Instructions for Getting Started with Sun Connection's Update Manager and Sun Hosted solutions
Sun Connection keeps systems up-to-date by providing access to all the latest fixes and features. You can opt for single-system local or multiple-system remote update management through the following mechanisms:
Sun Connection offers a web application hosted at Sun for remotely managing updates on one or more of your systems.
Sun Connection Update Manager provides a client-side application with a graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line interface (CLI) for locally managing updates on your system.
Sun Connection Proxy - A local caching proxy server for Solaris 10 only which serves updates from Sun to the client systems that are inside your enterprise security domain.
Before You Begin
Register with Sun.com and get access to security fixes and hardware drivers with your registration. If you do not already have a registration account with Sun create one here.
Sun Connection provides support for analyzing and patching and 10 global zone. Updates Installed and removed while logged into the global zone will be applied to the global zone and all applicable non-global zones. At this time installing and removing updates by a non-global zone admin is still not supported.
You must have a Sun Service Plan (SunSpectrum, Solaris Service Plan or Managed Services) to access the full range of patches, upgrades, and updates available from Sun. If you don't already have one, get a Sun Service Plan.
For additional information, please refer to the FAQs
Getting Started
To start using Sun Connection, you must first install the Sun Connection Update Manager client software on your system(s). You can opt to manage updates on a single system locally by using the Update Manager application or the smpatch command-line interface (CLI). You can also opt to manage updates on one or more systems remotely by using the Sun Connection web application, which is hosted at Sun. To install the Update Manager client software:
Get Started
Solaris Edition
Instructions
Solaris 8, 9
STEP 1: Download and install the Update Manager client software. Choose one of the following two ways to complete this step. (a). Download the Sun Update Manager client software from the Sun Download Center and run the included installer.
STEP 2: Register your system with the Sun Connection.
Before using the Sun Connection you must first register each of the systems you will be managing. You can use the Sun Update Manager application or a command-line registration utility called sconadm. If you want to register your system with the registration wizard, start the Sun Update Manager GUI. The first time you start Sun Update Manager, the registration wizard takes you through the system registration process.
A valid Sun Online Account is required. If you do not have a Sun Online Account, you can sign up for an account during the registration process. It's free.
If you have a valid Sun Service Contract Number (also known as a Subscription Key or Contract ID), enter it during the registration process. Entering a Sun Service Contract Number is optional. Without one, Sun Update Connection will operate at a lower level of service. You can always update your subscription information at a later date via the Sun Update Manager or the sconadm CLI. See the detailed registration guides for more information.
NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 for each of your systems.
Solaris 10
STEP 1: Download and install the Update Manager client software. Choose one of the following three ways to complete this step. (a). Download the Sun Update Manager client software from the Sun Download Center and run the included installer.
OR (b).Download the Sun Connection client patch from SunSolve and use the patchadd command to install it. Select either the patch ID 121118 (SPARC version) or 121119 (x86 version) as appropriate for your system. Download and install the current revision of the patch. Refer to the patchadd man pages for patchadd details.
STEP 2: Register your system with the Sun Connection.
Before using the Sun Connection you must first register each of the systems you will be managing. You can use the Sun Update Manager application or a command-line registration utility called sconadm. If you want to register your system with the registration wizard, start the Sun Update Manager GUI. The first time you start Sun Update Manager, the registration wizard takes you through the system registration process.
If you want to register your system from the command line, you must first download and install the registration CLI patch on your system. Select either the patch ID 121453 (SPARC version) or 121454 (x86 version) as appropriatefor your system. See Sun Update Connection 1.0, System Edition Registration Guide for the Command-Line Interface Regardless of the method you choose, the following information is important:
A valid Sun Online Account is required. If you do not have a Sun Online Account, you can sign up for an account during the registration process. It's free.
If you have a valid Sun Service Contract Number (also known as a Subscription Key or Contract ID), enter it during the registration process. Entering a Sun Service Contract Number is optional. Without one, Sun Update Connection will operate at a lower level of service. You can always update your subscription information at a later date via the Sun Update Manager or the sconadm CLI. See the detailed registration guides for more information.
In addition to managing updates locally on your system(s), you can choose to configure your system(s) for remoteupdate management through the Sun Update Connection's hosted web application. Note: This feature is available only to customers with a Sun Service Plan. For detailed registration instructions see:
NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 for each of your systems.
Documentation and Support
The following Sun Update Connection documentation
is available:
Customers who have a Sun Service Plan (SunSpectrum, Solaris Service Plan or Managed Services) also have access to additional information from SunSolve. The information on SunSolve includes symptom and resolution documents (SRD's), info documents, troubleshooting documents, and bug reports.
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