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Sun Update Connection 1.0 Administration Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Sun Update Connection

Sun Update Connection Overview

Sun Update Connection Services

Summary Page

Systems Page

Updates Page

Jobs Page

Common Features on All Pages

Registering a System to Use Sun Update Connection - Process Overview

Managing Your Sun Online Account

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Modify Your Sun Online Account Information

2. Registration

Introduction

Sun Online Account

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Log In With a Sun Online Account

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Create a Sun Online Account

Subscription

System Registration

Registration for Remote Management

3. Managing Updates by Using the Sun Update Connection Services

Using the Sun Update Connection Services to Manage Updates

Accessing the Update Connection

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Log in to the Sun Update Connection Web Site

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Retrieve Your Forgotten User Name

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Retrieve Your Forgotten Password

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Change Your Password

Configuring Your Update Management Environment by Using Update Connection

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Edit System Settings

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Set the Check-In Interval for a System

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Change a System Name

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Delete a System

Managing Systems by Using the Update Connection

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View Your Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View System Details

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View the Applicable Updates for One or More Systems

Managing Updates by Using Update Connection

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Install an Update

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Uninstall an Update

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View Update Details

Managing Jobs

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View Jobs

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View Job Details

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Create a Job From the Systems Page

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Create a Job From the Updates Page

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Track a Running Job

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Archive a Completed Job

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to View the Status of a Job

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Cancel a Pending Job

4. Sun Update Connection Navigation

Summary Page

Systems Table

Updates Table

Job Table

Systems Page

Systems

Systems - Available Updates

procedure iconsmall spaceHow to Install Dependent Updates With Selected Updates

Systems - All Jobs

Systems - Installed Updates

Data Columns

Updates Page

Updates

Updates - Systems Affected

Dependencies and Confirmation

Confirmation of Jobs Scheduled to Install Updates

Data Columns

Jobs Page

Data Columns

Index