Fixing Local Dependencies

A dependency is a component that is needed by a package for deployment. This dependent component may be another software component, a file, a symbol, and so on. When you upload packages to your local knowledge base, the Local Expansion technology finds the list of dependencies for each package. If the knowledge base is missing dependencies, use the information given by Sun Update Connection – Enterprise to fix them.

NCOs with missing dependencies are marked with an exclamation point in a red circle icon:

Before You Begin

Before you fix missing dependencies of a marked NCO, you should wait at least two minutes from the time that uploaded succeeded. The Local Expansion technology generates rules for local components on a scheduled basis; if you wait, some of the missing dependencies may be handled automatically.

If the NCO is Solaris software, make sure the dependent components to be uploaded are tarballs and have been copied to the console machine.

To Fix Local Software Missing Dependencies

1. Log in with full permissions or as the admin user.

2. From the Components list, select the component marked with an exclamation point in a red circle.

3. Do one of the following:

   • From the tool bar, click the Details button.

   • Right-click the selected component and choose Details.

   • From the Components menu, choose Details.

     The Component Information window opens.

   

4. Open the Dependencies tab.

   In the Requires section, missing components are marked with an exclamation point in a red circle.

5. From the Internet or private source, find the packages that provide the missing components.

   If the package is a PKG, expand it and tar the directory.

6. Add the packages to the local knowledge base.

   When all missing dependencies are uploaded, the icon of the local component changes to standard.