Patch Manager writes to the system log file /var/adm/messages.
Choose which method to use to see information about a failed installation of a patch.
/var/adm/messages – Identifies problems that are found when applying a patch to a system by using Patch Manager.
Solaris WBEM log – To view this log from the command line, use the smlog view command. See the smlog(1M) man page.
View log entries from the appropriate log file.