Signed Patches Release Notes for PatchPro 2.2

Patch Incompatibility Problem Detected

patch-ID description

Error: This patch is incompatible with patch(s) patch-ID

Description:

You might see this sort of message if you request signed patch downloads by using the smpatch update command or the pprosetup command.

Cause:

This error might indicate one of these patch incompatibility problems:

Two or more patches on the download list are incompatible.
One of the patches on the download list is incompatible with a patch that is already applied to the system. See the following workaround.

Workaround:

Follow these steps to identify and resolve the patch incompatibility problem.

Determine whether an incompatible patch is applied to your system.
# showrev -p | grep "Patch: patch-ID"
Use the output from the showrev -p command to determine your next step:
- If an incompatible patch is applied and the patch to download is a Kernel Update patch, determine which patch is most critical for your environment. To help you decide, review the patch README files for the incompatible patch and the Kernel Update patch.
  
  Note –
  The Kernel Update patch might not contain all of the fixes that are included in an applied Supplemental Kernel Update patch. If this is the case, check for a more current Supplemental Kernel Update patch that is compatible with the Kernel Update patch that you are trying to apply.
  
  The incompatible patch is most likely a Supplemental Kernel Update patch. If you decide to keep the incompatible patch, further automation with PatchPro is not possible until the incompatible patch is removed.
  
  If patch automation is desired and the incompatible patch can be safely removed, remove the incompatible patch.
  # smpatch remove -i patch-ID
- If the incompatible patch is not applied, go to Step 4.
- If the incompatible patch is applied but it is not a Kernel Update patch, go to Step 4.
Restart the patch download process.
# smpatch update
Send the patch list to patchpro_feedback1@sun.com for resolution.