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Signed Patches Administration Guide for PatchPro 2.2

How to Upgrade From PatchPro 2.1 to PatchPro 2.2 in Interactive Mode

Use the setup command to manually upgrade your system that runs PatchPro 2.1 to PatchPro 2.2. You do not need to uninstall PatchPro 2.1 before you upgrade the tool. The setup command also enables you to configure the patch management tool on your system.

If you want to upgrade the patch management tool in a hands-off manner, such as a custom JumpStart installation, see How to Upgrade From PatchPro 2.1 to PatchPro 2.2 in Non-Interactive Mode.

If your system is not already running PatchPro 2.1, just install PatchPro 2.2 by using one of the following procedures:

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Change to the directory in which you downloaded the PatchPro 2.2 tar file.


    # cd /export/download/patchpro

  3. Run the setup command to upgrade and configure the tool.

    For example, upgrade and configure the Solaris 9 (SPARC Platform Edition) version of the patch management tool:


    # cd pproSunOSsparc5.9jre2.2
# ./setup

  4. Indicate whether you want to continue with the upgrade of the patch management tool.

    • If yes, type y.

    • If you want to exit the setup program, type q.

  5. Specify the mechanism your system uses to connect to the Internet to retrieve Sun patches.

    The patch management tool requires that your system be connected to the Internet, either directly or indirectly through a web proxy.

    • If your system is connected directly to the Internet, type 1.

      • If your system runs Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 software, go to Step 7.

      • If your system runs Solaris 9 software, go to Step 6.

    • If your system is connected to the Internet through a web proxy, type 2.

    1. Specify the host name or IP address of the web proxy.

    2. Specify the port number of the web proxy.

    3. Specify whether the web proxy requires authentication.

      • If the web proxy does not require authentication, type n.

        • If your system runs Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 software, go to Step 7.

        • If your system runs Solaris 9 software, go to Step 6.

      • If the web proxy requires authentication, type y.

    4. Specify the name of a user for the web proxy.

    5. Specify the password of the user for the web proxy.

  6. Solaris 9 only – Indicate whether to automatically restart the Solaris WBEM services after you upgrade the patch management tool.

    Restarting the Solaris WBEM services on an active system can cause unexpected problems, so ensure that your system is in a quiet state before restarting these services.

    • If you can restart the services now, type y.

      The services are automatically restarted after the patch management tool is upgraded.

    • If you cannot restart the services now, type n.

      After you upgrade the patch management tool, bring your system to a quiet state, then manually restart the services.


      # /etc/init.d/init.wbem stop
# /etc/init.d/init.wbem start

  7. Verify that the data you specified is correct.

    The setup program shows the configuration information that you supplied.

    • If the configuration data is correct, type y.

    • If the configuration data is incorrect and you want to change some of the values, type n.

  8. Indicate whether you want to upgrade your current installation.

    You are asked to specify whether to upgrade software on a per-package basis.

    • If you want to upgrade to the new version of the specified package, type y.

    • If you want to exit the setup program, type q.

  9. Indicate whether to continue with the upgrade of the patch management tool.

    • If you want to continue, type y.

      The patch management tool is upgraded on your system. The old version is removed, and the tool is configured based on your answers to the configuration questions.

      The PatchPro configuration settings you specified are displayed.

    • If you want to exit the setup program, type q.

  10. Add patch management tool directories to your path.

    • For Bourne shell or Korn shell:


      # PATH=/usr/sadm/bin:/opt/SUNWppro/bin:${PATH}
# export PATH

    • For C shell:


      machine_name# setenv PATH /usr/sadm/bin:/opt/SUNWppro/bin:${PATH}

  11. Add the patch man page directory to your man page path.

    • For Bourne shell or Korn shell:


      # MANPATH=/opt/SUNWppro/man:${MANPATH}
# export MANPATH

    • For C shell:


      machine_name# setenv MANPATH /opt/SUNWppro/man:${MANPATH}