Solaris 10 patch return codes may 19, 2009 by gleb reys 4 comments now that some of the systems i have to regularly patch are solaris 10 ones, i have to get used to the new patch return codes which one can see when applying one of the suns recommended patchsets. According to oracle support documents, the spectre vulnerability affects certain systems running on oracles solaris os on sparcv9 processors. It lists more missing patches than the sun tool, but downloads only the patches you are eligible for too. Correct, its not possible to get solaris 10 patches with out a valid support contract. Here is the steps to change default version of java in solaris 10 sparc. Solaris 10 extended support will run thru january 2021. I highly recommend upgrading to a current release, either solaris 10 update 9 or solaris 11 express. Consequently, the patchadd command includes the new g option, which adds a patch only to the. The patches contained in this patchset are considered the most.
There were a total of 24 solaris 10 patches, including kernel updates, and 4 patchsets released on mos. Scott lynn put together a very informative blog on solaris 10. In some cases we need to change default java version in solaris 10. Those of you still on solaris 10 may want to download the latest recommended patchset for solaris 10 which was published just last week, on 28th of january 2016. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. Solaris 10 has gone into extended support on february 1st 2018. Any other special or nongeneric installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. I came across this in a post by steve scargall in the oracle forums, this post is a rehash of his solution. I recently needed to download the solaris 11 repository image for seeding a new auto install server. Installing the required oracle solaris 10 patches oracle docs. Solaris 10 1 patchset released and latest solaris 10.
However it appears you dont need solaris 10 patches since youre running solaris express. But we have to make sure backup everything include create zfs snapshot and splitting zfs mirror for rollback plan. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. The cool thing about this tool is that it actually resolves the dependencies between patches. On solaris 10, the solaris patch 12022206 is a minimum version that has been qualified for emulex pcix 4 gb. There is also a patch finder on the web page and all you have to do is enter the patch id or patch id with revision. If code interdependencies caused by subsequent code putbacks e. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Download the patch by following these instructions. Because it would be a great exercise to patch my installation of solaris. So can i download free patches from the sun page, i mean with out paying a license. By default, if run without any option or operand, pca shows a list of all patches which are not installed in. Solaris is a proprietary unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems.
Fujitsu m10 is sold as sparc m10 systems by fujitsu in japan. For a limited time sunsolve will provide access to all solaris 10 patches. How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris. Patch installation instructions for solaris systems before you install the solaris patch, make sure that you have backed up the files listed in preinstallation considerations. The readme, the install log, plus and backout scripts for patches you installed are copied to varsadmpatches, not the actual patches themselves. Pca is a perl script which generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle solaris systems and optionally downloads and installs patches. Web resources about ase download for solaris 10 x86. Click on that highlighted link to get the below screen where you. In older versions of solaris 10, the etchosts file was the definitive data store for hostnameip address translation data. Regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch.
Download solaris patch clusters from my oracle support lildude howtodownloadsolarispatchclustersfrommyoraclesupport 20101214t07. The solaris 10 cpus critical patch updates on mos are archived copies of the solaris 10 recommended patchsets taken on the cpu date. Patches are packages, packages live in in a directory tree for each package. The versions of ssh and sendmail that ship with solaris 10 will automatically use tcp wrappers to filter access if a hosts. For solaris 10 patches, use the unzip command to extract the patch files, as follows.
Os with enhanced virtualization technology, meeting the demands of the cloud age. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. Hello guysnewbie to solaris here i need to get this patch on my solaris 10 sparc machine. Patching solaris 10 on servers with nonglobal zones by ramdev published october 26, 2011 updated july 2, 2015 for servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues.
But the recommendation is always to use the latest solaris 10 recommended patchset. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. Oracle solaris 10 support explained oracle solaris blog. Select the recommended patch cluster that matches the solaris release that is running on the system that you want to patch. Solaris 10 get latest installed patches server fault. The recommended os patchset solaris 10 sparc provides the minimum set of patches needed to address security and sun alert issues, and selected issues identified by oracle proactive services and the oracle technical support center, for the solaris 10 operating system for sparc. These are a few links to the licensing information for solaris. To download an unsigned patch, click the download patch n bytes button.
