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Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 Administration Guide

Managing Systems by Using the Sun Update Connection System (Task Map)

The following table identifies the common system-related tasks you can perform.

Task 

Description 

For Instructions 

View your systems. 

You want to see the systems you manage. View system update status. 

How to View Your Systems (Browser Interface)

View details about each system being managed. 

You want to see configuration information about each of your systems. 

How to View System Details (Browser Interface)

View applicable updates for one or more systems. 

You want to see the list of applicable updates that can be applied to one or more of your systems. 

How to View the Applicable Updates for One or More Systems (Browser Interface)

Modify system settings. 

You want to modify some of your system settings. 

How to Edit System Settings (Browser Interface)

Set the check-in interval for your systems. 

You want to specify how often each of your systems check in to the Sun Update Connection System web site to run jobs. 

How to Set the Check-In Interval for a System (Browser Interface)

Change a system name. 

You want to change the name of one or more of your systems. 

How to Change a System Name (Browser Interface)

Delete a system. 

You no longer want a system to be managed by the Sun Update Connection Hosted web application, so you delete it. A deleted system is still registered. 

How to Delete a System (Browser Interface)

ProcedureHow to View Your Systems (Browser Interface)

  1. From the Systems page, choose All from the Filter menu.

    All systems linked to your Sun Online Account are listed.

  2. (Optional) If a system is not listed, register the system for remote update management by using the Sun Update Connection Hosted web application.

    You can do this from the Update Manager application:

    • Click Manage at Sun Update Connection System.

      If the system is not registered for remote management, the registration screen displays. You can enter your Sun Online Account user name and password in this screen.

    • Complete the registration for remote management.

      A confirmation window displays asking if you want to open the Sun Update Connection Hosted web application.

ProcedureHow to View System Details (Browser Interface)

    From the Systems Page, click the name of a system.

    A message pops up which includes the details of the system which were sent to Sun when you registered the system in the Update Manager application.

ProcedureHow to View the Applicable Updates for One or More Systems (Browser Interface)

The list of available updates is automatically updated when the system checks in with Sun. Updates remain in the list until the system check-in, so the list may not reflect real time changes.

  1. From the Systems page, check the check box for the systems for which you want to view available updates.

  2. Click View Available Updates.

    All updates available for the selected system are listed.

    Note –

    If you uninstalled an update, it might not be listed until the system checks in and the analysis for that system is performed. The uninstalled update might not be appropriate, so it is not automatically added to the list of available updates.

ProcedureHow to Edit System Settings (Browser Interface)

  1. From the Systems page, click the History icon in the System Name column.

    The History icon provides access to the historical data for the system.

    The Installed Updates page for the system you selected opens.

  2. Click Edit System Settings.

    The button is located below the page name and above the list of installed updates.

  3. Choose the setting to edit:

ProcedureHow to Set the Check-In Interval for a System (Browser Interface)

  1. From the Systems page, click the History icon in the System Name column.

    The History icon provides access to the historical data for the system.

    The Installed Updates page for the system you selected opens.

  2. Click Edit System Settings.

    The button is located below the page name and above the list of installed updates.

  3. Set System to check in with the Sun Update Connection System.

  4. Choose the check-in interval from the menu.

    The default check-in interval is two hours. Select from the drop-down list to change the interval.

    Your system will check in at the next originally scheduled interval. After that check-in, the newly set interval is activated.

  5. Click Save Changes.

    After you save the changes, you are returned to the Edit Your System Settings window.

    Note –

    To exit this screen without saving any changes, skip this step and click a navigation button.

  6. Exit the System Settings page.

    You can exit this page by clicking one of the following buttons:

    • View Available Updates

    • View Installed Updates

    • View All Jobs

ProcedureHow to Change a System Name (Browser Interface)

You can modify the name of the selected system. The populated name is the name sent to Sun during system registration.

  1. From the Systems page, click the History icon, on the same line as the system name.

    The Systems page includes an icon in the system name column. This icon provides a link to the historical data for the system.

    The Installed Updates page for the system you selected opens.

  2. Click Edit System Settings.

    The button is located below the page name and above the list of installed updates.

  3. Enter a System Name.

    The default name is the one used when you registered the system. Each of the systems you manage must have a unique name.

    Note –

    If you enter a system name which is already in use and assigned to you, an error message displays in a pop-up window instructing you to re-enter the system name.

  4. Click Save Changes.

    After you save the changes, you are returned to the Edit Your System Settings window.

    Note –

    To exit this screen without saving any changes, skip this step and click a navigation button.

  5. Exit the System Settings page.

    You can exit this page by clicking one of the following links:

    • View Available Updates

    • View Installed Updates

    • View All jobs

ProcedureHow to Delete a System (Browser Interface)

To remove a system from remote update management, click Delete System. A confirmation message displays in a pop-up window. If you click OK, the system information is removed from the Sun Update Connection System records, including all job information. The deleted system’s job queue is removed and pending jobs are not started. In addition, the automatic system analysis and check-in processes are stopped.

You can manage the deleted system in the Update Manager application. You can re-register the system for remote management at the Update Manager client application.

  1. From the Systems page, click the History icon, on the same line as the system name.

    The Systems page includes an icon in the system name column. This icon provides a link to the historical data for the system.

    The Installed Updates page for the system you selected opens.

  2. Click Edit System Settings.

    The button is located below the page name and above the list of installed updates.

  3. Choose Delete System.

    The information sent to Sun when you registered this system for remote management at the Sun Update Connection System is displayed. This information is read only.

  4. Click Save Changes.

    Note –

    To exit this screen without saving any changes, skip this step and click a navigation button.

    After you save the changes, you are returned to the Edit Your System Settings window.

  5. Exit the System Settings page.

    You can exit this page by clicking one of the following links:

    • View Available Updates

    • View Installed Updates

    • View All Jobs