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1. Solaris
Greetings everyone! I have the task of patching six ldoms and two control domains. I have never done this before and would like to know of any pitfalls or "gotchas" I may encounter. I have been looking online but have found very little about patching ldoms. Thank you all. (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: desertdenizen
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2. Red Hat
hello,
I'm a Solaris admin and I was asked to patch some RHEL servers. I'm having trouble trying to figure out the RHEL java version. Can someone help me?
This what I do in Solaris
java -version
java version "1.5.0_34"
java(TM) 2 Runtime Envirement, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_34-b03)... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: bitlord
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3. Solaris
OK, finally managed to get root access to the machines.
Now running
# uname -a
SunOS unknown 5.8 Generic_108528-22 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-e2
# showrev -p
Patch: 112668-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWgzip
Patch: 109889-01 Obsoletes: 109353-04 Requires: ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Norman Khine
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4. Solaris
what are prerequisites or precautions we take before we install a patch in a zone.what if zone fails to boot after patching.How to recover form this situation.?
Thanks in advance..:) (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ravijanjanam12
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5. Solaris
HI Friends....
kindly explain os mirror patching?in SVM and Vxvm.
:wall: (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Rajesh_Apple
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6. Solaris
Hi All,
I have a question ? Which all patches need to be applied in single user mode and which all not .Is there any rule all patches need to be applied in /var/tmp.Thanks in advance for answers.:) (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rama krishna
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7. Solaris
I know the smpatch utility has the set-uid 0 bit on it, so I'm wondering what privileges does it take to use this tool? I don't have to be root do I? How can I let a normal account do maintenance?
Thanks in advance. (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: solarisx86
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8. Solaris
Hi Gurus
I wanted to patch two servers yesterday with the SUN provided patch_cluster for solaris 10
One server is had the same patchlevel before and after patching
SunOS svr10008 5.10 Generic_125100-10 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200
The other had after the patching a different patchlevel... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: gnom
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9. Solaris
Hi all
Ive got 12 odd sun servers, running solars 8, 9 and soon 10. Have to admit I havent patched for years. Infact the last time I did patch a load of servers, sun provided you will a small script which would review the current patch levels, create a xml file that you would use on sunsolve... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sbk1972
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi
quick and question for the unix expert here
i downloaded the lastest patch from sun.
i'm ready to patch my production server. should i just patch it as is or go in to init 1 or init S to do the patching.
someone told me that you can just patch the server in init 3 and some other... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: xNYx
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install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)
Patching