Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os docdeveloppement. Why you will benefit from thinking about, and planning for. To see the available versions, use the following command. Oracle released a series of 4 sessions on oracle solaris 11. From the entire first session, several major enhancements were noted in solaris. For a multiuser timesharing server shutdown, find out if any users are logged in to the system. Apr 25, 2018 this video demonstrates installing script based patching solution for solaris 11. If this system does not have the solaris11cpu package installed, identify the solaris11cpu package for the sru that is installed, and query that package remotely.
We got you covered on your way to oracle solaris 11 os the oracle solaris 11 operating system os platform. Thats right, solaris 11 is here to stay for a while. A source of problems with solaris 10 patching package. Jan 10, 2008 upgrade strategy is the customer still on older versions such as solaris 8 or solaris 9 or is there a desire to leverage some of the cool new software features e. This article is going to explain that how to update the solaris 11. The following flow chart illustrates the kinds of decisions you make as you develop and execute the patch management strategy discussed in this article. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. In solaris 11, if you do major patching the pkg will patch the inactive boot environment then it will be active after next reboot utilizing zfs clone ability on root zpool. Fowler said oracle is working on a new patching and maintenance technology designed to make it easier for administrators to manage solaris. Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Release notes for an oracle solaris release are provided on docs. Solaris 11 patching installing script based solution.
Heres a document and a corresponding presentation ive written describing the oracle solaris 10 recommended patching strategy. Every quarter, these srus are combined into a critical patch update cpu. An alternative method of patching solaris 11 endpoints is to use the install packages by using pkg task. I need some one to explain this steps as i am new to this. Patch management for solaris 10 server oracle community. A simple solaris live upgrade procedure involves below 4 steps. Seite 3, solaris patch management best practices, doag sig 201110. Is there a quick command that will fetch patches from the internet and install them. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot. The goal of this topic is to demonstrate how to perform patch analysis and remediation for oracle solaris 11 systems using bmc server. Sparc and solaris will live until at least 2019 the register. Oracle finally wised up about operating system names, and made the decision to follow a version strategy that may other software companies have figured out, and are keeping the major number at 11.
Solaris 10 container deployed from solaris 10 global zone to solaris 11 global zone. Jan 26, 2016 this guide covers quick how to configure dns client on solaris 11. Beginners guide to oracle solaris live upgrade the geek. This book is for anyone who is responsible for administering one or more systems that run the oracle solaris operating system os. Bigfix allows you to deploy oracle support repository updates srus to endpoints either from an online repository or a local repository. Oracle technical paperoracle solaris 10 recommended patching strategy 2 recommended patching strategy for oracle solaris 10 the following is the recommended patching strategy for oracle solaris 10. But does solaris and the sparc server platform have a future. I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or if anything wrong between step 1 to step 9 please correct that also as i have pretty good idea about step 10 mean patching in solaris 10. How to upgrade and patch with oracle solaris live upgrade. Performing solaris 11 patch analysis documentation. Solaris 10 set the bar for operating system reliability, scalability and security, and oracle solaris 11 is now raising that bar by increasing system availability, delivering the scale and. If sru 12 is the newly released sru, then it would contain all the fixes of sru 11 and earlier. They contain a number of links to resources which i hope you will find useful. While this strategy does address patching issues and compliance issues, it also introduces more change to the system than is necessary.
Patching and upgrading your cluster managing your oracle. Oracle outlines road map for solaris 2011, promises. So, solaris 11 which is radically different from the solaris 10, but talk about it separately it deserves another blog post for another time in terms of patching strategy is double. Note that bug fixes for some thirdparty or communitybased software delivered as part of oracle solaris may be provided through package upgrades rather than patches. Hello, just fyi, we had another customer inquire about solaris 11 patching support, and whether or not it was coming in bsa 8. Desire to keep a relatively homogeneous operating environment across similar servers. Ive written about this before, however now that sun has been bought by oracle i am curious if it changes other patching strategy, as it has adjusted my thoughts on it just a little bit from my previous stance. Just fyi, we had another customer inquire about solaris 11 patching support, and whether or not it was coming in bsa 8. Though i have enough space in root filesystem of both zones, everytime i run installcluster, it fails with complaining less space but in alternate be.
