Sun Update Connection – Enterprise Dependency Rules

The dependency rules in the knowledge base are exact, neither too specific nor too general.

For example, the standard rules for SuSE’s dia-0.85-34 package (an application for creating diagrams and flowcharts) say that this package needs libxml of any version. Among the certification tests, the dia package was installed on a system with libxml-1.7.3-3. An installation error resulted. Running more tests, the exact Sun Update Connection – Enterprise rule was created: dia-0.85-34 needs libxml from version 1.8.6-18.

The Certification Lab tests every component and finds its exact installation rules, listing, including the following:

• All dependent components

• All component conflicts

  In addition, if a dependent component has its own dependencies, this is also known. There is no limit to the number of levels that Sun Update Connection – Enterprise takes into account.

  The knowledge base contains the dependency rules, and Sun Update Connection – Enterprise uses it to automate functional installations. Sun Update Connection – Enterprise also finds potential conflicts, warns you of them, and suggests alternatives before you install a component.