Sun Solaris Patch Management

Like many operating systems, Sun Solaris is constantly updated with service patches and fixes. A system administrator can manually patch a system, which requires the adminstrator to keep up with new patches, download packages, and install them. Alternately, Sun offers patch management tools for various versions of Solaris, on both SPARC and Intel platforms.

Patch Management ToolSolaris Versions
Patch Manager Base 1.0.12.6, 7, 8
PatchPro 2.29

Manual Patch Information

How to Display Installed Patches
#showrev -p
Patch: 103210-06 Obsoletes: 103246 103507 103381 Packages: 
SUNWxwplt.2 3.5.23,REV=0.95.09.22,PATCH=12 
Patch: 103468-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu 
Patch: 103048-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu 
Patch: 103162-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu 
Patch: 103844-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu 
Patch: 103261-03 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu 
Patch: 103169-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr 
Patch: 103093-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWcar 
Patch: 103226-07 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr 
Patch: 103244-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWhea 
Patch: 103093-06 Obsoletes: 103084-02, 103489-01 Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWcar 
Patch: 103153-06 Obsoletes: , Requires:, 103093-04 Packages: SUNWcsr 
Patch: 103870-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr 
Patch: 103093-07 Obsoletes: 103084-02, 103489-01, 103325-03 Packages: 
SUNWcsr, SUNWcar 
Patch: 103447-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr 
Patch: 103210-09 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWxwplt 
Patch: 103210-11 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: 
SUNWxwplt, SUNWxwslb 
Patch: 102835-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst 
Patch: 104218-03 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWoldst 
Patch: 103073-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWtcxow

How to Check Kernel Patch Level
#uname -a
SunOS hostname 5.5 Generic_103093-06 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-5
                ^
                Indicates kernel release
#uname -r
5.5

Where to Find Solaris Patches
   ftp sunsolve.sun.com (Patches reside in /pub/batches)
   Sunsolve Patch Access

How to Install Solaris Patches
Solaris 2.7, 8, and 9
- Patches for Solaris v2.7, v8, and v9 are bundled as ZIP files.
#unzip 000000-00.zip <-- where 000000-00 represents the appropriate patch number
#patchadd 000000-00
#patchadd -p <-- verifies patch installation

Solaris 2.6 and older
- Patches for Solaris v2.6 and older are bundled as compressed TAR files.
#uncompress < 000000-00.tar.Z | tar xvfp -
#cd 000000-00
#./installpatch 000000-00

Related Pages

http://sunsolve.sun.com