How to Initially Configure Your Sun Update Connection Proxy (Command Line)

Before you can use a system as a Sun Update Connection Proxy , you must ensure that the proxy software is installed, configure and start the proxy, and configure clients to communicate with it.

For instructions on how to install the proxy, see How to Install the Update Manager Feature Update or How to Install the Update Manager Client Software.

The Sun Update Connection Proxy supports client systems that use the Sun Update Connection Hosted product and the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 product. A Sun Update Connection System client system is not compatible with the older local patch server feature associated with the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 product.

The system that you want to act as a Sun Update Connection System Proxy on your intranet must meet these software requirements:

• Solaris 10 system with at least the Developer Solaris Software Group (SUNWCdev), the Entire Solaris Software Group (SUNWCall), or the Entire Plus OEM Solaris Software Group (SUNWCXall).

  A software group is a logical collection of Solaris packages that is installed only with an initial Solaris installation. The Developer Solaris Software Group provides the packages needed to support software development.

• Sun Update Manager software

  For step-by-step instructions on installing the Update Manager software, see Installing the Sun Update Connection System Software (Task Map).

If your Sun Update Connection Proxy uses a network proxy to connect to the Internet, you must specify information about the network proxy. See How to Change Configuration Settings for Your Sun Update Connection Proxy (Command Line).

1. As superuser, log in to the system that you plan to use as your Sun Update Connection Proxy .

2. Determine whether the SUNWpsvru and SUNWpsvrr packages are installed on the system.

   # pkginfo | grep SUNWpsvrsystem SUNWpsvrr Patch Server Deployment (Root) system SUNWpsvru Patch Server Deployment (Usr)

3. If the packages are not installed, you must install them before continuing this task.

4. Register this system with Update Manager.

   See Registering Your System With Update Manager (Task Map).

5. If needed, specify the network proxy that your Sun Update Connection Proxy uses to connect to the Internet.

   # patchsvr setup -x network-proxy-name:port

   If you do not have the network proxy information, contact your network administrator.

6. Specify the update source.

   Your Sun Update Connection Proxy can point to a different source of updates. This update source can be used to fulfill update download requests that cannot be fulfilled by your proxy. By default, the source of updates for your Sun Update Connection Proxy is the Sun update server.

   • To specify the next update server in the chain of Sun Update Connection Proxies, type:

     # patchsvr setup -p http://server-name:3816/solaris/

     The port used for a proxy server is 3816.

   • To specify a collection of updates on the Sun Update Connection Proxy , type:

     # patchsvr setup -p file:///directory-name

     The local collection of updates can be in a directory, on a CD, or on a remote file system.

   • To specify the Sun update server, which is the default, type:

     # patchsvr setup -p https://getupdates1.sun.com/

7. Start your Sun Update Connection Proxy .

   # patchsvr start

8. (Optional) Enable your Sun Update Connection Proxy so that it is started each time the system boots.

   # patchsvr enable