How to Download the Patch Management Tools From SunSolve Online

The Solaris patch management tools are available for both the SPARC and x86 platforms.

1. Go to http://www.sun.com/PatchPro.

2. To begin the download process, go to the section that describes Patch Manager and click the download link.

   The binary code license agreement appears.

3. Agree to the terms of the binary code license agreement.

   • To accept the license agreement, click Agree.

     The Patch Manager download page appears.

   • To reject the license agreement, click Cancel.

     You are not permitted to download the software.

4. Identify the Solaris version and platform of your local system to get the appropriate patch management tool.

   1. Determine which version of Solaris you need:

      • Solaris 2.6

      • Solaris 7

      • Solaris 8

      • Solaris 9

   2. Click the README link associated with the Solaris version you chose to get information about installing the patch management tool.

   3. Click the platform link associated with the version of Solaris that this tool supports.

      • Click SPARC to download the SPARC version of the patch management tool.

      • Click x86 to download the x86 version of the patch management tool.

5. Choose a directory on your local system in which to download and extract the tool.

   For example, you might create a directory called /export/download/patchpro.

   Ensure that this directory can be written by superuser.

6. Download the software tar file to that directory.

   The software you selected is downloaded.

7. Become superuser.

8. Change to the directory in which you downloaded the tar file.

   # cd /export/download/patchpro

   
   

9. Extract the patch management tool from the tar file.

   • If you are downloading the tar file for Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7, the tar file is compressed.

     # zcat pproSunOSsparc5.6jre2.2.tar.Z | tar xvf -

     
     

   • If you are downloading the tar file for Solaris 8 or Solaris 9, the tar file is in zip format.

     # gunzip -dc pproSunOSx865.9jre2.2.tar.gz | tar xvf -

     
     

   The name of the tar file indicates the operating system type, platform, and operating system version:

   ppro<OS><platform><OS version>jre2.2.tar

   
   

   For example, pproSunOSsparc5.8jre2.2.tar is the tar file that contains the patch management tool for the SPARC version of Solaris 8 (SunOS™ 5.8). pproSunOSx865.9jre2.2.tar is the tar file that contains the patch management tool for the x86 version of Solaris 9 (SunOS 5.9).

Now, you can install and configure the tool on your system. See How to Install and Configure the Patch Management Tool in Interactive Mode or How to Install the Patch Management Tool in Non-Interactive Mode.

How to Install and Configure the Patch Management Tool in Interactive Mode

Use the setup command to install and configure the patch management tool on your system in interactive mode.

If you want to install the patch management tool in a hands-off manner, such as a custom JumpStart™ installation, see How to Install the Patch Management Tool in Non-Interactive Mode.

1. Become superuser.

2. Change to the directory in which you downloaded the tar file.

   # cd /export/download/patchpro

   
   

3. Run the setup command to install and configure the tool.

   For example, install and configure the Solaris 9 (SPARC Platform Edition) version of the patch management tool:

   # cd pproSunOSsparc5.9jre2.2 # ./setup

   
   

4. Specify the mechanism your system uses to connect to the Internet to retrieve Sun patches.

   The patch management tool requires that your system be connected to the Internet, either directly or indirectly through a web proxy.

   • If your system is connected directly to the Internet, type 1.

     • If your system runs Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 software, go to Step 6.

     • If your system runs Solaris 9 software, go to Step 5.

   • If your system is connected to the Internet through a web proxy, type 2.

   1. Specify the host name or IP address of the web proxy.

   2. Specify the port number of the web proxy.

   3. Specify whether the web proxy requires authentication.

      • If the web proxy does not require authentication, type n.

        • If your system runs Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 software, go to Step 6.

        • If your system runs Solaris 9 software, go to Step 5.

      • If the web proxy requires authentication, type y.

   4. Specify the name of a user for the web proxy.

   5. Specify the password of the user for the web proxy.

5. Solaris 9 only - Indicate whether to automatically restart the Solaris WBEM services after you install the patch management tool.

   Restarting the Solaris WBEM services on an active system can cause unexpected problems, so ensure that your system is in a quiet state before restarting these services.

   • If you can restart the services now, type y.

     The services are automatically restarted after the patch management tool is installed.

   • If you cannot restart the services now, type n.

     After you install the patch management tool, bring your system to a quiet state, then manually restart the services.

     # /etc/init.d/init.wbem stop # /etc/init.d/init.wbem start

     
     

6. Verify that the data you specified is correct.

   The setup program shows the configuration information that you supplied.

   • If the configuration data is correct, type y.

   • If the configuration data is incorrect and you want to change some of the values, type n.

   The patch management tool is installed.

7. Add patch management tool directories to your path.

   • For Bourne shell or Korn shell:

     # PATH=/usr/sadm/bin:/opt/SUNWppro/bin:${PATH} # export PATH

     
     

   • For C shell:

     machine_name# setenv PATH /usr/sadm/bin:/opt/SUNWppro/bin:${PATH}

     
     

8. Add the patch man page directory to your man page path.

   • For Bourne shell or Korn shell:

     # MANPATH=/opt/SUNWppro/man:${MANPATH} # export MANPATH

     
     

   • For C shell:

     machine_name# setenv MANPATH /opt/SUNWppro/man:${MANPATH}