Accessing Solaris Updates

Sun customers can access updates and patches from the Sun update server whether or not they are in the SunSpectrum^SM program. These updates and patches are updated nightly.

You can obtain Solaris updates in the following ways:

• From the http://sunsolve.sun.com web site

  To access updates from the Sun Patch Portal, your system must be connected to the Internet and be capable of running a web browser, such as the Mozilla^TM software.

• By using the Update Manager tools that are described in Chapter 4, Managing Solaris Updates by Using the Update Manager GUI

• By using the Sun Update Connection Hosted web application that is described in Chapter 5, Managing Solaris Updates by Using the Sun Update Connection Hosted Browser Interface

You can access individual updates or a set of updates from an update cluster, or refer to update reports. You can also use Update Manager to analyze your system to determine the appropriate updates. Update Manager can also download and apply the updates to your system.

Each update is associated with a README file that has information about the update. You can view, print, or save each README file from the Update Manager GUI.

Solaris Update Numbering

Updates are identified by unique update IDs. An update ID is an alphanumeric string that is an update base code and the update revision number joined with a hyphen. For example, update 118822-02 is the update ID for the SunOS^TM 5.10 kernel update.