All Sun customers can access patches through the SunSolve OnlineSM web site. The following table describes the various ways to access Solaris patches.
Table 24–1 Ways to Access Solaris Patches
You can access Solaris patches from a web site or by using anonymous ftp.
To access patches from a web site, you need a system that is:
Connected to the Internet
Capable of running a web browser such as the NetscapeTM software.
To access patches by anonymous ftp, you need a system that is:
Connected to the Internet
Capable of running the ftp program
Access patches from the SunSolve OnlineSM web site by using the following URL:
http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-access |
You can install either a patch cluster of recommended patches or individual patches that are freely available. Patch reports are also available.
Patches are identified by unique alphanumeric strings, with the patch base code first, a hyphen, and a number that represents the patch revision number. For example, patch 108528-10 is a patch ID for the SunOS 5.8 kernel update patch.