Managing Updates by Using the GUI (Task Map)

You can use the Update Manager GUI to perform the following tasks:

Analyze your system to determine the list of appropriate updates
Update your system with updates automatically
Remove an update from your system

Perform these tasks and more by using the command-line interface. See the smpatch(1M) man page.

The following table identifies the common update management tasks.

Task	Description	For Instructions
Analyze your system to determine the list of updates.	You want to analyze your system to obtain the list of appropriate updates. Based on the analysis, you can update your system with one or more updates in the list. Note that the GUI lists the appropriate updates. If you request another analysis, the list of updates is changed to reflect any new updates that are needed.	How to Analyze Your System for Updates and View the List of Available Updates (GUI)
Apply one or more updates in a single procedure.	You want to download and apply the updates that are appropriate for your system. The list of updates is determined by having Update Manager analyze your system.	How to Apply Updates to Your System (GUI)
Remove updates from your system.	You want to remove, or back out, updates that you applied to your system.	How to View Installed Updates and Remove Updates From Your System (GUI)

Task

Description

For Instructions

Analyze your system to determine the list of updates.

You want to analyze your system to obtain the list of appropriate updates. Based on the analysis, you can update your system with one or more updates in the list.

Note that the GUI lists the appropriate updates. If you request another analysis, the list of updates is changed to reflect any new updates that are needed.

How to Analyze Your System for Updates and View the List of Available Updates (GUI)

Apply one or more updates in a single procedure.

You want to download and apply the updates that are appropriate for your system. The list of updates is determined by having Update Manager analyze your system.

How to Apply Updates to Your System (GUI)

Remove updates from your system.

You want to remove, or back out, updates that you applied to your system.

How to View Installed Updates and Remove Updates From Your System (GUI)

How to Analyze Your System for Updates and View the List of Available Updates (GUI)

Use this procedure to manually initiate a system analysis to determine which updates are appropriate for your system.

By default, your system is analyzed once a day. If the automatic analysis feature is disabled, you can enable it. See How to Enable a Daily Analysis of Updates (GUI).

Access the Update Manager GUI.

See How to Access the Update Manager Application (GUI).

In the Available Updates screen, click Check for Updates.

The Analyze System dialog box shows the progress of the analysis. The list of appropriate updates then appears in the Available Updates window and is sorted according to Update type. The Sun Update Connection System Updates are listed at the top of the list of Available Updates.

How to Apply Updates to Your System (GUI)

Use this procedure to apply one or more updates to your system.

If an update you install requires a system restart to activate it (Restart Required), the update is staged for installation during the next system shutdown. To apply an update that requires a restart, you must use one of the following commands to initiate the system shutdown:

Power down the system – init 0 or shutdown -i 0
Go to the firmware prompt – init 5 or shutdown -i 5
Restart the system – init 6 or shutdown -i 6

Note –
Do not use the reboot command, the halt command, the uadmin command, or press the Reset or Power button to initiate the shutdown. Taking any of these actions bypasses the required shutdown processing, and prevents the updates from being staged for later installation. Even if you bypass the required shutdown processing, the updates are still staged for installation during a system restart.

Access the Update Manager GUI.

See How to Access the Update Manager Application (GUI).

Go to the Available Updates screen.

This screen shows the list of updates that are appropriate for your system.

(Optional) Click Check for Updates to perform an update analysis of your system.

You might perform this analysis if the daily update analysis is disabled.

Select one or more updates to install.

Only those updates that have a check box can be installed. Updates that have a dash next to the update ID are set to be installed during the next scheduled system shutdown.

The name of the Install button changes based on the number of updates you select. For example, if you select one update, the button name is Install 1 Update. If you select two updates, the button name is Install 2 Updates.

Click Install 1 Update Now.

The Installing dialog box shows the progress of the system analysis. This analysis is performed to determine whether the updates you selected depend on other updates being installed on the system. This dialog box also shows the progress of the update download and installation operations. You can cancel these operations by clicking Cancel.

The Installation Summary dialog box shows the installation status for the selected updates. A symbol with a green check mark shows that the installation was successful. If the installation fails, a yellow caution symbol is displayed to the left of the Update ID, and a "Failed" symbol (a red circle with an exclamation point in it) is displayed to the right of the Update ID. An error message describes the possible cause for the installation failure.

Click OK to exit the Installation summary box.

(Optional) If you selected an update that depends on one or more other updates being installed, agree to install the update dependencies.

The Additional Updates Required dialog box shows the other updates that you must install.
- Click Continue to install the updates.
  
  The updates are installed.
- Click Cancel to cancel the installation.
  
  If you cancel the operation, the update is not installed.

(Optional) If you selected an update that requires a system restart, decide whether to restart the system now or later.

The Installation Complete dialog box shows which updates were installed and whether the installation succeeded or failed. If updates that require a system restart (Restart Required) must be installed, the tool asks you whether you want to restart the system to install the updates.
- To perform the system restart now, click Restart System Now, then click OK.
  
  Updates that do not require a system restart are installed immediately.
  
  The Restart System dialog box asks you to confirm whether to restart the system now.
  - Click Yes to restart the system.
    
    Update Manager restarts the system, and the updates that require a restart are installed.
  - Click No to dismiss the Restart System dialog box.
- To perform the system restart later, click OK.
  
  Note –
  Use only the init command or the shutdown command to restart your system, or the updates waiting for the restart will not be installed.
  
  Updates that do not require a system restart are installed immediately, while updates that require a restart are queued for installation at the next system restart.

How to View Installed Updates and Remove Updates From Your System (GUI)

Use this procedure to view the list of updates that are installed on your system and to remove one or more updates.

Access the Update Manager GUI.

See How to Access the Update Manager Application (GUI).

In the Available Updates screen, click Installed Updates.

The Installed Updates screen shows the list of updates that are installed on your system.

Select one or more updates to remove.

Only those updates that have a check box can be removed. Updates that have a dash next to the update ID cannot be removed.

The name of the Uninstall button changes based on the number of updates that you select. For example, if you select one update, the button name is Uninstall 1 Update. If you select two updates, the button name is Uninstall 2 Updates.

Click Uninstall 1 Update.

The Confirm Uninstallation dialog box shows the updates you want to remove. It also shows any update dependencies that must also be removed.

Click Continue to uninstall the selected updates.

The Uninstalling dialog box shows the progress of the operation. You can cancel the uninstallation operation by clicking Cancel.

When the updates are uninstalled, the Uninstallation Complete dialog box shows which updates were uninstalled and whether the uninstallation operation succeeded or failed. Click OK to dismiss the dialog box.