The whole svr4 package patching approach doesnt exist anymore under solaris 11 and replaced by ips package updating. Install oracle solaris 11 by using os media dvds or from a network boot using a repository server. Install a package from solaris 10 cd oracle community. Patch administration installing and maintaining solaris. If in manual configuration mode use new ipadm and dladm commands. Changes in oracle solaris 11 media configuration the main media consists of the following four dvds for solaris 11. Introduction how to use the oracle solaris 11 automated install server in order to automate the solaris 11 zones installation.
Command options are supported as extra flags for the pkg install and pkg update commands. We can monitor the snoop command output to ensure that the onlink router is responding to the pings. Ips repositories are also integrated with solaris 11 boot environments to easily rollback if issues arise check out man beadm, the solaris 11 improvement on live upgrading. The unix os supports tasks such as running hardware. Unfortunately, jumpstart installs the oracle solaris 10 os and earlier versions of the oracle solaris os. How to import a trusted certificate to your package keystore. The js2ai command a command to convert a jumpstart file to an ai manifest is provided. The documentation from oracle is your best friend when it comes to solaris questions the short answer is that pkg update or pkg update accept will update solaris to the most recent packages available from the ips repositories you have enabled on your system the long answer. Setup the automated install server ai using the following instructions how to set up automated installation services for oracle solaris 11 the first step in this setup will be creating two solaris 11 zones configuration files. Does the patchadd command work with zip files solaris 10. For an example solaris 10 is somewhat different from earlier versions of solaris since sun have introduced new technologies like zfs,zones and. How to install the solaris11 using ai with preconfigured.
For example, to remove patch 11090601 from the bootable root image of a diskless client named client5, you can use the following patchrm command. Solaris 10 kernel patches looks hard, but it isnt oracle. The first form of patchadd installs one or more patches to a system, client, service, or to the miniroot of a net install image. I tried your command on several oss solaris 10, 11. What to do if the command is hard coded and it is supposed to work on solaris 10 and solaris 11 without any. Aug 05, 2015 solaris installation automated installer ai is the new network based multiclient provisioning system on oracle solaris 11. The following tables summarize differences between oracle solaris 10 and 11 with emphasis on the benefits of oracle solaris 11. Mount the install cd or dvd with the package you wish to install. May 19, 2009 in fact this is indeed the case with solaris 10s new patching mechanism that was introduced when zones were introduced. The pkg command is the generalpurpose client utility for ips repos. Command to find out when the patches are installed in solaris. This command has been obsoleted with solaris 11 and is no more available.
Cc is often referenced as the compiler environment variable. The only reliable exit codes are 0 and 0 see the patchadd1m man page and youll find the exit codes very rarely actually match this list unless you use the t option to patchadd. This is a short overview of solaris 10 kernel patches. This command also supports the system configurations that the patchadd command supports. The following command shows that oracle solaris 11 11 11 sru 10 is installed, oracle solaris 11 11 11 srus 11, 12, and are available, and oracle solaris 11. You shouldnt concern yourself with becoming a solaris unix guru to manage your virtual private servers, you simply need a basic knowledge of a few easytouse unix commands. Solaris pkg command heres a quick cheat sheet for the most useful pkg commands.
You use the same c, r, and s command line arguments, as previously described. The official oracle eof list and what new list pdf. The nexttofirst task may be to assign profiles to an installation service. Beyond the default ai setup are custom ai installations. The content is drawn from transitioning from oracle solaris 10 to oracle solaris 11 and other sources in the oracle solaris documentation. Jumpstart installs the oracle solaris 10 os and earlier versions of the oracle solaris os. Ai provides handsfree installation of both sparc and x86 systems by using an installation service that installs systems from software package repositories on.
This document is based upon sparc solaris 10 obp all the following commands are to be run from the obp and not the os. Task ips command svr4 packaging command pkg install pkgadd. 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. Artificial intelligence, big data, python, php, dotnet. Installing cc compiler on sun solaris solutions experts. No you cant, or at least the patchadd part wont work. This patch installation utility cannot be used to apply solaris 1 patches. Solaris 11 is binary compatible to solaris 10 and application binaries are working well on solaris 11. How to use zpool split to split rpool in solaris 11 x86x64 how to configure a vnic on top of a vlan tagged interface and assign the vnic to a solaris 11 zone. These are some of the representative questions and is meant to demonstrate the type of question you might expect in solaris certification examination and plan your study accordingly.
To apply signed patches to your system by using the patchadd command, you must add suns root ca certificate, at the very least, to verify the signature of your signed patch. So if you have a mixed environment, youll need a jumpstart server and an ai server. In this document i will demonstrate how to setup the automated install server in order to provide hands off installation process for the global zone and two non global zones located on the same system. Dec 23, 20 in the last article, we have seen how to install the ai server and configuring ai server with dhcp. Theres a document with a migration procedure from jumpstart to ai.
