Required OS Patches and Package Updates

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If you use the preinstalled OS, or if you reinstall the OS on the server, you might need to install certain patches or package updates before you put the server into service.

Note - Oracle Solaris 11 OS uses package updates rather than patches.

Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Updates

Install an Oracle Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU), if one is available. Doing so ensures that your server has the latest software for the best performance, security, and stability.

No individual package updates are required at this time to use Oracle Solaris 11.1 OS with this server.

Use the pkg info entire command to display which SRU is currently installed on your server.

Use the pkg command or the package manager GUI to download any available SRUs from: http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release

Note - To access the Oracle Solaris 11 package update repository, you must have an Oracle support agreement that enables you to install a required SSL certificate and support key. Refer to the article at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/o11-018-howto-update-s11-1572261.html Go to Oracle's certificate request web site at: https://pkg-register.oracle.com.

Oracle Solaris 10 OS Patches

Note - For current information about required patches and updates for optional hardware and software, refer to the documentation for each product.

Table 1 Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 OS Required Patches

Installation Order	OS, Patch, or Packages
1	Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 OS.
2	These mandatory patches: 148322-07 148324-06 148888-03 149638-01 149644-01 150025-01 150027-01 150107-01 150110-01

Table 2 Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS Required Patches

Installation Order	OS, Patch, or Packages
1	Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS. Note - Until the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle has been installed, Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS only supports 512 CPUs and 3840 GBytes of memory. For servers exceeding those resources, reduce the resources until the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle has been installed, or install a later version of the Oracle Solaris OS.
2	Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle.
3	These mandatory patches: 148322-07 148324-06 148888-03 149638-01 149644-01 150025-01 150027-01 150107-01 150110-01 Note - While running the Oracle Solaris 10 OS you might encounter this bug, which does not affect the patch installation: 15665037 snmpXdmid registration with DMI failed errors reported after Oracle Solaris boot.

Table 3 Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS Required Patches

Installation Order	OS, Patch, or Packages
1	Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS. Note - Until the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle has been installed, Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS only supports 512 CPUs and 1023 GBytes of memory. For servers exceeding those resources, reduce the resources until the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle has been installed, or install a later version of the Oracle Solaris OS. Note - You might encounter these issues, which are resolved by installing the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle: 15712380 S10U10 reports several WARNING Unrecognized token: XXX during jumps. 15704520 Oracle Solaris 10U10 sun4v `prtdiag` misreports 2.5 GHz CPU frequency.
2	Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle.
3	These mandatory patches: 148322-07 148324-06 148888-03 149638-01 149644-01 150025-01 150027-01 150107-01 150110-01 Note - While running the Oracle Solaris 10 OS you might encounter this bug, which does not affect the patch installation: 15665037 snmpXdmid registration with DMI failed errors reported after Oracle Solaris boot.
4	Use the `pkgadd` command to install the `SUNWust1` and `SUNWust2` packages.