You can access Solaris patches from a web page or by using anonymous ftp. If you have purchased a Sun service contract, you will also be able to get patches directly from the SunSolve web page or from the patch CD-ROM that is regularly distributed.
To access patches from a web page, you need a system that is:
Connected to the Internet
Capable of running web browsing software such as Netscape
To access patches by anonymous ftp, you need a machine that is:
Connected to the Internet
Capable of running the ftp program
Access patches from SunSolveTM by using the following URL:
http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-access |
You can either install a patch cluster of recommended patches or individual patches that are freely available. Patch reports are available also.
You can also access publicly available patches by using this URL: