Solaris Patch Manager Base 1.0.1 Limitations
The patch management tool for Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 has some limitations. You cannot apply signed patches in the following cases:
When applying signed patches to an alternate boot environment or to a diskless client
When automatically applying a signed patch that has the rebootimmediate, reconfigimmediate, or nonconforming patch property
Software Requirements for the Solaris Patch Management Tools
Certain Solaris packages must be installed on your system before you install the Solaris patch management tools for signed patches.
For Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 - Your system requires a minimal system configuration plus some additional packages. All the required packages are available from the End User cluster (SUNWCuser).
For Solaris 9 - You must have at least the Developer cluster (SUNWCprog) installed.
The following table shows the Solaris cluster and package requirements for running the Solaris patch management tools. Notice that when only a Solaris cluster is listed, the required packages are included in that cluster.
Solaris Version | Required Clusters and Packages |
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Solaris 2.6 | One of the following is required: Core System (SUNWCreq) plus SUNWadmc, SUNWadmfw, SUNWmfrun, SUNWlibC, and SUNWxcu4 End User System (SUNWCuser) Developer System (SUNWCprog) Entire Distribution (SUNWCall) Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support (SUNWCXall)
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Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 | One of the following is required: Core System (SUNWCreq) plus SUNWadmc, SUNWadmfw, SUNWmfrun, and SUNWlibC End User System (SUNWCuser) Developer System (SUNWCprog) Entire Distribution (SUNWCall) Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support (SUNWCXall)
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Solaris 9 | One of the following is required: Developer System (SUNWCprog) Entire Distribution (SUNWCall) Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support (SUNWCXall)
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For information about verifying whether the required Solaris packages are installed on your system, see How to Verify Package Requirements for Patch Management Tools.
Summary of Solaris Patch Management Features
Feature | patchadd and patchrm Commands | Patch Check | PatchPro Interactive or PatchPro Expert | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 Patch Management Tool | Solaris 9 Patch Management Tool |
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How do I get this tool? | Included in Solaris release (SUNWswmt) | SunSolve Online site | Run tool from PatchPro Web site [The PatchPro Web site is http://www.sun.com/PatchPro.] | Download Solaris Patch Manager Base 1.0.1 from PatchPro Web site [The PatchPro Web site is http://www.sun.com/PatchPro.] | Download PatchPro 2.2 from PatchPro Web site [The PatchPro Web site is http://www.sun.com/PatchPro.] |
Solaris release availability | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 | Solaris 9 |
Applies signed patches? | Yes [You can unpack a signed patch and then apply it to your system by using the patchadd command. However, in this case, the digital signature is lost. For information about manually verifying a signed patch and then applying it with the patchadd command, see How to Verify a Signed Patch (jarsigner) or How to Verify a Signed Patch (signtool).] | No | No | Yes, and automatically verifies the signed patch when it is downloaded | Yes, and automatically verifies the signed patch when it is downloaded |
Applies unsigned patches? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
GUI available? | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Analyzes system for recommended patches, and downloads patches | No | Yes, unsigned patches only | Yes, unsigned patches only | Yes, signed patches only | Yes, signed patches only |
Local and remote system patch support | Local | Local | No | Local | Local and remote |
RBAC support? | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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