The following table summarizes Solaris patch management features.
Feature |
patchadd/patchrm Commands |
Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 Patch Management Tools |
Solaris 9 Patch Management Tools |
PatchPro Interactive or PatchPro Expert |
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How do I get this tool? |
Bundled in Solaris release (SUNWswmt) |
Must download tool from http://www.sun.com/PatchPro |
Must download tool from http://www.sun.com/PatchPro |
Run tool from http://www.sun.com/PatchPro |
Solaris release availability |
Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 releases |
Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 |
Solaris 9 |
Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 |
Adds signed patches? |
Yes, and automatically verifies the signed patch when it is downloaded |
Yes, and automatically verifies the signed patch when it is downloaded |
Yes, and automatically verifies the signed patch when it is downloaded |
No |
Adds unsigned patches? |
Yes |
No |
Yes, but the patches must be unzipped first |
Yes, but the patches must be unzipped first |
GUI available? |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Analyzes system for required patches and downloads signed or unsigned patches |
No |
Yes, both signed and unsigned patches |
Yes, both signed and unsigned patches |
Yes, unsigned patches only |
Local and remote system patch support |
Local |
Local |
Local and Remote |
No |
RBAC support? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Detailed information about how to install and back out a patch is provided in the patchadd(1M) and patchrm(1M) man pages. Each patch also contains a README file that contains information about the patch.
After you have installed a patch management tool, you can use several different methods of downloading or adding a signed patch or patches to your system. Use the following table to determine which method is best for your needs.
Command or Tool |
Description |
For More Information |
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patchadd |
Starting in the Solaris 9 12/03 release – Use this command to add signed patches to your system after your have set up your package keystore. | |
smpatch update |
Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and at least Solaris 9 4/03 – Use this command to identify the recommended patches and automatically download and apply the patches to your system. Notice that this command will not apply a patch that has the interactive property set. | |
smpatch analyze |
Use this command to identify required patches and display a list of required patch IDs for your system. Then, you could use the smpatch download and smpatch add commands to download and add the patches to your system. |
smpatch(1M) |
smpatch download and smpatch add |
Use these commands to download and apply one or more patches to your system. These commands also download and apply any prerequisite patches. | |
ftp and smpatch add |
Use the ftp command to transfer a patch or patches to your system. Then, use the smpatch add command to add the patch or patches to your system. | |
Solaris Management Console Patches Tool |
For Solaris 9 systems only – Use this tool when you want the convenience of a GUI tool to manage signed patches. |
Solaris Management Console online help |