Using patchadd in the Global Zone

To add a patch to the global zone and to all non-global zones, run patchadd as the global administrator in the global zone.

When patchadd is used in the global zone, the following conditions apply:

• The patchadd utility is able to add the patch(es) to the global zone and to all non-global zones only. This is the default action.

• The patchadd utility cannot add the patch(es) to the global zone only or to a subset of the non-global zones.

When you add a patch to the global zone and to all non-global zones, you do not have to consider whether the patch affects areas that are shared from the global zone.

The following steps are performed by the patchadd utility:

• The patch is added to the global zone.

• The patch database on the global zone is updated.

• The patch is added to each non-global zone.

• The patch database on each non-global zone is updated.