Re: [pca] old revisions marked BAD and OBSOLETE
Dennis Clarke wrote: now then, next item on the hit list is 118822-12 which is a kernel patch from way back that is listed in the patchdiag.xref file thus : core-sparc-SunOS5.10 # grep ^118822\|12 ../xref/patchdiag.xref 118822|12|| |S|O| B|10|119578-03;||SunOS 5.10: kernel Patch I see four old revisions of 118822 in xref, which are marked BAD and OBSOLETE: 118822|12|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|14|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|15|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|21|| |S|O| B|10|... No idea why they're included. I think this came up before, but no one could provide an explanation yet. Do you have a real problem with these entries, or are you just wondering why they're there? So I am guessing that the O in the sixth field means Obsolete ? Yes. So they can be ignored. Martin.
Re: [pca] 6620575 problem with sockfs
Dennis Clarke wrote: Another fine bit of police work reveals that patch 148601-01 is a security patch but not flagged as Recommended which is weird. As of today's patchdiag.xref file, it *is* marked RECOMMENDED. I think Don explained the procedure here once. AFAIR, adding a patch to the Recommended Patch Cluster does not necessarily happen at the same time as publishing the patch. So seeing some lags here is normal. If you follow the changes in the xref files closely, you'll see that patches often get marked RECOMMENDED a few days after they were first published. Martin.
Re: [pca] old revisions marked BAD and OBSOLETE
Dennis Clarke wrote: now then, next item on the hit list is 118822-12 which is a kernel patch from way back that is listed in the patchdiag.xref file thus : core-sparc-SunOS5.10 # grep ^118822\|12 ../xref/patchdiag.xref 118822|12|| |S|O| B|10|119578-03;||SunOS 5.10: kernel Patch I see four old revisions of 118822 in xref, which are marked BAD and OBSOLETE: 118822|12|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|14|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|15|| |S|O| B|10|... 118822|21|| |S|O| B|10|... No idea why they're included. I think this came up before, but no one could provide an explanation yet. Do you have a real problem with these entries, or are you just wondering why they're there? Well, there is this silly idea that I have that a single graph can be made in which every patch in the patchdiag.xref can be plotted with its dependencies connected. There seems to be a few oddball points in there. Well, a few where the patch number exists and then multiple revs that make no sense. See above. :-\ So I am guessing that the O in the sixth field means Obsolete ? Yes. So they can be ignored. perfect , thanks ! -- -- http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindexsearch=0x1D936C72FA35B44B +-+---+ | Dennis Clarke | Solaris and Linux and Open Source | | dcla...@blastwave.org | Respect for open standards. | +-+---+
Re: [pca] 6620575 problem with sockfs
Dennis Clarke wrote: Another fine bit of police work reveals that patch 148601-01 is a security patch but not flagged as Recommended which is weird. As of today's patchdiag.xref file, it *is* marked RECOMMENDED. I think Don explained the procedure here once. AFAIR, adding a patch to the Recommended Patch Cluster does not necessarily happen at the same time as publishing the patch. So seeing some lags here is normal. If you follow the changes in the xref files closely, you'll see that patches often get marked RECOMMENDED a few days after they were first published. Martin. Connected to my other email, those oddballs show up when you try to graph the inter-dependencies. dc -- -- http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindexsearch=0x1D936C72FA35B44B +-+---+ | Dennis Clarke | Solaris and Linux and Open Source | | dcla...@blastwave.org | Respect for open standards. | +-+---+
[pca] what is my release number
I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release. Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information. # cat /etc/release Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86 Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 30 March 2009 I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this. Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue UniversityROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
Re: [pca] what is my release number
I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release. Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information. # cat /etc/release Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86 Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 30 March 2009 I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this. You pretty much have to burn a DVD or netboot the latest release and then perform an upgrade. dc -- -- http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindexsearch=0x1D936C72FA35B44B +-+---+ | Dennis Clarke | Solaris and Linux and Open Source | | dcla...@blastwave.org | Respect for open standards. | +-+---+
Re: [pca] what is my release number
Unfortunately, patching does not update the release: https://blogs.oracle.com/patch/entry/solaris_patches -Original Message- From: pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at [mailto:pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of McGraw, Robert P Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:23 PM To: 'pca@lists.univie.ac.at' Subject: EXTERNAL: [pca] what is my release number I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release. Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information. # cat /etc/release Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86 Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 30 March 2009 I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this. Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue UniversityROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
