Preface

The Sun Update Manager 1.0 Administration Guide explains the purpose and features of the Sun trademark Update Manager client software, henceforth referred to as Update Manager.

This book also describes how to install, register, and use the Update Manager software. Update Manager provides a consolidated set of robust patch and update tools for managing updates on the Solaris trademark 10 Operating System.

The Update Manager application is part of the Sun Update Connection, System Edition software product. The Sun Update Connection services and proxy are also part of this software product and are discussed in this book.

Note - The terms patch and update are used interchangeably in the Sun Update Manager application and in this book.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide contains five chapters and a glossary.

Chapter 1 describes how to get started using Update Manager in your update management environment. This chapter also provides an overview of Solaris updates, describes the main features in this release, and describes concepts to become familiar with before applying updates.

Chapter 2 describes how to install and uninstall the Sun Update Manager client software. It also explains how to install the Sun Update Connection Proxy software.

Chapter 3 describes how to register your system to take advantage of the functionality of the Sun Update Manager application.

Chapter 4 describes how to use the Sun Update Manager application to manage updates.

Chapter 5 describes how to configure and use a Sun Update Connection Proxy, also referred to as a local patch server, on your intranet.

Glossary is a list of terms that are used in this book and their definitions.

Related Books

Sun Update Connection 1.0 Administration Guide

Read this document for information about using the Sun Update Connection 1.0 web application to remotely manage updates on one or more of your Solaris 10 systems.

Solaris 10 Reference Manual

For information about the smpatch command, see the smpatch(1M) man page in this document.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print form. For a list of documents and how to order them, see ``Buy printed documentation'' at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `machine_name% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. Do not save the file. (Emphasis sometimes appears in bold online.)

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
`C shell superuser prompt`	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com/.

If you have a Sun Service Plan, obtain support contact information at http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/solution.html.