Can apply updates to a system?

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Can perform update management operations on a remote system?

Yes. You can run the GUI on a remote system and display it on your local system. 

Also, use the Sun Update Connection Hosted web application to remotely manage your system. 

Yes, in remote mode smpatch only. Local mode smpatch can only be run on the local system.

Yes 

Can analyze a system for updates?

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Can perform a scheduled update analysis of your system?

Yes 

Yes. Use cron to run the smpatch analyze command.

Yes 

Can download individual updates?

No, only those updates that are marked as Download Only, which the Sun Update Connection System cannot install, can be downloaded. 

Yes 

No, only those updates that are marked as Download Only, which the Sun Update Connection System cannot install, can be downloaded. 

Can resolve update dependencies?

Yes 

Sometimes. If you run smpatch add, update dependencies are not resolved. However, if you run smpatch update or smpatch analyze -i update-id, update dependencies are resolved.

Yes 

Can remove more than one update at a time?

Yes 

No. smpatch remove can remove just one update at a time.

Yes 

Can be run while the system is in single-user mode?

No 

Yes. Limited operations of local mode smpatch only.

No 

Can access updates from a Sun Update Connection Proxy ?

Yes 

Yes 

Not applicable. 

Can operate on update lists?

No 

Yes 

No 

Can configure the update management environment for your system?

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Supports RBAC?

No 

Yes 

No