the following example provides an example for installing a Solaris OS patch.
Go to the Sunsolve site: http://sunsolve.sun.com
(Location for Linux patches: http://www.redhat.com)
Click Patches and Updates.
Enter the patch number in the PatchFinder text box, and click Find Patch.
Download the zip file for the patch.
Expand the zip file.
For example: unzip 112785-44.zip
A directory is created for the patch files.
Apply the patch.
For example: patchadd 117885-44
A directory is created for the patch files.
In the installer, click Check Again.
All system requirements are rechecked. Additional material on patches can be found in the following release notes:
Communications Suite – Sun Java Communications Suite 5 Release Notes
Java ES – Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for UNIX