Managing Solaris Patches by Using Sun Patch Manager (Task Map)

Access the command-line interface. 

To perform patch management tasks, use the smpatch command.

Accessing the Sun Patch Manager Command-Line Interface

Configure the patch management environment for your system. 

By default, your system is assumed to be connected directly to the Internet and configured to obtain patches from the Sun patch server. 

If this is not true for your system, change the configuration settings to match your environment. 

Configuring Your Patch Management Environment (Task Map)

Manage patches on your system. 

You can perform an analysis of your system, apply one or more patches, find patch dependencies, order patch lists, and remove patches. 

Managing Patches (Task Map)

(Optional) Tune the patch management environment for your system. 

Change some optional configuration settings, such as the policy for applying patches. 

Tuning Your Patch Management Environment (Task Map)