Managing Updates by Using Sun Update Connection System (Task Map)

The following table identifies the common update-management tasks you can perform.

How to Install an Update (Browser Interface)

This procedure describes how to create a job to install one update on one or more of your systems. After you have created your jobs, each of your systems checks in to Sun or to your Sun Update Connection Proxy to perform their queued jobs.

If an update you want requires a system reboot to activate it, the update is staged for installation at the next system shutdown. You must use one of the following commands to initiate the system shutdown:

• Power down the system – init 0 or shutdown -i 0

• Drop to the firmware prompt – init 5 or shutdown -i 5

• Reboot 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.

  ---

1. From the Updates page, select one or more systems, and click View Available Updates.

   A window that shows a list of all updates for each system you selected appears.

2. Select one or more updates you want installed on the systems you selected.

   The window shows the time of the next check-in for each system. This is the time at which your system will check in to Sun or to your Sun Update Connection Proxy and run queued jobs for that system.

   A confirmation window appears to show you the details about the jobs you created.

   ---

   Note –

   If the installation of an update that you selected requires that another update be installed, a dialog box appears to show you this dependency. To successfully install the update you originally selected, you must agree to install the dependency or the job will not be created.

   ---

3. Click Apply Updates to create the job.

   The job is queued for execution at the next check-in time. One job is created for each update to be installed on one or more systems.

4. Click Cancel to discard the job information.

How to Install Dependent Updates With Selected Updates (Browser Interface)

1. From the Systems page, select one or more check boxes for any systems where updates are to be installed.

2. Click View Available Updates.

3. Select the check boxes of the updates you want installed, and click Apply Updates.

   Sun Update Connection System searches the information for the selected updates, and if one or more updates must be installed before you can install a selected update, the dependencies are displayed in an Install Dependencies and Confirmation window.

   ---

   Note –

   You must install any dependencies or no job can be created to install the selected updates.

   ---

4. Click the Install All Above Updates button to agree to install the listed dependencies and the selected updates.

   The job is created, and a confirmation window opens.

   If you choose not to install the dependencies, click Cancel to close the window and discard your update installation request.

5. Click a tab to navigate from the confirmation window.

How to Uninstall an Update (Browser Interface)

Some updates that affect core Solaris functionality cannot be uninstalled. On the Updates page these updates are designated by a dash in the check box column and cannot be selected.

From the Systems page, you can click completed jobs to view the list of updates that have already been installed on the system you selected and the date when each update was installed.

1. From the Updates page, select the updates you want to uninstall.

2. Click Uninstall Selected.

   ---

   Note –

   If you try to uninstall an update that has one or more dependencies (updates which must be uninstalled along with the selected update), a dialog box appears that lists the dependencies and gives details about the dependency updates. You must agree to uninstall the dependencies along with the selected updates to proceed with the uninstall. Click OK to agree.

   ---

   The uninstallation operation runs. An acknowledgment dialog box appears when the uninstallation operation successfully completes. If the operation fails, an acknowledgement dialog box appears that explains the failure.

How to View Update Details (Browser Interface)

From the Updates page, click the update ID of the update for which you want to see details.

The README for the update displays in a pop-up window.