Supports solaris 8 branded zones and solaris 9 branded zones but does require purchasing an additional license. Patch cluster install script for solaris 9 recommended patch cluster. Svr4 packagerelated commands pkgadd, pkgrm, pkginfo, etc. As such please can you run the following command on your patchsvr. My understanding is that showrev p would show patches but not the date they were installed. The solaris 7, solaris 8, solaris 9, and solaris 10 os patches are in zip format. Most of the solaris administrators will search for solaris 11 os patch bundle like how we use to get for solaris 10 but you wont get it. Automate script using pkgrmpkgadd commands this is my first post so hello to all of you. The pkginfo command in solaris is capable of providing detailed information about the packages installed on a system. Prior to installing the jdk, you should ensure that you have installed the full set of required patches needed for support of this release. Oct 05, 2011 since these patches have no purpose whatsoever outside of the solaris update build process, they are not released to sunsolvemos.
I am a member of a team developing a package for solaris. Hp ncseries broadcom 10gbe multifunction10gb driver v7. See interaction of patchadd g and the pkginfo variable on a system with zones. In this case, the patches are in the vartmp patches directory. Patches are a separate software change control mechanism distinct from package versions in solaris. Example 229 displaying detailed information about software packages. Does anyone know of a command that would show the list of patches installed and the date it was installed. I restored a clean solaris 9 again, so i want to try the pkgrm. If the solaris installation fails, you must restart the installation. Each marketing release of solaris has its own set of patches. Lets continue on from the example in unmirroring a raid 1 root volume on solaris we have two disks, c1t0d0 and c1t1d0. For information on using this tool when you are upgrading to a solaris 8 update release, see upgrading to a solaris update release in solaris 9 installation guide. Although im not an expert, ill point you to some information that may be helpful. On solaris 9, a root user would modify the usrj2se symbolic link to point to the same 5.
However, the package still shows up in pkginfo l as. Patching java jre on solaris 9 showing 126 of 26 messages. The process may take up to several hours depending on the system. Upgrading veritas storage foundation and earlier solaris releases. I installed patch manager but in its read me file i found out that its only for solaris 8 and there is some update manager for solaris 9. Download the most recent stable version of sunwvts sunwvts6. In this release, this chapter has been completely revised. Solaris 9 patches released from november 1, 2011, will have vintageextended access entitlement by default, which means that only customers with an extended support contract for solaris will be able to access them. The solaris 9 os provides a wide range of administration tools that assist both user and system administration tasks. Hi, on the solaris 9 sparc systems that were patching, we need to patch the jre to 1. You will find an smtpsendmail shell script that is used to startup sendmail afaik. Where pkgid is the name of the software package you want to remove from the installed system. Solaris 9 operating system solaris 8 operating system bug id 6272418 date of resolved release 22jan2007 impact. Bigfix patch patch for solaris users guide 1 overview 9.
Install the solaris live upgrade packages by using the pkgadd command for stepbystep instructions, refer to using solaris live upgrade to create a boot environment tasks in solaris 9 1203. Some patches only update one package in the os others update several packages. If you are running the solaris 7 release, you would need to upgrade to the solaris 8 release before using solaris live upgrade. Note if the pkginfo output displays multiple versions of solaris management console 1. Live patching for the solaris 9 operating system experts. For task information, see how to remove software packages pkgrm. Sun supports and tests an upgrade from any release to a release that is no more than two releases ahead of the one you are running. It does not necessarily apply to some applications embedded in solaris, such as staroffice. Weve flushed the queues of any fixes which were still inflight from that time and released the final set of solaris 8 and 9 patches have been released to mos. Hi, below is a random list of commands ways of doing things under solaris ive picked up while installing stuff on the sun box. Stop the websphere agent on all nodes of the cluster. A check is made to determine if any other packages depend on the one being removed.
