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Unit 11 Worksheet

Instructions

Fill out the worksheet as you progress through the lab and discussions. Hold your worksheets until the end to turn them in as a final submission packet.

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Unit 11 Recording

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Discussion Post #1

Scenario

In your lab, you have patched a Warewulf image. Compare that against how you’ve patched running systems and think about the differences.

  1. Can you enumerate the differences between live system patching and image patching?
    • What are the similarities between them?
  2. Are the types of repositories that you use different between live system patching and image patching? Why or why not?

Discussion Post #2

Scenario

Review the images of the patching methodology that your company uses. u11_image1 u12_image1

  1. Do you understand the flow well enough to talk to it with another manager?
  2. What type of testing might you do in each of the environments?
    • a. Would all the testing be the same?
    • i. If so, why?
    • ii. If not, how is it different

Info

Submit your input by following the link. The discussion posts are done in Discord Forums.
Link to Discussion Posts

Definitions

  • Patching
  • Repos
    • Software
    • EPEL
    • BaseOS v. Appstream (in RHEL/Rocky)
    • Other types you can find?
  • httpd
  • patching
  • GPG Key
  • DNF/YUM

Digging Deeper

  1. Read other parts of this doc for more HPC understanding: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-223.ipd.pdf
      1. What are the components on the drawing on page 3 of doc (pg. 11 in the web viewer)

Reflection Questions

  1. What questions do you still have about this week?
  2. How are you going to use what you’ve learned in your current role?