Managing Solaris Updates by Using the Update Manager GUI (Task Map)

Access the GUI. 

If you want the convenience of a GUI to manage updates, use the Update Manager GUI. 

Accessing the Update Manager GUI

Configure the update management environment for your system. 

By default, your system is assumed to be connected directly to the Internet and configured to obtain updates from the Sun update server. 

If this is not true for your system, change the configuration settings to match your environment. 

Configuring Your Update Management Environment by Using the GUI (Task Map)

Manage updates on your system. 

You can use the GUI to perform an analysis of your system, apply one or more updates, find update dependencies, and remove updates. 

Managing Updates by Using the GUI (Task Map)

(Optional) Tune the update management environment for your system. 

Change some optional configuration settings, such as the update directory locations. 

Tuning Your Update Management Environment by Using the GUI (Task Map)