Sun Microsystems SPARC Enterprise M8000 Product Notes page 8

If it becomes necessary to reload the software, go to the following web site for
download and installation instructions:
http://www.sun.com/software/preinstall
If you download a fresh copy of software, that software might not include patches
that are mandatory for your server. After installing the software, refer to
Patch Information" on page 3
Solaris Patches" on page viii
required patches.
Latest Solaris Patches
Mandatory Solaris patches for the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers should
be preinstalled on your system. See
of patches required on your version of the Solaris OS.
Caution – For Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers running Solaris 10
11/06 OS, patches 123003-03 and 124171-06 must be installed on your system prior
to using Sun Connection Update Manager. These patches can be downloaded from
http://sunsolve.sun.com/
running later versions of Solaris 10 OS.
The Sun Connection Update Manager can be used to reinstall the patches if
necessary or to update the system with the latest set of mandatory patches. For more
Information about the Sun Connection Update Manager, refer to the Sun Update
Connection System Administration Guide at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/updconn.sys
Or visit:
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SunConnection/Update+Manager
There are two options available to register your system and to use the Sun
Connection Update Manager to obtain the latest Solaris OS patches:
"Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches" on page viii
■
"Using the smpatch CLI to Obtain Patches" on page x
■
Installation information and README files are included in the patch downloads.
Using the Update Manager GUI to Obtain Patches
1. As root, launch the Update Manager from either of the following:
viii SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes for XCP 1071 • July 2008
for information about required patches and to
for information about checking for and installing
"Solaris Patch Information" on page 3
if needed. These patches are not required for servers
"Solaris
"Latest
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