Upgrading veritas storage foundation and earlier solaris releases this section describes upgrading to the current veritas storage foundation if you are not running solaris 8, 9, or 10, have an unencapsulated root disk and need to upgrade the solaris version in addition to the veritas packages. To run the solaris live upgrade installer and install the packages, you must have the java 2 runtime environment recommended patch cluster. Now, lets get installing and run sun vts in solaris 10. I need to check latest kernel version in solaris 10 container. When pkgrm is run, the files belonging to the package are correctly uninstalled, and the operation appears to complete without errors. Chapter 25 about packages and patches on a solaris system with. To restart the installation, boot the system from the solaris 9 dvd, solaris 9 installation cd, the solaris 9 software 1 of 2, or from the network. For example, if you were to patch a solaris 10 305 system with the latest recommended patch cluster, many of the patches relate to functionality introduced after solaris 10 305, and therefore, patches with the new functionality would fail to install. You can simplify the solaris install process by using pkgadd to install most of your. As far as i know patches were never made available for that. It is not allowing me to remove old package and not allowing me to. Chapter 26 adding and removing packages and patches on a.
As unix admin, we have to provide those patch bundles information to. Migrating a physical solaris system into a zone tasks. Find answers to solaris 9 x86 package version and patches installed. Branded zones are solaris 8 or solaris 9 containers created in a solaris 10 global zone. Then yes, youre running an old solaris express development release. Navigate to the directory containing the patch and execute the below command. Jun 25, 2012 it is done during the os installation via the pkgadd command. Solaris 10 zones are part of the base offering and fully supported as a part of oracle s premier support for operating systems.
Patch manager is aimed at easing problems faced by users. I highly recommend upgrading to a current release, either solaris 10 update 9 or solaris 11 express. Oracle solaris 11 overview and design guide fujitsu. Pkgadd patch 110934110935 for solaris 8 and 17114568 for solaris 9. First, we need to prepare the solaris 9 environment with some packages and patches. Nov 28, 2005 the pkginfo command in solaris is capable of providing detailed information about the packages installed on a system. Newer special patches have patchids of the format 800xxx to make them easily identifiable, but old specialscript patches are identifable by the words special patch andor script patch in the patch synopsis. To upgrade from solaris 9 to solaris 10, use the following command. By default any nonglobal zone shares the global zone kernel and has same characteristics as the global zone kernel. See the pkgrm 1m man page for information and options. Solaris 10 container deployed from solaris 10 global zone to solaris 11 global zone. Solaris patches installation error codes solaris blog. No data is ever deleted, and to roll back to solaris 9, all you need is one command and a reboot.
Learn more about live patching for the solaris 9 operating system from the expert community at experts exchange. On x86based systems, use the solaris 9 9 05 software x86 platform edition 1 of 2 cd to upgrade from the solaris 2. This article is going to explain that how to update the solaris 11. To list all packages installed on a solaris system, use the following. Unable to remove package in solaris10 the unix and. After that, therell be no new solaris 8 or solaris 9 patches created. In solaris 11, oracle removed the word called patches from their dictionary. It resolves dependencies between patches and installs them in the correct order. Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os docdeveloppement. Avoiding user interaction when adding packages pkgadd using an administration file. It is done during the os installation via the pkgadd command. For supported processors, desktop managers, and browsers, see system configurations.
Unable to remove package in solaris 10 i am installing a ibm package ilmt on solaris 10 box, which is having few non global zones. Sun solaris system admin sun solaris how tos, tips. Once completed, all the packages are available in one location so path to the directory will upgrade the complete solaris operating system. Install the solaris live upgrade packages by using the pkgadd command for stepbystep instructions, refer to chapter 35, using solaris live upgrade to create a boot environment tasks, in solaris 9 9 04. Customers would like to install latest os patch bundles to keep their systems update to date. Remove the original package and then the package that has been appended with a number. It also installs on 10, but cant be fully uninstalled from 10. If you do not want this package, you can either, remove it by using the pkgrm command or use a jumpstart image which lacks this package. Unless you can get patches, it probably better just to start with s10u9, since anything else will be out of date by at least 18 months. The vxat packages needed for upgrading vxat are part of the solaris. Managing software with oracle solaris system administration tools tasks 22. The last few days ive been busy patching our solaris boxes, and thats. Among the new features planned for solaris 9, due at the end of the month, is patch manager, an analysis engine that automates the process of locating required security and software patches for a. I restored a clean solaris 9 again, so i want to try the pkgrm, but was wondering.
