Patch-ID# 110942-04
Keywords: sar sadc averages data overflow inconsistent format i/o device
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: sar and sadc patch
Date: Aug/17/2004


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 110941

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: sar and sadc patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4026830 4111755 4469467 4472070 4627454

Changes incorporated in this version: 4627454

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/sa/sadc
/usr/sbin/sar

Problem Description:

4627454 sar -k does not seem to report any values for sml_mem and lg_mem
 
(from 110942-03)
 
4111755 sar -q output is inconsistent
4469467 sar is not handling I/O device change when specified with -i option
 
(from 110942-02)
 
4472070 **sar** sar(1M) stops to show data due to an overflow in sadc(1M).
 
(from 110942-01)
 
4026830 sar averages are incorrect

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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	NOTE: 	The old sar log files are incompatible with the updated
		sar binaries.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, August 17, 2004