[geeks] Suprise - ext. USB HD "Just Worked" under Solaris 10

[Mike F]

velociraptor wrote:
> On 11/6/06, Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com> wrote:
>   
>>> Application of the latest patch cluster for Solaris 9 using a custom
>>> script that weeds out non-applicable patches for the given system.
>>> E.g. non-applicable hardware drivers, arch patches, etc.
>>>       
>> How do you do this?
>>
>> I never was very successful at automating either installs or patches for
>> Solaris.
>>     
>
> It's a home grown script from $ork.  I don't see the point for it,
> given the latest stuff available for patching, assuming you have
> contract support.  I don't know if smpatch works with just a basic
> sunsolve account (e.g. no contract connected to it) or not.  Anyone
> care to test/comment?
>
>   
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I use PCA: http://www.par.univie.ac.at/solaris/pca/

It's a perl script that downloads the patchdiag.xref and compares it
with your installed patch revs, displaying a report and optionally
downloading and installing patches.

- Mike