To Install a Solaris Baseline

This procedure describes how to deploy a Solaris baseline to selected Solaris hosts.

Before You Begin

You must have a Solaris baseline white list and an optional black list to perform this task. For more information about creating these lists, see the following:

• To Create a Solaris Baseline White List

• To Create a Solaris Baseline Black List

The terms update and patch are the same.

1. Open the New Job window by choosing New from the Jobs menu.

2. Select Deploy to deploy the baseline to the selected hosts.

3. Open the Task Editor window by clicking the Add Task button.

   1. Choose your white list from the Profiles drop-down menu.

   2. (Optional) Choose your black list from the Policy drop-down menu.

   3. Open the Select Hosts window by clicking the Host Select button.

   4. Select the host or group, click the Add button (right-facing arrow) to add it to the list, and then click OK.

   5. Click OK to save the task.

4. Repeat Step 3 for each baseline deployment task you want to run as part of this job.

5. Click OK to submit the job.

6. (Optional) View the progress of the job running on the host by choosing Host Progress from the Host list.

7. View the job summary when the job completes.

   For more information, see To View a Summary of a Baseline Installation Job.

8. (Optional) Perform a profile compliance check of the selected hosts.

   See To Check Profile Compliance.

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   Note –

   Perform this check only if you used a profile to install the baseline and white list. If you also used a policy to specify a black list, this check will show the host to be non-compliant.

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