How to Specify the Source of Patches (Web Browser)

Your system can obtain patches from the following sources:

• Sun patch server

• Local patch server on your intranet

• Local patch collection

By default, your system obtains patches from the Sun patch server.

The local patch server is an optional Sun Patch Manager 2.0 feature that you can obtain at no charge if you are a contract customer in the SunSpectrum program.

For information about becoming a contract customer or obtaining the local patch server distribution, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com and click Patch Portal.

If you want your system to obtain patches from a local patch server, you must first configure one. See Configuring Your Local Patch Server (Task Map).

1. Access the Patch Manager browser interface.

   See How to Access the Sun Patch Manager Browser Interface (Web Browser).

2. Click the Administration tab to access the Patch Management Configuration page.

3. Go to the Patch Source section.

4. In the Patch Source field, specify the URL that points to the source of patches.

   • For the Sun patch server, select the SunSolve radio button.

   • For a local patch server, select the Other radio button and use this URL format:

     http://server-name:3816/solaris/

   • For a collection of patches in a directory, select the Other radio button and use this URL format:

     file:/directory-name

     Note that directory-name can be a local file system or a remotely mounted file system.

     If you use a CD-ROM as a patch source, ensure that it is mounted before Patch Manager tries to access it.

   See Example 6–2 for examples of using the file:/ URL format.

5. Click Save.

Example 6–2 Specifying the Source of Patches

This example shows how to configure a system to obtain patches from the /export/patches directory on the local system. Specify file:/export/patches in the Other field.

This example shows how to configure a system to obtain patches from the /export/patches directory on the remote system called jupiter. Specify file:/net/jupiter/export/patches in the Other field.

This example shows how to configure a system to obtain patches from a CD mounted from the first CD-ROM drive of the local system. Specify file:/cdrom/cdrom0 in the Other field.

What to Do Next

After you specify a patch source, your client system is ready to manage patches. See Managing Patches by Using the Browser Interface (Task Map).