Installing Required Patches

This section provides the procedures for installing the Solaris Operating System, version 8 2/02 patches, and the GigaSwift copper gigabit Ethernet interface card patches.

The Solaris Operating System, version 8 2/02, must be installed on the control plane server before you can install N1 Provisioning Server software. If you are installing the image server software on a separate machine, you must also install Solaris version 8 2/02 on the image server machine before installing the N1 Provisioning Server software.

Solaris Operating System, version 8 2/02 Patches

For Solaris operating system, version 8 2/02, you must install the latest recommended patch cluster. You can find the patch cluster at: http://sunsolve.sun.com.

To Install the Solaris Version 8 2/02 Patch Cluster

Steps

1. Log onto the control plane server as root.

2. Open a web browser and go to the SunSolve Web site http://sunsolve.sun.com.

3. Download the latest recommended Solaris Version 8 2/02 patch cluster.

   1. Click Patch Portal.

      The Patch Portal screen appears.

   2. Click Recommended Patch Cluster in the Downloads section.

      The Patch Finder screen appears.

   3. Choose 8 from the list of available patch clusters.

      Scroll down the page and select either HTTP or FTP to download the patch, then click Go. The Save dialog box appears.

   4. Select a directory into which to download the patch cluster zip file.

      Make note of the directory to which you downloaded the patch cluster zip file.

4. Change to the directory where you downloaded the patch cluster zip file and unzip the file.

   For example:

   # cd /var/tmp/#unzip /var/tmp/8_Recommended.zip

5. Install the patch cluster by using the install script that is uncompressed from the zip file.

   For example:

   #/var/tmp/8_Recommended/install_cluster

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   Note –

   This step might take up to two hours to complete.

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GigaSwift Gigabit Ethernet Patch

You can now use the GigaSwift copper gigabit Ethernet interface card, Part No. X1150A, within the N1 Provisioning Server environment. You can use this network interface card (NIC) as a VLAN-capable gigabit Ethernet adapter on the control plane server and, if you have a separate image server, on the image server for farm management.

During the initial installation of the N1 Provisioning Server software, the interface card is detected and configured by the N1 Provisioning Server installer utility. However, prior to the installation, you need to download and install the patch ID 112119-04 for Solaris 8.

To Download and Install the GigaSwift Ethernet Patch

Steps

1. Log onto the control plane server as root (su - root).

2. Open a web browser and go to the SunSolve Web site http://sunsolve.sun.com.

3. Download patch 112119-04.

   1. Click Patch Portal.

      The Patch Portal screen appears.

   2. Type the patch ID 112119-04 in the Patch Finder box, and then click Find Patch.

      The download patch screen appears.

      The patch is available for downloading in ZIP format using either HTTP or FTP.

   3. Select either HTTP or FTP to download the patch and then click Go. The Save Dialog appears.

   4. Select a directory into which to download the patch zip file.

      Make note of the directory to which you downloaded the patch zip file.

4. Change to the directory where you downloaded the patch zip file and unzip the file.

   For example:

   # cd /var/tmp/ #unzip /var/tmp/112119-04.zip

5. Install the patch.

   For each patch you downloaded, type patchadd patch-id where patch-id is the ID of the downloaded patch.

   For example:

   #patchadd 112119-04