OS Update Issues

Failed Solaris OS Update May Cause Subsequent OS Update Failures (6310032)

If a Solaris OS update installation fails, a copy of the admin file used for the installation is not removed from the provisionable server. If the failure was due to a corrupt or invalid admin file, subsequent OS update installations will not replace the faulty admin file and it may cause continued failures.

Workaround: Delete the package-filename.admin file in the provisionable server's /tmp directory and retry the OS update installation. If you specified a customized admin file for the OS update, ensure that the admin file is valid.

Solaris Updates which Require Admin Files Cannot be Uninstalled if Filename and Packagename Differ (6313778)

If the name of a package and the name of the file installing that package differ and the package requires use of an admin file to install and uninstall, the package can be installed on a target host using an OS Update, but the OS Update (the package) cannot subsequently be uninstalled from the N1 System Manager.

Workaround: You can do one of the following to delete the improperly-named package:

• Rename the package file to match the name of the package before using N1 System Manager to install the package.

• Rename the admin file in the provisionable server's /tmp directory to match the name of the package. For example, package-name.admin instead of package-filename.admin.

• Manually remove the package from the provisionable server using pkgrm.