Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview

• Provisioning
• Updating
• Solaris Live Upgrade
• Reporting

2 Provisioning Firmware

• About Firmware Provisioning
• Updating Firmware
• Viewing the Firmware Version

3 Provisioning an OS

• About OS Provisioning
• About OS Provisioning Subtypes
  • Oracle VM Server for SPARC
  • Oracle Linux and Red Hat Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • JET Templates
• Preparing to Provision an OS
  • Disabling System Monitoring
• Creating an OS Profile for Provisioning Solaris OS
• Creating an OS Profile for Provisioning Linux OS
• Creating an OS Profile for Provisioning Oracle VM Server
• Using JET for OS Provisioning
  • About JET Modules
  • Packages of JET Module
  • JET Module Parameters
  • JET base_config Module Parameters
  • Installing JET Modules
  • To Check for Installed JET Modules
  • To Install a JET Module
  • Creating an OS Provisioning Profile with JET Templates
  • JET Templates
• Provisioning the OS
• OS Provisioning for an Oracle Solaris Cluster

4 Updating an OS

• About Updating an OS
  • How to Start Patching in Enterprise Manager Ops Center?
  • What Does Enterprise Manager Ops Center Provide to Help Patching?
  • How Does the Enterprise Controller Provide the Latest Updates?
  • How to Run an Update Job in Enterprise Manager Ops Center
  • What are the Options Available When Running an Update Job?
• Using Knowledge Base and Connection Modes
  • Knowledge Base
  • KB Update Intervals
  • Connection Modes
  • Semi-disconnected Mode
  • Switching the Enterprise Controller Mode
  • Obtaining a KB Bundle With the Harvester Script
  • Harvester Script Utility
  • Loading Prerequisite Software
  • Transferring the harvester Bundle to the System
  • Using the harvester Script to Obtain the KB Bundle
  • Examples of Running the harvester Script
  • Enhancements in the Harvester Script
  • Transferring the KB Bundle to the Enterprise Controller
  • Loading and Refreshing a KB Bundle
• Update Profiles
  • Creating an OS Update Profile
  • Editing an OS Update Profile
  • Exporting an OS Update Profile
  • Importing an OS Update Profile
  • Deleting an OS Update Profile
• Update Policies
  • Creating an OS Update Policy
  • Editing an OS Update Policy
  • Exporting an OS Update Policy
  • Importing an OS Update Policy
  • Deleting an OS Update Policy
• System Catalogs
  • Creating a Historical Catalog
  • Viewing and Modifying a Catalog
  • Comparing System Catalogs
  • Creating an Update Profile From a System Catalog
• Methods of Updating an OS
  • Creating an OS Update Job
  • Updating an OS by Modifying a System Catalog
  • Updating From an OS Profile
  • Updating From an OS Report Result
• Updating Zones
  • Installing Packages and Patches on Zones
  • Configuring patchadd and pkgadd Commands
  • Editing the .uce.rc File
  • Updating a Global Zone
  • Updating Non-Global Zones
• OS Update Capability
  • OS Update Reports
• Update Roles and Authorizations
• Updating Clusters

5 Updating a Windows OS

• About Updating a Windows OS
  • Patching in Connected and Disconnected Mode
  • Reports
  • Update Job
• Configuring Enterprise Manager Ops Center for Updating the Windows OS
• Modifying the Registry
• Creating an Update Job for Windows OS

6 Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade

• About Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade
  • File Systems
  • Guidelines for Selecting Slices for Shareable File Systems
  • Configuring Swap for the New Boot Environment
    • Failed Boot Environment Creation if Swap is in Use
• Supported Live Upgrade Configurations
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade and Oracle Solaris Zone Support
• Adding a Live Upgrade Script to Local Content
• Creating an ABE Profile
• Creating an ABE
• Updating an ABE
• BE Reports and System Catalogs
  • Reports
  • Catalogs

7 Upgrading an Oracle Solaris Cluster

8 Firmware and OS Update Reports

• Using the Firmware Compliance Report
• Using the Solaris OS Update Reports
  • Creating a Baseline Analysis Report
  • Creating a Baseline Analysis Report in Disconnected Mode
  • Creating a Change History Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a CVE Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Distribution Update Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Host Compliance Report (Solaris)
  • Creating an Incident Compliance Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Package Compliance Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Profile Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Recommended Software Configuration Report (Solaris)
  • Creating a Solaris Update Compliance Report
  • Creating a Service Pack Compliance Report (Solaris)
• Using the Linux OS Update Reports
  • Creating a Change History Report (Linux)
  • Creating a CVE Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Distribution Update Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Host Compliance Report (Linux)
  • Creating an Incident Compliance Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Package Compliance Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Profile Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Recommended Software Configuration Report (Linux)
  • Creating a Service Pack Compliance Report (Linux)
• Windows OS Update Reports
  • Creating a Windows Host Compliance Report
  • Creating a Windows Incident Compliance Report
• Creating a System Information Report
• Viewing and Exporting Report Results
  • Viewing the Report Result
  • Saving the Report Result
  • Adding a Summary Row to a Black List
  • Adding a Detail Row to a Black List
  • Removing a Summary or Details Row From a Black List
• Managing Report Templates
  • Editing a Report Template
  • Generating a Report from Report Template
  • Deleting a Report Template

A Learn More

• Example - Baseline Analysis Report
  • Report Result
• Example - Change History Report
• Example - CVE Report
• Example - Host Compliance Report
• Scenario - Setting the Number of Zones for Parallel Patching
  • Uploading the Configuration File pdo.conf
  • Editing the Configuration File
  • Viewing or Modifying Catalog of an OS

B Sample JET Template