Patchadd dry run lildude patchadd dryrun 20070216t17. It also creates supplementary group memberships for the user g option and creates the home directory m option for the user if requested. Install the kernel patch of a solaris 10 update release is not the same as do an upgrade to the solaris 10 update release. They are only valid on sparc hardware that uses the openboot rmware. On systems that are running a solaris release that is not zones aware, using the patchadd command, or any command that accepts the r option to specify an alternate root path for a global zone that has nonglobal zones installed, does not work. In the last article, we have seen how to install the ai server and configuring ai server with dhcp. Option for solaris 10 and solaris 11 the pity is that usrucbwhoami is available by default only on solaris 10. The functions that are installed package groups vary depending on the installation method. Many things are new in solaris 11, autoinstall is one of them. Similar to yum or aptget, ips repositories host packages which replace older packages during updates. Find answers to does the patchadd command work with zip files solaris 10 from the expert community at experts exchange. Im running a solaris 10 509 server, i have 2 users other than root. But im not familar with the new system enough to advise you.
Sunwgcc note the period following d is not a typo it indicates that pkgadd should look in the current directory for the package sunwgcc. If using live upgrade to upgrade an inactive boot environment from solaris 8 or 9 to solaris 10, you must activate and boot into the solaris 10 boot environment before patching it. For information about fields in the fmri, see fault management resource identifiers. Ai provides handsfree installation of both sparc and x86 systems by using an installation service that installs systems from software package repositories on the network. Sample question solaris certification following are some sample questions. Once again, i immediately reported this to suns patch team. If device2 is a file, a datastream package will be created. Personally ive always wondered why this information could not be part of the netstat output so glad to see thatll finally be the case. Jul 05, 20 always solaris administrators work will be harder than any other unix and linux flavors administrators. Its similar to the solaris 89 patchset installation codes, but there are more codes added to the list. Personally ive always wondered why this information could not be part of the netstat output so glad to see thatll finally be the case theres a nice blog from oracle on the topic. Many of the new patches for solaris 10 are unavailable on suns patch server, so pca will fail to download them. To determine which version of oracle solaris is installed, enter the following command.
But that doesnt cover,the installation of customized client like timezone,hostname,ip address, dns and root account password etchere we will see how. What to do if the command is hard coded and it is supposed to work on solaris 10 and solaris 11 without any changes in the script. How to install the solaris11 using ai with preconfigured state. But that doesnt cover,the installation of customized client like timezone,hostname,ip address, dns and root account password etchere we will see how we can install solaris 11 with precustomized profile. The pity is that usrucbwhoami is available by default only on solaris 10. I need your expert help, what is the best practice and simple way to migrateport from current server to new solaris 11 server. One being able to use the patchadd command and one is unable to do so. The second form of patchadd displays installed patches on the client, service, or to the miniroot of a net install image. Profiles perform the same function as the sysidcfg files in solaris 10. Do we have to upgrade current t5220 solaris 10 server to 11 then migrateport all data and zones to new t52 solaris 11 server. This media is used with a dvd boot for the text install of the os. Use the install packages by using pkg task to install and update packages on solaris 11 and later endpoints that are using local repositories or repositories that are provided by oracle or other publishers. The concrete use case is that we have some old softwareand its hotfix packages developed for solaris 10, now we would like to move them to solaris 11.
By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. The s option in your first command tells pkgtrans to translate the package into a datastream package on device2 the target if the device2 argument is a directory, then a filesystem type package will be placed in the directory. Managing solaris patches by using the patchadd command. To determine the release level enter the following command. Automating solaris 11 zones installation using the automated. If you are using a preconfigured local repository, you must assign it to the endpoints. Because solaris administrator have to learn,third party products like veritas volume manager,veritas cluster and rapidly changing solaris technologies.
Patchadd dry run lildude patchadddryrun 20070216t17. This blog covers unix system administration howto tips for using inline for loops, find command, unix scripting, configuration, sql, various unixbased tools, and command line interface syntax. Network virtualization adds many new capabilities and continuing to overload ifconfig is the wrong management approach. What im trying to do is to limit the patchadd command so that only root is able to run it. At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident. Managing solaris patches by using the patchadd command task. Command to find out when the patches are installed in. The table show which kernel patch revision is included in the solaris 10 update releases and there patch dependencies. The new login remains locked until the passwd1 command is exe cuted. Automating solaris 11 zones installation using the. Image packaging system ips a state of the art, network repositorybased. If, like me, youve known jumpstart for the last 2 centuries or so, youll have to start from scratch. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it should be enough to get you started. How to configure link aggregation in solaris 11 the geek diary.
Automated installer ai is the new network based multiclient provisioning system on oracle solaris 11. The following command shows that oracle solaris 11 1111 sru 10 is installed, oracle solaris 11 1111 srus 11, 12, and are available, and oracle solaris 11. Unfortunately the old problem ive mentioned multiple times before is showing up again, too. For example, activate and boot into the solaris 10 boot environment, and either patch the live boot environment or create another inactive boot environment, and then apply patches to the inactive boot environment. Managing solaris patches by using the patchadd command task map task. The eeprom command can be used from the os to view or set openboot rmware variables. Command to find out when the patches are installed in solaris machine. For an example solaris 10 is somewhat different from earlier versions of solaris since sun have introduced new technologies like. If you plan to apply signed patches to your system, you must first import suns root ca certificate into your package keystore.
Always solaris administrators work will be harder than any other unix and linux flavors administrators. If you are using the repositories that are provided by oracle or other publishers, your endpoints must be connected to the internet. Your solaris 11 dvd may include additional development packages which would include a compiler. Profiles system configuration profiles avoids any interaction during the installation. How to monitor network traffic using ipstat, tcpstat and netstat commands. I havent tried it, but on the command line everything.
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