I'm attempting to install a Sun patch and keep getting an error:

# patchadd /tmp/patches/110722-03

Checking installed patches...
One or more patch packages included in
110722-03 are not installed on this system.

Patchadd is terminating.
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How can I find out what are the "One or more patch packages included" that are not installed on the system?? They don't seem to be listed in the readme's, etc. This is a required patch for Legato software I have to install.

Thank you!

man pkginfo

pkginfo will show you what is installed on the system

The error that comes back from attempting to install the patch says that "one or more patch packages included in 110722-03 are not installed on this system".
PKGINFO lists info about things that are installed.

I'm trying to find out how I can find what are the required things that ARE NOT currently installed that this patch needs. Is this possible somehow?

Thanks!

I know what it does, but there is no tool to tell you what isn't installed the readme file for the patch will tell you what is being patched, then compare this with what you have installed in the system

Unfortunately within the readme the list of patches required for this patch is blank. Perhaps someone out there has had success with this patch?

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# more README.110722-03
Patch-ID# 110722-03
Keywords: Starfire Alternate Pathing
Synopsis: AP 2.3.1: AP needs to provide interface for Veritas DMP compatibility
Date: Nov/21/2001

Solaris Release: 2.6 7 8

SunOS Release: 5.6 5.7 5.8

Unbundled Product: Alternate Pathing

Unbundled Release: 2.3.1

Xref:

Topic: AP 2.3.1: AP needs to provide interface for Veritas DMP compatibility

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4321791 4349848 4378712 4404608 4466588 4479482

Changes incorporated in this version: 4479482

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/drv/ap
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/ap

Problem Description:

4479482 ap will cause system to panic if ap_find_active_physdev() returns NULL

(from 110722-02)

4466588 panic: kernel heap corruption detected

(from 110722-01)

4321791 AP needs to provide interface for Veritas DMP compatibility
4349848 can't modunload physical network drivers
4378712 ap_open should fail if admin instance is not attached
4404608 BAD TRAP panic in restorectx() caused by ap_taskq_thread

Patch Installation Instructions:
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Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------

none

README -- Last modified date: Wednesday, November 21, 2001

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