Installation guide

Note – The -R option works if the alternate boot environment has congured non-global zones,
but no installed non-global zones. However, to avoid a potential problem, or if you are not sure
whether there are any installed non-global zones used as the alternate root path, restrict the use
of the -R option in all instances.
For more information, see the following man pages :
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patchadd(1M)
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patchrm(1M)
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pkgadd(1M)
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pkgrm(1M)
Workaround 1: Upgrade the OS to at least the Solaris 10 1/06 release.
If you are running the Solaris 10 3/05 release, install the following patches to enable the use of
commands that accept the -R option to create an alternate root path:
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Patch ID 119254-19 for SPARC based systems
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Patch ID 119255-19 for x86 based systems
Workaround 2: Restrict the use of the patchadd -R command or any command that accepts
the -R option to create an alternate root path.
Instead, boot the alternate root, for example, the Solaris 10 release, as the active OS. Then install
and uninstall the Solaris 10 packages and patches without using the -R option.
Sun Patch Manager Tool 2.0 Not CompatibleWith
Previous Versions
A system that runs the Sun Patch Manager Tool 2.0 can manage remote systems that run Patch
Manager Tool, including Sun Patch Manager Tool 1.0.
However, a system with an earlier version of Patch Manager Tool cannot manage remote
systems that run Patch Manager Tool 2.0. Earlier versions include the following:
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Sun Patch Manager Base Software 1.x
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Sun Patch Manager Tool 1.0
Note – Common Information Model/Web Based Enterprise Management (CIM/WBEM)
support for Patch Manager Tool does not exist in the Solaris 8 OS. Consequently, remote
management with Patch Manager does not apply to Solaris 8 systems.
System Administration
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