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Which Sun Connection Deployment Architecture Is Right for You?


The following demos show some of the key features of Sun Connection's satellite deployment architecture:

  • Patching With Sun Connection Demo - This 10 demo showing how you can use Sun Connection's satellite deployment architecture to patch your Solaris and Linux systems.
  • What Can Sun Connection Do? - This 32 minute demo shows some of the key features of Sun Connection's satellite deployment architecture, including centralized security patch analysis, system snapshot comparison and rollback, application deployment and configuration, and reports for your Solaris and Linux systems.

  • Update Manager

    Hosted - No Longer Available

    Satellite

    Client-side software, for reliable, timely updating of Solaris 8, 9, and 10 on a single system. Also supports service processor firmaware updates on Sun Enterprise T5120 and T5220 systems. Update Manager was formerly known as Sun Update Connection - System.
    Sun-hosted service for remote management of Solaris updates on multiple systems. The hosted deployment architecture was formerly known as Sun Update Connection - Hosted.
    Dependency and compliance management for thousands of Solaris 8, 9, and 10, Red Hat and SuSE systems in distributed data centers. The satellite deployment architecture was formerly known as Sun Update Connection - Enterprise.
    Security and hardware driver patches are free with registration. All other patches require a contract ID.
    Solaris 10 Update Knowledge Channel included with Sun Service Plan
    Solaris 10 Update Knowledge Channel included with Sun Service Plan. All other channels are a subscription purchase
    No Longer Available

    Contact Sales
    1-800-786-0404 (U.S.)
    1-650-960-1300 (International)

    Features:
  • Local GUI
  • Single-system updates
  • Required fixes/security patches
  • Sortable views, filtered by basic categories (available updates, installed updates, history)
  • Local notifications
  • Software dependency checking/deployment of required files
  • Service processor firmware updates on Sun Enterprise T5120/T5220 systems
  • Features:
  • Baseline compliance and patch management
  • All the features of Sun Update Manager, plus:
    • Multiple-system, remote updating
    • User-configurable automated updates
    • Recommended and feature updates
    • Sun Connection Proxy/local caching
    • Auto updates
    • Task queuing
    • Notification digest
    Features:
  • Knowledge-driven update service with active dependency checking
  • Policy-based deployment
  • Compliance reporting and enforcement
  • Solaris and Linux support
  • Centralized management console
  • Extensible to firmware and up the stack
  • Baseline compliance and patch management
  • Value:
    Fast, easy, reliable local updates, easy update tracking; helps improve system availability and security.
    Value:
    Extends the value of Sun Connection to ease update management for remote distributed systems. More flexibility and more power with automated updates, task queuing, and a notification digest.
    Value:
    A whole new order of magnitude in update management. Enables one enterprise administrator to manage thousands of systems in distributed data centers, intelligently and at network speed
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