Sun Update Manager . updatemanager GUI version of smpatch
smpatch – CLI of updatemanager – analizyse / download /add
The following components requiere service plan:
Sun Update Web Application – Web Portal hosted by sun.com
faciliates the management of patches for 1 or more systems
Sun Update Connection Proxy – Creates a local patch server
patchadd/patchrm – CLI based tools – non Sun Update Connection tools
download patch manually from sunsolve.sun.com and apply
3. Solaris Management Console SMC
##### SOLARIS PATCH MANAGEMENT VIA CLI — using smpatch ####
1. smpatch analyse – determines required patches
2. smpatch update – apply ALL updates based on analysis
3. smpatch analyse -x idlist=patch_list.txt
4. smpatch analyse -i patch_id -i patch_id2
5. smpatch download -i 121309-03
6. smpatch download -x idlist=patch_list.txt
7. smpatch add -i 121309-03
POOL PATCHES
/var/sadm/spool
#### Patchadd ###
Permits adding/removing/listing signed/unsigned patches
Note: in order to apply signed patches, use keytool to export and the import into patchadd
Syntax: patchadd directory_to_patch