However, it is a good idea to bring it to single user mode before applying the patch cluster. Emc host connectivity guide for oracle solaris dell technologies. Synopsis pca option operand description pca is a perl script which generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle solaris systems and optionally downloads and installs patches. I have tested solaris 10 on a 2000era sony laptop which wasnt on the solaris hcl but it seemed to work fine for server type operations no sound or usb support. As an exsolaris admin i like to keep my knowledge up to date, so i run a virtualbox solaris 10 x86 vm. The new strategy, which is also documented in software update entitlement policy for solaris, enforces. Latest solaris 10 patch bundles i dont know if its just my own ignorance or oracle purposely obfuscating the latest patch bundles for solaris but i recently had a hell of a time finding the january 2017 patch bundle for solaris 10. Oracle provides a wget script for downloading their patches, however oracles otn doesnt allow you to login via wgetcurl, which means that oracle provided scripts are of no use. Oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware. I am learning solaris, with solaris 10 x86, and one of the chapters in the manual is about patching. Patch check advanced pca generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle. Theres only four such patchsets a year and this is quite handy for rolling baselines when you plan to patch all of your solaris 10 servers in a particular quarter. The last link is a document with the new hardware support policy. In this example i will change the default java version which is version 5 to version 6.
To add and remove patches on solaris systems, use the patchadd and patchrm commands, which are provided with the os. While some nodes may not be physically connected to the storage, they. I find the patch finder is a very handy tool and use it frequently. Solaris 10 operating system solaris 10 106 solaris 10. Quick download links to solaris 10 recommended patchsets leave a comment posted by jflaster on november 1, 2011 here are the quick links on. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris. An update release is provided as an oracle solaris 11 media pack. This tool is included in solaris 10 and is able to analyze systems, download and install patches. Patch check advanced, pca, is a free tool that can be used to patch solaris systems. Additional free swap is required to proceed applying further patches. Sun patch check is a simple opensource utility from titania that runs in unix or linux systems to check the patch installation status in a sun solaris server running on a sparc or intel platform and compare it to its own database of the latest recommended patches for that version of solaris operating system. Solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for.
Oracle solaris 10 extended support will continue to supply you with fixes, security patches, security alerts for oracle solaris 10 similar to oracle solaris 10 premier support for 3 years. Patches to help guard against these attacks will be. Oracle patches solaris 10 hole exploited by nsa spyware tool and 298 other security bugs mega load of updates lands for tons of big red gear by. How can i determine the last time a solaris machine was. Installing the patch for the solaris 10 release, refer to the online manual pages for instructions on using patchadd and patchrm scripts provided with solaris. Meltdown and spectre patches now available for oracle. I have fallen behind on patches and the update manager i. Unfortunately, one of the things lost was the incredible ease to locate and download. To download a copy of the signed patch, click the download signed patch n bytes button. Download sun solaris cluster patches here is a convenient link to download the recommended sun solaris cluster patches via suns sunsolve website. After this promotion ends, solaris 10 security fixes will remain available to everyone.
The solaris 10 operating system introduced the new concept of zones. This should give you just a few hits such as 12361104 which you can then go to sunsolve and find patches for, or at least find out the latest recommended level, bug lists, etc. Pca analyze, download and install patches for oracle solaris. Then yes, youre running an old solaris express development release. Download the latest solaris 10 patches using patchfinder and find updated support content using the sunsolve knowledgebase. How to find the oracle solaris critical patch update cpu patchsets, recommended os patchsets for oracle solaris and oracle solaris update patch bundles doc id 1272947. Solaris 10 operating system product library documentation.
Downloading solaris images from oracle using wget rageek. Here a notes for solaris 10 patching update that can be used as reference. To determine how long a solaris 10 system has been without patching, i remotely check the following from a linux system, because gnu date is handy 1 remotely grab the datetime from the most recent thing in the patch directory. With solaris 10, patching the global zone will install the patches on all zones by default, unless the affected package isnt installed on the target zone or you explicitly ask to install the patch on the global zone only g. If you have installed the oracle developer studio 12. It works on all versions of solaris, both sparc and x86. Patch installation instructions for solaris systems sun. Why continue to pay an aged hardware surcharge on your 5 year old systems, or an extended. Command to find out when the patches are installed in. If your x86 computer meets the solaris 10 minimum requirements and is or its components are listed on the solaris 10 hcl, it should work fine. As far as i know patches were never made available for that. For an example,if your systems are running with solaris 10 807 update4,then select that and select the right platform. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of. Quick download links to solaris 10 recommended patchsets.
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