Installing the Sun Update Connection System Software (Task Map)

The Sun Update Connection System software is supported on systems that run the Solaris 10 Operating System.

To use the Update Manager tool, you must install at least the End User Software Group of Solaris 10 software. Your system also must have 160 Mbytes of available disk space in /var.

If your system has the initial Solaris 10 release installed, you must install the Update Manager client software on your system. Subsequent releases of the Solaris 10 software include the Update Manager client software.

The following table identifies how you can install the Sun Update Connection System software on your system.

How to Install the Update Manager Feature Update

Ensure that your system is running at least the End User Solaris Software Group of the Solaris 10 Operating System.

Your system must be connected to the Internet before you can install the Update Manager feature update because the software must be retrieved from Sun.

1. Identify the appropriate version of the Update Manager feature update for your system.

   Choose the feature update based on the platform type of your Solaris system.

   • SPARC: Latest revision of update 121118

   • x86: Latest revision of update 121119

2. Become superuser.

3. Use the smpatch update command to automatically download and apply the appropriate feature update to your system.

   For example, the following command applies the Update Manager feature update to your SPARC based system:

   # smpatch update -i 121118

   Note that the smpatch update command installs the latest revision of the update you specify with the -i option.

   Now you must access the GUI to configure your update management environment and register your system. See Accessing the Update Manager GUI.

How to Install the Update Manager Client Software

Ensure that your system is running at least the End User Solaris Software Group of the Solaris 10 Operating System.

Your system must be connected to the Internet before you can install the Update Manager client software because the software must be retrieved from Sun.

1. Go to the Sun Download Center at http://www.sun.com/download.

   1. Click the Downloads A-Z tab.

   2. Click Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8

   3. Click Download to start the download process.

      Follow the download instructions.

   4. Download the software to a local directory on your system.

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      The directory must not be mounted through NFS because of patchadd bug 6188748.

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      Choose the software based on the platform type of your Solaris system.

      • SPARC: updateConnection-sparc.zip

      • x86: updateConnection-i386.zip

2. Become superuser.

3. Go to the directory where you downloaded the file.

   For example, if you downloaded the file to /tmp, go to /tmp.

4. Unzip the file you downloaded.

   • For SPARC based systems, type:

     # unzip updateConnection-sparc.zip

   • For x86 based systems, type:

     # unzip updateConnection-i386.zip

5. Install the Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 feature update, which includes the Update Manager client software.

   # ./updateConnection/installUpdateConnection

   Now you must access the GUI to configure your update management environment and register your system. See Accessing the Update Manager GUI.

How to Install the Sun Update Connection Proxy Feature Update

Your system must be connected to the Internet before you can install the proxy software because the software must be retrieved from Sun.

Ensure that your system is running at least the End User Solaris Software Group of the Solaris 10 Operating System.

The Sun Update Connection Proxy is an optional feature that you can obtain at no charge if you have a Sun Service Plan. For information about obtaining a Sun Service Plan, go to Solaris Operating System Software Support at http://www.sun.com/service/support/software/solaris/ and select the appropriate level of service.

1. Identify the appropriate version of the Sun Update Connection Proxy feature update for your system.

   Choose the feature update based on the platform type of your Solaris system:

   • SPARC: Latest revision of update 119788

   • x86: Latest revision of update 119789

2. Become superuser.

3. Use the smpatch command to apply the appropriate feature update to your system.

   The smpatch update command automatically downloads and applies the feature update to your system.

   For example, the following command applies the proxy feature update to your x86 based system:

   # smpatch update -i 119789

   Note that the smpatch update command installs the latest revision of the update you specify with the -i option.

   Now you must configure your proxy. See Configuring Your Sun Update Connection Proxy (Task Map).

How to Upgrade From the Preview Release to the Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 Release

If you installed the Preview Release of the Sun Update Connection System software, you must upgrade the Sun Update Connection System software when the Preview Release promotional period ends. Perform this upgrade by installing the new Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 feature update. If you are using the Preview Release, this feature update will appear as an available update for your system through any of the Sun Update Connection System user interfaces. See How to Install the Update Manager Feature Update.

If you have also configured a Sun Update Connection Proxy , you must upgrade the software on the proxy system. You must install both the feature update for the Sun Update Connection System and the feature update for the proxy software. The proxy feature update will appear in the list of available updates for your system only if you have a Sun Service Plan. See How to Install the Sun Update Connection Proxy Feature Update.

Install the appropriate feature updates for your system.

The feature update IDs for this software are as follows:

• 121118-07: Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 (SPARC)

• 121119–07: Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 (x86)

• 119788-07: Sun Update Connection Proxy (SPARC)

• 119789-07: Sun Update Connection Proxy (x86)