* Tlp::Collector::TlpExplorer
		* Tlp::Analyzer::PatchPro
		+ Starting PatchPro
		+ Parsing PatchPro Output
		* Tlp::Transfer::HTTP
		+ Connecting to http://your-tlp-server/tlp-cgi/tlp_server.pl
		+ Uploading data
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