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## OS Package and Patch Updates

Note - You should install the latest patches or package updates available for the version of the Oracle Solaris OS installed on your system.

### Determining Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Update Version

Updates to Oracle Solaris 11 are provisioned using package updates called Support Repository Updates (SRUs) instead of patches. SRUs are part of a new OS provisioning scheme called the Image Packaging System (IPS).

To determine the package version of the Oracle Solaris 11 OS installed on your system, run the `pkg` `info` `kernel` command and then interpret the FMRI value displayed in the output. This is an example:

    # pkg info kernel
              Name: system/kernel
           Summary: Core Kernel
       Description: Core operating system kernel, device drivers and other modules.
          Category: System/Core
             State: Installed
         Publisher: solaris
           Version: 0.5.11
     Build Release: 5.11
            Branch: 0.175.0.2.0.2.1
    Packaging Date: Wed Oct 19 07:57:11 2011
              Size: 17.99 MB
              FMRI: pkg://solaris/system/kernel@0.5.11,5.11-0.175.0.2.0.2.1:
                      20111128T20503

Then evaluate the following three fields in the FMRI value:

- 175 -- The value 175 indicates that the system has Oracle Solaris 11 OS installed. This value is a constant for Oracle Solaris 11.

- 0 -- The first field to the right of “175” indicates the update release. In this example, there have been no updates to the initial release.

- 2 -- The next field contains the SRU value. In this example, the second patch bundle (called SRU2) has been installed on Oracle Solaris 11, update 0.

You can ignore the other fields in the FMRI package description.

When you know which version of the OS is installed, you can access a list of all the packages contained in that release from the following web page:

http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/en/index.shtml

To list the packages contained in a particular Oracle Solaris 11 release, select that release in the Release and Branch pull-down menu and press the Browse button. Or you can search for individual packages in the Search for: window.

### Determining Oracle Solaris 10 Patch Revision

If your system is currently running Oracle Solaris 10, you can find its patch level with the commands `showrev`(1M) and `uname(1)`. This is shown in the following example:

    # showrev
    Hostname: *********
    Host id: *********
    Release: 5.10
    Kernel architecture: sun4v
    Application architecture: sparc
    Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems
    Domain: Ecd.East.Sun.COM
    Kernel version SunOS 5.10 Generic_142909-17
    # uname -a
    SunOS ********* Generic_142909-17 sun4v sparc sun4v
    # showrev -p | tail -3
    Patch: 143525-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 118833-36, 127127-11 Incompatibles:
        Packages:SUNWcsu
    Patch: 143125-01 Obsoletes: 138079-01 138089-01 Requires: 120011-14
        Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
    Patch: 121557-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWpiclu
    #

### Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 08/11 OS

No additional patches are required before using the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 08/11 OS. However, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC”. This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.

Note - The download of the Solaris 10 8/11 SPARC Bundle is identified by the number 14158708 at http://support.oracle.com.

### Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 09/10 OS

Install the patches listed in Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 09/10 before using the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 09/10 OS.

Table 1-3 Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 09/10

143647-08
144567-01
145098-02
145868-01

In addition, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC”. This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.

Note - The download of the Solaris 10 09/10 SPARC Bundle is identified by the number 13153809 at http://support.oracle.com.

### Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS

To use the server with the Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS, install the patches listed in Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 09/10, as well as the Oracle Solaris 10 09/10 SPARC Bundle. In addition, you should download and install “Recommended OS Patchset Solaris 10 SPARC”. This patchset contains Oracle Solaris 10 OS patches that address current Sun Alerts.

Note - The download of the Solaris 10 8/11 SPARC Bundle is identified by the number 13153814 at http://support.oracle.com.

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