You can add patches provided by engineering in the Field Patch tab. A field patch is not a complete patch and must only be used until a complete patch is released. Before applying a field patch, you must disable all other updates for the appliance or the field patch can be overwritten.
The Patches are intended for specific bug fixes and security fixes for software that comes packaged by OpenSUSE and is maintained in the Main Updates repository. For more information, see OpenSUSE patch vs update.
To manage the field patch updates:
Log in to the Configuration Console as the vaadmin user.
Click Field Patch, then follow the prompts to install the patch update.
(Conditional) Install a downloaded patch update:
Download the Advanced Authentication patch update file from the Patch Finder website.
In the Install a Downloaded Patch section, click Browse.
(Conditional) Uninstall a patch update:
You might not be able to uninstall some patch updates.
In the Patch Name column of the Field Patch list, select the patch update that you want to uninstall.
Click Uninstall Latest Patch.
(Conditional) Download a log file that includes details about the patch update installation.
Click Download Log File for the appropriate patch update.
NOTE:Ensure that you disable online updates and automatic updates until you apply a full patch that contains the fix.