What is the difference between OSMS and using yum for patching? - OCI Compute Instance Configuration
APPLIES TO:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Information in this document applies to any platform.
PURPOSE:
This document describes the difference between OSMS related patching and manually applying OS patches using yum command.
DETAILS:
There are no differences when updating packages either with OSMS or yum. OS will be patched accordingly.
There are benefits of using OSMS over traditional methods such as:
- Update several instances at once with instance groups.
- Along with updating packages, it enables you to monitor the packages installed on instances, search for and add or remove packages.
- Covers Linux and Windows instances.
- Schedule job requests.
When updating the OS using OSMS, refer to the following documents:
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