Using The Update Manager Gui To Obtain Patches - Sun Microsystems SPARC Enterprise M5000 Product Notes

Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches

1. Launch the Update Manager.
From JDS Launch menu, Launch->Applications->System Tools->Update Manager.
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From a terminal window with the CLI, type in /usr/bin/updatemanager.
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a. If you have already registered, proceed to
b. If you have not yet registered, Update Manager will take you through the
registration process. Follow the on-screen instructions.
2. In the Available tab in the Update Manager, open the Update Collection
dropdown menu and select Sun SPARC(R) Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000
Servers.
Update Manager will analyze your system for any patches that are needed.
3. If patch 118833-xx is recommended, select it by clicking the box to the left of the
patch ID, then click the Install button.
The patch will be downloaded to /var/sadm/spool.
Note – 118833-xx is a kernel patch that requires special instructions for installation
(see the patch README for specifics) and therefore is a download only (interactive)
patch requiring manual installation. It is important to install patch 118833-xx first in
order for any remaining patches in the patchset to be installed.
4. Continue by typing:
# cd /var/sadm/spool
# unzip 118833-xx.jar
5. Follow the installation instructions in the file
/var/sadm/spool/118833-xx/README.118833-xx.
6. After installing 118833-xx, restart the system.
Use the init or shutdown commands:
# init 6
# shutdown -i6
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