Re: [pca] what is my release number
You can patch your way to the kernel/package equivalent of a release, but if you want to upgrade to a specific release you need to look more at a prcedure involving live upgrade. Fred On 2/20/12, Wickline, Bob (N-STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION) bob.wickl...@lmco.com wrote: Unfortunately, patching does not update the release: https://blogs.oracle.com/patch/entry/solaris_patches -Original Message- From: pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at [mailto:pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of McGraw, Robert P Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:23 PM To: 'pca@lists.univie.ac.at' Subject: EXTERNAL: [pca] what is my release number I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release. Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information. # cat /etc/release Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86 Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 30 March 2009 I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this. Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue UniversityROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 -- Sent from my mobile device Fred Chagnon fchag...@gmail.com
[pca] pca-proxy.cgi questions
How does PCA handle multiple clients checking in with the local patch server simultaneously? What if two servers ask for the same patch before the patch downloads completely? Does it have a mechanism that knows the original request to download the patch has not yet completed? I'm worried the central server will go to grab a patch it doesn't have and then get another request for the same patch and attempt to either hand the second client the unfinished download or attempt to download again. We plan to have a few hundred servers downloading patches at one time. Will this be fine? Anybody else already doing this? Thanks, Jarrett Jarrett Lee CedarCrestone, Inc. UNIX Administrator, Server Technologies Managed Services Email: jarrett@cedarcrestone.commailto:jarrett@cedarcrestone.com If you are not the intended recipient of this message please treat confidentially, notify the sender and delete it.
Re: [pca] what is my release number
One can still use LiveUpgrade to get to the desired update level, or release, so that the system only requires a reboot. Basic steps: - Mount media (NFS from a Jumpstart or DVD or even ISO using lofiadm) on the system to be upgraded - Uninstall the LiveUpgrade packages (SUNWlucfg and related packages) from the current system - Install the LiveUpgrade packages from the new release's media - Use LiveUpgrade to create an Alternate Boot Environment - Run the LiveUpgrade tools against the ABE but use the new release's media as the source - luactivate the ABE - reboot - profit! You can even LiveUpgrade from UFS to ZFS root if you desire, but I would not recommend going to a new release and ZFS simultaneously. Instead, do it as separate LiveUpgrade activities to limit the scope of your changes in case there is an issue. Also, another plus for LiveUpgrade: If things go South, remember that you can always boot from alternate media and use luactivate to roll back your changes and boot the previous BE. Thanks, Jarrett Jarrett Lee CedarCrestone, Inc. UNIX Administrator, Server Technologies Managed Services Email: jarrett@cedarcrestone.com If you are not the intended recipient of this message please treat confidentially, notify the sender and delete it. -Original Message- From: pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at [mailto:pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of Glenn Satchell Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 9:04 PM To: PCA (Patch Check Advanced) Discussion Subject: Re: [pca] what is my release number Patching only updates existing packages already on your system. It does not add any new features or packages. There is a patch bundle (you'll have to look for this on MOS) that gets to the release, it even includes a special patch that updates the release file when done, but the limitation mentioned above still applies. Usual procedure is to burn a DVD or network boot and then run the install. It will detect your existing system and offer to do an upgrade or a fresh install. The upgrade removes patches and installs new packages, while retaining the system's configuration. regards, -glenn You can patch your way to the kernel/package equivalent of a release, but if you want to upgrade to a specific release you need to look more at a prcedure involving live upgrade. Fred On 2/20/12, Wickline, Bob (N-STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION) bob.wickl...@lmco.com wrote: Unfortunately, patching does not update the release: https://blogs.oracle.com/patch/entry/solaris_patches -Original Message- From: pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at [mailto:pca-boun...@lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of McGraw, Robert P Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:23 PM To: 'pca@lists.univie.ac.at' Subject: EXTERNAL: [pca] what is my release number I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release. Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information. # cat /etc/release Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86 Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 30 March 2009 I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this. Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue UniversityROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 -- Sent from my mobile device Fred Chagnon fchag...@gmail.com
