1. Ksplice User's Guide
  2. Preparing to Use Oracle Ksplice
  3. Registering With ULN

Registering With ULN

To use Ksplice to apply automatic updates, the system must have access to the Internet and it must be registered with ULN.

Systems that are configured to use the Ksplice offline client must have access to a local ULN mirror to receive automatic updates. For instructions, see Configuring a Local Ksplice Mirror for the Offline Client.

The requirements for systems running within OCI are as follows:

  • For instances that are configured to use the Ksplice online client, the system doesn't need to be registered with ULN, as these instances are preconfigured for automatic access to the Ksplice servers and all the Ksplice updates (applies to both the Ksplice online and offline clients).

  • For instances that are configured to use the Ksplice offline client, you don't need to configure a local ULN mirror to receive automatic updates.

For more information about receiving automatic Ksplice updates on systems that are running within OCI, see Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ksplice Support.

For more information about registering a system with ULN if you're running Oracle Linux 6 or Oracle Linux 7, see Oracle Linux: Unbreakable Linux Network User's Guide for Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7.

If you're running Oracle Linux 8 or Oracle Linux 9, see Oracle Linux: Managing Software on Oracle Linux.

After registering, you can install either the Ksplice Enhanced client software or the Ksplice Uptrack client software from Ksplice for Oracle Linux channel on ULN by using the yum or dnf command. After installation, Oracle allocates the Ksplice client an identification key that associates it with the Customer Support Identifier (CSI) for your account. You can configure the system to automatically receive updates from the Ksplice Uptrack server.

Automatic Registration

Your account is automatically registered to use the Ksplice Uptrack server if you have one of the following:

  • Oracle Linux Premier support subscription
  • Premier Limited support subscription
  • Oracle Premier Support for Systems and Operating Systems subscription
  • Systems running within OCI

Accessing the Ksplice Uptrack Web Interface

If your account has a valid CSI, you can sign in to the Ksplice Uptrack server web interface at https://status-ksplice.oracle.com/status/settings by using your Oracle Account credentials. After signing in to the server, you can view the status of any registered systems, the patches that have been applied, and the patches that are available. You can also create access control groups for registered systems.