does update connection proxy store patches for other servers
I have following set-up ( all running sol 10 )
Server A : E250 , has connection to internet. runs update connection proxy and update manager.
update manager uses update connection proxy on the same server to get sun patches. This server is registered on SUN web site.
Server B: V440 NO connection to internet , runs update manager which connects to update connection proxy on SERVER A.
Suppose a patch becomes available for a Sun Driver that I have installed on SERVER B but NOT on SERVER A .
Will the update connection proxy running in SERVER A download the patch for that driver and pass it to SERVER B update manager to be applied ? Altough SERVER A does not need that patch ?
I would expect the answer to this to be YES , otherwise I do not see any value of running update connection proxy !!
Is anyone able to answer this ?
Thanks
[891 byte] By [
forum_dev] at [2007-11-26 6:02:44]
# 1
Yes - The primary purpose of the Sun Update Connection Proxy is to provide patches to machines (like Server B) which cannot directly reach the internet.
In a nutshell, you should see no difference in the behaviour of Update Manager on Server B when pointing it directly at Sun, and pointing it at a Sun Update Connection Proxy that in turn points to Sun.
What will happen is:
Server B: will run analysis against the full patch set, and decide which patches are applicable to Server B. It will recommend any patch that meets the appropriate criteria for Server B. If a patch is recommended, you can select it for installation, and Server B will then request the patch from Server A, if Server A doesn't happen to have this patch already, it will in turn "proxy" this download from Sun, cache the patch and return it to Server B.
Hope this helps,
-ethan
# 5
Will Server A correctly answer requests from Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 smpatch analyze or download requests?
It appears that while the new application may not fully support Solaris8/9 for the new features, all I am interested in is having one "local patch server" which appears to be the same as "update connection proxy" for Solaris 10.
