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Solaris Patching Documentation Center How To


This page provides step-by-step instructions for installing patches on the Solaris operating system (OS). For more documentation, see the Resources tab.

Beginners

Are you new to installing patches on a system running the Solaris OS?

    How to Use the patchadd Command
    Basic steps for using the patchadd command and definitions for patch-related terms. Read chapter

    How to Extract .jar files
    A Sun alert notification that explains how to address problems with signed patches that do not install properly due to file attributes
    Read article

    For more documentation, see the Resources tab.


Advanced

Do you have patching experience, but need more information?

    Manage change, risk, and system availability with Solaris Live Upgrade:

  • Restrictions for Using Solaris Live Upgrade
    This article identifies issues with Solaris Live Upgrade and provides a senario for upgrading from the Solaris 8 release to the Solaris 10 release.
    Read article
  • How to Use Solaris Live Upgrade to Install Patches On Your System
    Basic steps for using Solaris Live Upgrade to avoid patching a running system and to avoid using single-user mode
    Read article
  • How to Patch a System With RAID-1 Volumes by Using Solaris Live Upgrade
    If you are using Solaris Volume Manager with mirrored root (/) file systems, here are the steps to install patches a system.
    Read article
  • How to Patch and Upgrade a System by Using Solaris Live Upgrade When Non-global Zones Are Installed.
    Steps for using Solaris Live Upgrade to install patches a system and to upgrade a system that has non-global zones installed
    Read article
  • Blog: Patching With Solaris Live Upgrade.
    This blog provides an example of using Solaris Live Upgrade to patch a SuniFire 220R system that has non-global zones installed and is running Solaris Volume Manager
    Read article

How to Patch an x86 GRUB Miniroot Image to Create a Modified GRUB Based Miniroot That Contains the Latest Kernel Update
Use the JumpStart installation program to install patches a GRUB image
Read article

For more documentation, see the Resources tab.


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