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The following tools are new or have changed in this Solaris release.
Solaris Express 3/06: Sun Update Connection support for managing Solaris systems with zones installed.
The version of the Sun Update Connection software that is available in this Solaris release supports the default patchadd behavior from a global zone on systems with one or more non-global zones installed. For more information about the Sun Update Connection suite of products, see the documentation at .
Solaris Express 10/05: Sun Update Connection, System Edition 1.0 Software.
The Sun Update Connection services enable you to keep your Solaris system up to date by giving you access to all the latest fixes and features. You can choose to perform local single-system update management or remote multiple-system update management. For more information, see What's New in Software Management in the Solaris Operating System?.
For information about installing and using the Sun Update Connection software, see the Sun Update Connection Collection at .
Solaris Express 10/05: Basic Registration Tool.
To be eligible for all applicable Solaris patches and updates, you must first register your Solaris software and include an eligible service plan ID. Eligible service plans are described at .
If you do not have a service plan, you can register your Solaris software and use Sun Update Connection product suite to manage the hardware support and security patches that are available on your system.
Starting with the Solaris Express 3/06 release, you can use the Basic Registration Tool, Version 1.1 to create a registration profile and ID to automate your Solaris software registrations. Changes to this version of the tool include software registration user interface revisions and revised steps for registering a system.
For information about registering your system after you install the Solaris software, see Chapter 17, Registering Your Solaris Software (Tasks).
If you are not running at least the Solaris Express 8/06 software, see Chapter 18, Registering Your Solaris Express 3/06 or 10/05 Software (Tasks) for information about registering your system after you install the Solaris software.
Solaris Express 3/05: Never Print Banner option in Solaris Print Manager.
See What’s New in Printing? in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration for more information.
These tools are new or changed in the Solaris 10 release:
admintool – Starting with the Solaris 10 release, this tool is no longer available
Package and Patch Tool Enhancements
Sun Patch Manager
Use the Sun Update Connection System Edition software to manage patches and updates on your Solaris system. The Sun Update Connection software has the same functionality as the Sun Patch Manager 2.0 tools, with the addition of some new features and enhancements. For more information, see Chapter 16, Managing Software (Overview).
Solaris Print Manager
For a complete listing of new Solaris features and a description of Solaris releases, see What’s New in Solaris Express .
The following table provides a brief description of each tool and where to find more information about these tools.
Table 1.1. New or Changed Solaris Management Tools in the Solaris Express Release