Sun Management Center 3.6 System Reliability Manager User's Guide

Patch Status and Patch List Tables

The Patch Status table displays general information about the suggested patches, as described in the following table.

Table 4–1 Patch Status Information

State 

The following values are possible: 

  • OK.

  • ERROR. If the source of the ERROR is detected, it is listed.

Number of Suggested Patches 

The number of suggested patches to apply to the system. 

The Patch List table lists the missing patches and the information about them, as described in the following table.

Table 4–2 Patch List Information

Patch ID 

The identification number of the patch. 

Synopsis 

A summary of information about the patch. 

Requires 

The list of patches that this patch must have installed in order for this patch to install itself. Patch IDs inside a parenthesis are patches that are not already installed on the system. 

Obsolesces 

The list of patches that this patch has accumulated and replaces. Patch IDs inside a parenthesis are patches that are not already installed.