This screen displays the patches installed on your system.
Important: You must first install the PatchPro application to take
advantage of the full functionality of this tool. Download PatchPro from
http://www.sun.com/PatchPro and follow the instructions to install the software
on your machine.
Use this tool to manage patches on systems running the Solaris operating
environment. You can view applied patches and their properties, analyze your system to determine the patches required, download patches from the SunSolve OnlineSM Web site, add patches to single or multiple systems running the Solaris 9 or compatible operating environment, and delete patches from a single system.
- To view the properties of a patch, select the patch in the right pane and
choose Action->Properties.
- To add one or more patches to a single system, choose Action->Add
Patch.
- To add one or more patches to multiple systems, choose Action->Add
Patches to Multiple Systems.
- To delete one or more patches from a single machine, select the patch(es) in
the right pane and choose Edit->Delete.
- To determine the patches required for a system and then install the patches, choose Action->Analyze and Add Patches.
- To download patches from the SunSolve Online Website, choose
Action->Download Patches.
Note: You must use the command-line interface to perform the following
tasks:
- Use patchadd(1M) to apply patches to systems running a version of Solaris
released prior to version 9, and to install one or more patches in single-user
mode.
- Use patchrm(1M) to remove patches from multiple systems.