AWS System Manager has added Linux Application Patching, Patch Support for SUSE Linux and Custom Configurable Repositories

AWS System Manager now enables to identify the repositories for Linux in the patch baseline, patch SUSE Linux Enterprise and apply non-OS security updates via patching. Earlier you could only use the repos configured on the instance but now you can specify in the patch baseline which repos to download from which packages. This will provide more control over the updates and where the patches to be downloaded during the patching operation which will offer patching consistency for all of the instances. The repos can be configured in the patch based which will specify the patches that are approved for the installation of the instances. Custom Repos are specified in the patch baseline are utilized only during the patching operation and does not change the instance configuration.