Sun Update Connection System 1.0.8 Release Notes

Requirements and Limitations

The Sun Update Connection includes the following limitations:

Solaris Support. Sun Update Connection 1.0.x is designed for Solaris 10 systems. Continue to use Sun Patch Manager 2.0 to perform update management tasks on your Solaris 8 systems and on your Solaris 9 systems.
Solaris 10 Zones Support. Starting with Sun Update Connection 1.0.4, the Sun Update Manager application and the smpatch command support the default pkgadd behavior from a global zone on a system where one or more local zones are installed. This default behavior enables you to use the Update Manager GUI or the smpatch command options from the global zone to analyze, download, install, and uninstall updates in all the zones on the system. Update Manager does not support requests for specific updates to be installed or removed from specified zones. Instead, the application uses the default process to install or uninstall updates in all applicable zones.
Sun Online Account Issues. Note these suggestions while using the Sun Update Connection suite of products.

Supply a valid email address when you register for a Sun Online Account. All email is sent to the address you supplied during registration. For example, if you forget your password and have Sun send you a new one, the password is reset and then sent to the email address you supplied. Without a Sun Online Account, you cannot access the Update Connection web application. Save your language preference during registration. A language preference saved in the Sun Update Connection web browser application is not retained.
Sun Subscription Key. Sun Update Connection 1.0.8 uses the term subscription key to mean the alphanumeric identification (ID) string of your Sun service contract that includes software support. Other terms that refer to this same ID include Sun services plan ID, token, and service contract number. Your Sun Services representative can help you to purchase a support contract that includes software support, and provide you with your current contract ID.