Using The Smpatch Cli To Obtain Patches - Sun Microsystems SPARC Enterprise M5000 Product Notes

Note – The reboot command does not complete installations of patches that
require a restart. Use either the Update Manager, the init command, or the
shutdown command.
7. Launch the Update Manager again, and select the Enterprise Server collection.
8. If the Update Manager does not automatically start a new analysis, click the
Check for Updates button.
9. Select any patches that are listed by checking the boxes to the left of the patch
IDs.
10. Click the Install button.
Update Manager will download and install the patches.
Note – If any restart required patches were installed, UM will offer to restart the
system. Alternatively, shutdown or init as used in
required patches, the restart is required before the patches are effectively installed.
11. If any of the patches requires a system restart, see
The patch installation is now complete.

Using the smpatch CLI to Obtain Patches

1. Copy the file /usr/lib/breg/data/RegistrationProfile.properties to
your /tmp directory.
2. Edit the file /tmp/RegistrationProfile.properties to add your user name,
password, network proxy (if necessary), and port (if required).
Note – The user name and password is a Sun Online Account. To create an account,
go to http://sunsolve.sun.com.
3. Register your system by typing the command:
# sconadm register -a -r /tmp/RegistrationProfile.properties
4. Obtain the correct patches for your system by typing the command:
# smpatch set patchpro.patchset=sem4k5k8k9k
x Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes for XCP Version 1060 • November 2007
Step 6 can be used. For restart
Step 6.