Patch Installation for Solaris 9
Given procedure helpful for applying Firmware and OS patches for Solaris 9 Before starting the patching Ensure all system files have up to date backup. I. Installation of OBP patches: 1. Verify system hardware level. # uname -a SunOS LABSEVER 5.9 Generic_118558-39 sun4u sparc SUNW, Sun-Fire-V440 2. Copy the appropriate OBP patches to the server under /var/tmp/OBPpatches. 3. Unzip the OBP patches #unzip <patch-id.zip> 4. Verify the server for existing OBP level #prtdiag -v |grep –i OBP And compare the patch level with the new OBP patch level info available in /var/tmp/OBPpatches/<patch number>/README.<patch number>. If the existing level is lower than the update available, update the server with OBP patches. Otherwise you can skip the OBP patches. 5. It is good practice to apply any OS/OBP patches in Single user mode (need console logi...