To minimize the cost, while maintaining a reasonable level of risk sun provides recommended patch clusters which is the most common patching solution for enterprise so called blind patching. Can i have different sru levels in non global zones. Ips allows efficient, observable, and controllable transitions between known configurations of software content providing administrators with safe system upgrade environments and better. Solaris patching issue with live upgrade i am in process of applying solaris recommended patch cluster via live upgrade. Oracle updates solaris, but is its server strategy sound. We also ensure the solaris dvd is inserted into the server, just in case we have to boot off from the dvd. Oracle executive vice president of systems, john fowler, elaborates on how solaris is the core to the oracle systems strategy.
Figure 10 patch management flow chart 1 of 5 figure 11 patch management flow chart 2 of 5 figure 12 patch management flow chart 3 of 5. For those of you managing solaris 11 servers with bsa how do you patch as bsa does not have the capability to patch solaris 11 and it does not appear to. This page provides the latest information on patching. Image update best practices adding and updating software in. Before the patching starts preferably 1 day before, we use to run a script that collects system information like vfstab, veritas information etc. Its similar to the solaris 89 patchset installation codes, but there are more codes added to the list. The book covers a broad range of solaris system administration topics such as managing user accounts, diskless clients, booting a system, using the service management facility smf, and managing software and patches. This paper is from the sans institute reading room site. It provides content to update your local repositories with the latest sru from the oracle solaris release repository.
Markus flierl, vice president, oracle solaris engineering, delivered the keynote the first 1 hour session of 4 sessions on oracle solaris 11. Hi all, beginner in solaris 10 administration, i need to upgrade a solaris 10 os sparc to update 6. Note that bug fixes for some thirdparty or communitybased software delivered as part of oracle solaris may be. When you configure a system as dns client, you will be performing the following two configurations. Whats new since the launch see session 1, session 2 and session 3. Quick way to fetch and install patches after initial install. Does the zoneadm attach u option will update the patches in nonglobal zone in solaris 11.
This video demonstrates installing script based patching solution for solaris 11. Solaris 10 811 update 10 patchset now available dear all, we have installed the update manager client sw 1. The image packaging system ips is a new networkcentric software packaging and delivery system in oracle solaris 11. See the how to and resources tabs for all our patching documentation for solaris users with various levels of patching experience. What is the best method to run patch for live systesms. Yesterday i faced an issue, where in i was unable to login into ngzs after kernel patching. Solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs. 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.
Overall cost of ownership and maintenance is another key theme in the solaris 11 release. For more information, refer to oracle solaris 10 8 11 installation guide. With the release of the oracle solaris 10 1008 operating system, oracle solaris live upgrade is integrated with the oracle solaris zfs. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. Mar 02, 2016 what is the recommended method to patch a solaris 11 non global zone. Solaris 11 nonglobal zone patching oracle community. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Initially i think the cause is ssh key, then i tried to login into the ngz from the network, it was showing ssh connection refused. Use solaris 11 to have the new ipsboot environment feature, where you always have a lu like environment. It exists several products in internet that are able to managed solaris server but we support only the patching methods listed at. This task enables you to deploy individual packages or all the packages for an sru. I am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. If this system does not have the solaris 11 cpu package installed, identify the solaris 11 cpu package for the sru that is installed, and query that package remotely. The patch bundle does not include the new packages contained in the.
Most of the solaris administrators will search for solaris 11 os patch. Aug 10, 2010 overall cost of ownership and maintenance is another key theme in the solaris 11 release. Some data centers apply only the bare minimum of changes, such as critical security patches, operating on the principle of if it aint broke, dont fix it. Whats new since the launch april 2012 session i keynote. For more information, see installing packages on solaris 11. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Solaris 11 image packaging systems quick reference. Sep 10, 2015 system patching one of the important job responsibility for solaris administrator. Published on the otn garage the official blog of the system admin and developer community of otn with links to tales from the datacenter by erik benner, enterprise architect, mythics inc. Well for patching, first thing you learn is backup then you learn repositories ips. In solaris 11, oracle removed the word called patches from their dictionary.
