Sun Update Connection services are designed to compare an individual system configuration and status to a database of configuration data and business rules. When you register your Solaris system, you can also register with Sun Update Connection services by supplying a service plan number. The following tools are available with Sun Update Connection services:
Sun Update Manager – A graphical user interface and a fully-scriptable smpatch command-line interface that assesses your system status and recommends system-specific updates. You are notified when new updates are available for your system. You can use Sun Update Manager to view a list of applied updates, to apply new updates to your system, and to remove updates from your system. Sun Update Manager enables you to manage updates on your system, including identifying update dependencies and determining installation order for each system.
Sun Update Connection-Hosted – A web application hosted at Sun that enables you to remotely manage updates on up to 10 systems through a standard web browser. You can view and install updates for systems that are registered with Sun Update Manager.
Sun Update Connection Proxy – A system located within your intranet that provides updates to eligible systems. The Sun Update Connection Proxy is similar to a local update server, but updates are sent over the Internet from Sun to the Sun Update Connection Proxy. The Sun Update Connection Proxy transfers the updates to the systems that are inside your enterprise security domain. The Sun Update Connection Proxy system must be connected to the Internet or to another Proxy which can access the Internet.
Sun Update Connection is available with the following service subscriptions:
Solaris 10 OS service plan
SunSpectrumSM service plan
Sun Preventive Services
For more information about Sun Update Connection and how to use the Sun Update Connection Proxy, go to the Sun Update Connection documentation on docs.sun.com.