OS Package and Patch Updates

Determining Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Update Version

Updates to Oracle Solaris 11 are provisioned using package updates called Support Repository Updates (SRUs) instead of patches. SRUs are part of a new OS provisioning scheme called the Image Packaging System (IPS).

To determine the package version of the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installed on your system, run the pkg info kernel command and then interpret the FMRI value displayed in the output. This is an example:

# pkg info kernel
          Name: system/kernel
       Summary: Core Kernel
   Description: Core operating system kernel, device drivers and other modules.
      Category: System/Core
         State: Installed
     Publisher: solaris
       Version: 0.5.11
 Build Release: 5.11
        Branch: 0.175.0.2.0.2.1
Packaging Date: Wed Oct 19 07:57:11 2011
          Size: 17.99 MB
          FMRI: pkg://solaris/system/kernel@0.5.11,5.11-0.175.0.2.0.2.1:
                  20111128T20503    

Then evaluate the following three fields in the FMRI value:

• 175—The value 175 indicates that the system has Oracle Solaris 11 OS installed. This value is a constant for Oracle Solaris 11.

• 0—The first field to the right of “175” indicates the update release. In this example, there have been no updates to the initial release.

• 2—The next field contains the SRU value. In this example, the second patch bundle (called SRU2) has been installed on Oracle Solaris 11, update 0.

You can ignore the other fields in the FMRI package description.

When you know which version of the OS is installed, you can access a list of all the packages contained in that release from the following web page:

http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/en/index.shtml

To list the packages contained in a particular Oracle Solaris 11 release, select that release in the Release and Branch pull-down menu and press the Browse button. Or you can search for individual packages in the Search for: window.

Determining Oracle Solaris 10 Patch Revision

If your system is currently running Oracle Solaris 10, you can find its patch level with the commands showrev(1M) and uname(1). This is shown in the following example:

# showrev
Hostname: *********
Host id: *********
Release: 5.10
Kernel architecture: sun4v
Application architecture: sparc
Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems
Domain: Ecd.East.Sun.COM
Kernel version SunOS 5.10 Generic_142909-17
# uname -a
SunOS ********* Generic_142909-17 sun4v sparc sun4v
# showrev -p | tail -3
Patch: 143525-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 118833-36, 127127-11 Incompatibles: 
    Packages:SUNWcsu
Patch: 143125-01 Obsoletes: 138079-01 138089-01 Requires: 120011-14 
    Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 121557-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWpiclu
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Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS

Install the patches listed in Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 before using the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS.

Table 1-3 Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11

In addition, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC.” This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.

Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS

To use the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS, install the patches listed in Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11, as well as the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 SPARC Bundle. In addition, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC.” This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.

Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS

To use the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS, install the patches listed in Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11, as well as the Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 SPARC Bundle. In addition, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC.” This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.