Patch management for Solaris OS (Solaris 11) is performed using the standard pkg command. The following diagram shows the overall flow of Solaris OS patch management:
Figure 1.3 Overview of Solaris OS Patch Management
Download patches [operation by an infrastructure administrator]
Infrastructure administrators use Internet terminals to download the latest patches (SRU) from the Fujitsu website.
Create a repository [operation by an infrastructure administrator]
Infrastructure administrators create repository servers using the patches (SRU).
Tenant users or tenant administrators can also obtain the latest patches (SRU) from the Fujitsu website directly and store them on the business servers without creating repositories. It is also possible to create a repository on each business server.
Apply patches [operation by a tenant user or tenant administrator]
Tenant users or tenant administrators log in to business servers and apply the new patches.
Obtain the patch application status [processing by Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager]
Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager extracts applied SRU information from each server and stores it in the CMDB.
SRU patch application status can be acquired either automatically or manually (using a command).
Look up patch application status
Infrastructure administrators, tenant administrators, or tenant users log in to the management console and check the patch application statuses. Infrastructure administrators can also check the patch application statuses using the command on the admin server.
The following table explains the operation flow for each role.
Operation Flow | User roles | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infrastructure Administrator | Dual-Role Administrator | Tenant Administrator | Tenant User | |||
1 | Download patches | Y | Y | Y | Y | Refer to the email notifications from FSC-NEWS (SupportDesk customer notifications) and the information available from the UpdateSite (the Fujitsu SupportDesk website). |
2 | Create a repository | Y | Y | Y | Y | Refer to Oracle Solaris manuals. |
3 | Apply patches | - | - | Y | Y | Refer to Oracle Solaris manuals. |
4 | Obtain patch application status | Y | Y | - | - | "Patch Information Update Command" in the Reference Guide |
5 | Look up patch application status | Y | Y | Y(*1) | Y(*1) | "Server Details" in "Resources" in the Operator's Guide "Pach Information Output Command" in the Reference Guide |
Y: Implement the task
-: Do not implement the task
*1: Only the management console can be operated.
Information
For Solaris servers, only the following information can be checked.
Applied OS patches (SRU information)
Installed Fujitsu middleware
Application statuses of Fujitsu middleware patches
It is not possible to perform parameter setting or script execution on Solaris servers.