But the latest solaris patch cluster fixed the problem, so i guess it was my fault for. Liveupgrade from solaris 9 to solaris 10 sysadmins journey. There were a total of 24 solaris 10 patches, including kernel updates, and 4 patchsets released on mos. You can only use the patches tool to add patches to a system running the solaris 9 release. In the pkginfo output 1st column on the left, what is that. The following applies to core solaris packages and patches. Product solaris 9 operating system solaris 7 operating system solaris 8 operating system bug id 5040882 date of resolved release 18feb2005 impact. Solaris 9 is exiting extended support and entering sustaining support. Adblock detected my website is made continue reading solaris. Solaris operating system installation 32bit oracle. The solaris management console provides a new patches tool for managing patches. Patch 740202 failed to install due to a failure produced by pkgadd.
The book covers a broad range of solaris system administration topics such as. Compiled ok on solaris 9 after the addition of bison flex automake and. If a dependency exists, the action taken is defined in the admin file. Extract the compressed patch files from the tar files. That is, theres one set of patches for solaris 8, a separate set of patches for solaris 9, and another set of patches for solaris 10. Replacing a disk can violate a photon array license 105230 solaris 9. You can remove any package you like, as long as it hasnt dependencies. Theres a few alternatives available on how to get and install pkgutil. Solaris 9 exiting extended support period oracle solaris. This techrecipe describes some of its uses in listing numerous packages. Initial installation of the solaris 9 operating environment. Automate script using pkgrmpkgadd commands the unix and. Patch for solaris users guide hcl software product. Upgrade to solaris 10 problem servers general discussion.
Does anyone know the easiestquickest way to search all the available solaris 9 patches to find out if they update a certain library or not. The solaris 7, solaris 8, solaris 9, and solaris 10 os patches are in zip format, for example, 10505001. Solaris 9 x86 11419407 or higher pkginstall patches solaris 9 x86 11456818 or higher pkginstall patches solaris 9 x86 11516703 or higher cpio patch solaris 9 x86 11448304 or higher prodreg patches for live upgrade solaris 9 x86 12143110 or higher live upgrade patches solaris 9 x86 11759404 or higher sunos 5. Solaris recommended patch clusters do not upgrade solaris to the next minor.
If you do not want this package, you can either remove it by using the pkgrm command or use a jumpstart image which lacks this package. Patches are partial packages which replace files in the existing packages then they update the pkgpatch databases. This chapter documents current package and patch procedures on a system with installed nonglobal zones. We are creating new be on first metadevice of root aond other fs. It provides command line tools and guis for managing users, resources, and disk storage. Last solaris 8 and 9 patches released oracle solaris blog.
Information on a g option to the pkgrm command was removed. Chapter 26 adding and removing packages and patches on a solaris system with zones installed tasks solaris 10 106. Product solaris 9 operating system solaris 8 operating system bug id 6272418 date of resolved release 22jan2007 impact. Solaris 9 x86 package version and patches installed. The spd file stanzas include the following types of information. Hello, im working on a solaris 9 sparc machine and it has the solaris 10 version of perl 5. Chapter 25 about packages and patches on a solaris system with zones. While in the global zone, run the pkgadd d command followed by the. I was asked to do a live upgrade from solaris 7 to 9, but have not been given the background of what third party software the customer is running. Solaris 9 transitioning to extended support oracle. Solaris patch manager offers the most comprehensive patch management features for the solaris os.
Solaris 10 811 update 10 patchset now available oracle. You can even run solaris 10 guest domains under a solaris 11 control domain and run solaris 8 and solaris 9 branded zones in your solaris 10 guest domains if. In my previous write up here, i wrote a brief description of the sun vts validation and test suite which can help one to run tests on any sun supported hardware and hardware components and report the health status and identify faulty devices. For example, if you are running the solaris 7 release you can upgrade to any solaris 8 or solaris 9 release, but not a solaris 10 release. For information on starting the solaris management console, see how to start the console as superuser or as a role. Aug 21, 20 i am not happy to post nontechnical posts on unixarena. Sun microsystems will next month launch a utility to make it easier to manage security patches issued for its solaris 9 operating system. I think the solaris 10 user manual has more information on the new way services are loaded up in solaris. Heres how to leverage liveupgrade to safely upgrade from solaris 9 to solaris 10 using a spare disk. Sep 9, 2008 patch check advanced 2008090902 stable by dagobert michelsen. Adding and removing packages with pkgadd and pkgrm solaris 8. This version of the jdk is supported on the solaris 8, solaris 9, solaris 10, and solaris 11 operating systems. Now i need to know how to check latest kernel version in solaris 10 container. Patch check advanced pca generates lists of installed and missing patches for sun solaris systems and optionally downloads patches.
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