Local Patch proxy not showing all patches
Ive noticed that sometimes the my local patch proxy doesnt pick up all the patches.
Theres a bunch of patches that just showed up today on the sun server. But if I point a machine at my local patch proxy, they don't show up in an smpatch analyze (or in the um display).
Point the machine back to the sun server and they show up again.
Possibly it just a lag problem and they will show up in th local proxy tomorrow.
# 1
I take it when you say local patch proxy you are referring to the Sun Update Connect Proxy, rather than the Local Patch Server (LPS).
Have a look at the thread below and let us know whether the problem you have is the same:
http://forum.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=25740&messageID=92719
If so the solution is shown here:
First, stop the proxy:
patchsvr stop
See if the crypto services are running:
$ svcs svc:/system/cryptosvc
You'll need to restart them if they are disabled:
$ svcadm enable svc:/system/cryptosvc
Now, you can disable the problematic component:
$ cryptoadm disable metaslot
And restart the proxy:
$ patchsvr start
Solution taken from:
http://forum.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=25780&start=10&tstart=0
# 2
I had already done that.However, the local proxy was just a bit slow.After the weekend, the patches have shown up.However, I thought the proxy was supposed to be "real time".So it should show exactly the same as talking to the sun server, shouldnt it.
# 5
I believe that it uses the daily analysis feature.
I dont think it updates the proxy patch db on every request from a client system. When a client requests a patch that isnt cached i'd expect the proxy to go and fetch the patch but the only way the client would know that patch existed in the first place would be if the proxy updated it's patch db regularly.
