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Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Installation Guide for the Solaris 9 Operating System

Introduction

This document describes the software requirements for the Sun[tm] Patch Manager 2.0 (Patch Manager) release for Solaris[tm] 9 systems. It also describes how to obtain, install, and uninstall the Patch Manager software.

Sun Patch Manager 2.0 is available for both the SPARC[R] and x86 platforms.

An optional local patch server feature is available at no charge if you are a contract customer in the SunSpectrum[sm] program. For information about becoming a contract customer or obtaining the local patch server distribution, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com and click Patch Portal.

Patch Manager documentation is available in these locations:

Requirements for Sun Patch Manager 2.0

Whether you plan to run Sun Patch Manager 2.0 on a client system or on a local patch server, the system must meet the following requirements:

For instructions on obtaining and installing the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software on a Solaris 9 system, see the appropriate section for the distribution that you plan to use:

How to Obtain and Install the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Command-Line Interface

The pmsetup command installs Sun Patch Manager 2.0, which includes the following:

Note: If you want to use a local patch server, install the local patch server distribution of this software instead of the command-line interface distribution. See ``How to Obtain and Install the Optional Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Local Patch Server Software.''

Note: If you want to use the Patch Manager browser interface, you must install the entire distribution of this software. See ``How to Obtain and Install the Entire Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Software Product.''

The pmsetup command also configures your patch management environment with a default configuration.

To view the configuration parameter values after you have installed the product, run the smpatch get command. To change any of the configuration parameter values, use the smpatch set command. See the smpatch(1M) man page.

  1. Choose the software zip file to download.

  2. Download the software zip file from the installation media.

  3. Become superuser.

  4. Extract the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software from the zip file.

  5. Change to the Patch_Manager_2.0 directory, and run the pmsetup command to install and configure Patch Manager.

    # cd Patch_Manager_2.0
    # ./pmsetup
  6. Reboot the system to make the changes take effect.

For information about using the Patch Manager command-line interface, smpatch, see the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Administration Guide for the Solaris 9 Operating System. Also, see the smpatch(1M) man page.

To uninstall this software, see ``How to Uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Command-Line Interface.''

How to Obtain and Install the Entire Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Software Product

The pmsetup command installs Sun Patch Manager 2.0, which includes the following:

The pmsetup command also configures your patch management environment with a default configuration.

To view the configuration parameter values after you have installed the product, run the smpatch get command. To change any of the configuration parameter values, use the smpatch set command. See the smpatch(1M) man page. You can also view and set configuration parameter values on the Administration page of the Patch Manager browser interface.

  1. Choose the software zip file to download.

  2. Download the software zip file from the installation media.

  3. Become superuser.

  4. Extract the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software from the zip file.

  5. Change to the Patch_Manager_2.0 directory, and run the pmsetup command to install and configure Patch Manager.

    # cd Patch_Manager_2.0
    # ./pmsetup

    If the Sun Web Console software is already installed on this system, it is reinstalled when you run pmsetup.

  6. (Optional) If pmsetup detects that the version of JavaHelp that is installed in /usr/j2se is older than version 2.0, you can update it to run version 2.0, which is required by Sun Patch Manager 2.0.

  7. (Optional) If pmsetup detects that an older version of Java is installed in /usr/j2se, you can update it to version 1.4.2, which is required by Sun Patch Manager 2.0.

  8. Complete the installation.

For information about using Patch Manager, see the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Administration Guide for the Solaris 9 Operating System.

To uninstall this software, see ``How to Uninstall the Entire Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Software Product.''

How to Obtain and Install the Optional Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Local Patch Server Software

The pmsetup command installs the following Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software:

Note: If you want to use the Patch Manager browser interface, you must also install the entire distribution of this software. See ``How to Obtain and Install the Entire Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Software Product.''

The pmsetup command also configures your patch management environment and your local patch server with default configurations.

  1. Choose the software zip file to download.

  2. Download the software zip file from the installation media.

  3. Become superuser.

  4. Extract the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software from the zip file.

  5. Change to the Patch_Manager_2.0 directory, and run the pmsetup command to install and configure Patch Manager.

    # cd Patch_Manager_2.0
    # ./pmsetup
  6. Complete the installation.

For information about using the Patch Manager local patch server, see the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Administration Guide for the Solaris 9 Operating System. Also, see the patchsvr(1M) man page.

To uninstall this software, see ``How to Uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Local Patch Server Software.''

How to Uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Command-Line Interface

Use the pmunsetup command to uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software from your system.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Run the pmunsetup command to uninstall Patch Manager.

    # /usr/lib/patch/pmunsetup

    The Solaris WBEM patch is removed, if possible, and the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 packages are uninstalled.

  3. Reboot the system to make the changes take effect.

How to Uninstall the Entire Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Software Product

Use the pmunsetup command to uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 software from your system.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Run the pmunsetup command to uninstall Patch Manager.

    # /usr/lib/patch/pmunsetup

    The Solaris WBEM patch is removed, if possible, and the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 packages are uninstalled.

    If pmsetup installed other components, pmunsetup asks you whether to uninstall them.

  3. (Optional) Uninstall the Sun Web Console software.

  4. (Optional) Uninstall JavaHelp 2.0.

  5. (Optional) Uninstall Java 1.4.2.

  6. Reboot the system to make the changes take effect.

How to Uninstall the Optional Sun Patch Manager 2.0 Local Patch Server Software

Use the pmunsetup command to uninstall the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 local patch server software from your system.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Run the pmunsetup command to uninstall the Patch Manager local patch server software.

    # /usr/lib/patch/pmunsetup

    The Solaris WBEM patch is removed, if possible, and the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 packages are uninstalled.

  3. Reboot the system to make the changes take effect.