Registering Your Solaris Software With the CLI (Task Map)

The following task map identifies the procedures that you might need to perform to register your Solaris system by using the CLI.

Task

Description

For Instructions

Obtain a Sun Online Account.

Registered assets are associated with a Sun Online Account. A Sun Online Account is required to register your Solaris system.

  • How to Create a Sun Online Account: Solaris Express 3/06

  • How to Create a Sun Online Account: Solaris Express 10/05

Purchase a subscription key or service plan number.

Use a subscription key or service plan number to register for additional Solaris updates.

How to Purchase a Subscription Key or Service Plan Number

Create a RegistrationProfile file.

If you register your Solaris software with the CLI, you must first create a RegistrationProfile File.

How to Create a RegistrationProfile File

Run the CLI registration command using the subcommand options.

Describes the subcommand options that are available with the CLI registration command.

Solaris Software CLI Registration Subcommand Options

Register your Solaris software by using the CLI.

Register your Solaris software by using the registration CLI instead of the registration GUI.

How to Register Your Solaris Software With the CLI

Change the user name and password associated with your Solaris software registration.

To change the user that is registered with the software, reregister your software.

How to Reregister Your Solaris Software With a Different User

Add a subscription key or service plan number to your Solaris software registration.

If you did not add a subscription key or service plan number when you first registered, or if you have a new subscription key or service plan number, you can reregister your system to update your system's entitlement level.

How to Reregister Your Solaris Software and Add a Subscription Key or Service Plan Number

Add Update Connection services to your Solaris software registration.

If your system obtains update data from the Sun update server, register your system with Update Manager.

To manage updates manually, download updates from the Sun update server. You must manually apply and remove the updates.

How to Reregister Your Solaris Software to Enable Access to All of the Update Connection Services

Register your Solaris software in fail-safe mode.

If your registration did not collect all system information, use this option to register the software.

How to Register Your Solaris Software in Fail-Safe Mode