Oracle says that solaris 11 will virtually eliminate patching and update errors with new dependencyaware packaging tools that are aligned across the entire oracle hardware and software stack to. Solaris 10 recommended patching strategy oracle solaris blog. Applying patches to the new boot environment or upgrading the os version in new be. For example, if this system is running oracle solaris 11. Upgrade strategy is the customer still on older versions such as solaris 8 or solaris 9 or is there a desire to leverage some of the cool new software features e. Solaris is a unixbased operating system developed by sun.
Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. For more information on this topic refer bmc online documentation. How can i patch a non global zone without patching the global zone. This article offers a highlevel strategy it managers and system administrators can use for managing software patches for the solaris operating environment. The approach you take to patching and upgrading your cluster will vary depending on your data center standards. Oracle solaris 11 best practices for software lifecycle management bart. Solaris live upgrade enables system administrators to create and upgrade a boot environment that is initially inactive, without affecting the running system. It can be the only tool you ever need for patch management, be it on a single machine or a complete network. Jan 06, 2011 heres a document and a corresponding presentation ive written describing the oracle solaris 10 recommended patching strategy. If you have any queries about patching, why not post them on the oracle solaris install, booting, and patching community forum. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena.
How to identify the solaris 11 has latest security patchpackages. Best practices with ips on oracle solaris 11 slideshare. 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. The oracle solaris 10 508 patch bundle contains the equivalent set of patches to the oracle solaris 10 508 release. Mar 26, 2015 this article will talk about the oracle solaris 11. Oracle solaris live upgrade is a useful tool and strategy for minimizing downtime and risk when upgrading or patching systems. Recommended strategy a white paper sun microsystems, inc.
Their cadence will typically be dictated by your business constraints. Im currently tasked with designing an enterprise patching strategy for solaris servers. Why you will benefit from thinking about, and planning for oracle solaris 11. Applying an oracle solaris update or an oracle solaris update patch bundle. We take backup of the critical system folderfiles and put it on a different server. This tool is included in solaris 10 and is able to analyze systems, download and install patches.
Sun used to say patch when you encounter issues, ive always disagreed with that. Solaris 10 zone on solaris 11 is using libraries and binaries from solaris 10, but the solaris 11 kernel. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of patching for whatever reason they want to. Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Oracle technical paperoracle solaris 10 recommended patching strategy 3 apply updates for thirdparty and homegrown software and hardware. Nov 19, 2009 i have to admit i have been guilty of not paying a lot of attention to the guts of solaris patching for years because all the sites ive worked at had a process and i was busy doing other things. Information security reading room solaris patching. I need to check latest kernel version in solaris 10 container. Planned, installed, and administered production enterprise solaris systems through solaris 11. The figure below shows two system upgrade strategies, where. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris.
Veritas jobs in goa find latest veritas job vacancies near goa for freshers and experienced job seekers. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. It resolves dependencies between patches and installs them in correct order. And when we are doing it online, it involves much more than just running patchadd commands.
Jul 26, 2015 how to shut down a system by using the shutdown command become the root role. Oracle solaris 11 system virtualization essentials, 2nd edition by jeff victor, jeff savit. However, you first need to add a repository and certificate. Apr 07, 2014 sparc and solaris will live until at least 2019. Most of the solaris administrators will search for solaris 11 os patch bundle like how we use to get for solaris 10 but you wont get it. Dns client configuration in solaris 11 is based on smf service rather than file based. Now i need to know how to check latest kernel version in solaris 10 container. Patch management flow chart a patch management strategy for. Oracles ultimate goal is to make the solaris patching like redhat linux satellite server patching model. System patching one of the important job responsibility for solaris administrator. Patch check advanced pca generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle solaris systems and optionally downloads patches. How can i patch a global zone without patching nonglobal zones. It is normally not possible to manually install a package from a newer release of solaris 11.
Yes, all the normal patching tools work, they just wont apply the kernel patches. A necessary procedure for system administrators is when and how to update the production environment in use at a company. That being said, solaris packages are usually locked into a particular set of revisions via a meta package called entire. Register free on monster job portal and apply quickly.
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