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

Access the browser interface. 

If you want the convenience of a web application to manage patches, use the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 browser interface. 

Accessing the Sun Patch Manager Browser 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 by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)

Manage patches on your system. 

You can use the browser interface to perform an analysis of your system, apply one or more patches, find patch dependencies, and remove patches. 

Managing Patches by Using the Browser Interface (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 by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map)