Configuration Requirements

Your local patch server needs to obtain patches and patch data from one of these sources:

• Patch server – The patch server can be the Sun patch server or another local patch server in the chain of patch servers. The Sun patch server is the default source of patches.

• Local collection of patches – A collection of patches and patch data that is stored in a directory available to the local system. Such a directory might be a local directory, a shared network directory, or a CD mounted on your local system.

  If you would like to obtain a suitable patch CD from Sun, contact your Sun support representative.

After you set up the local patch server, you must configure each of your client systems to communicate with that server. Then you are ready to have your client systems obtain patches from your local patch server.