Cannot Update Patches Due to Network or Server Failures

Description:

When running the smpatch update command, any of the following errors appear:

Cannot connect to retrieve patchdb: Connection refused

Or:

Cannot connect to retrieve patchdb: Connection timed out

Or:

Unknown host (host-name) connecting to http://host-name/

Cause:

This problem might be caused by a network failure between the client and the patch server, or the patch server is down.

Workaround:

Ensure that patchpro.patch.source points to a valid patch source.

Check the condition of the network.

• If your patch management environment includes a local patch server, ensure that it is up and running.

• If the problem is between your system and Sun, wait for the issue to be resolved.