Solaris9 smpatch not working
We've got a solaris 9 (118558-25) system with smpatch/patchpro installed on it. Running an smpatch analyze returns "No patches required." I know this is wrong... (I've cleared the /var/sadm/spool/cache)
If I do an smpatch get it returns https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/ as the patchpro.patch.source which I'm thinking is wrong.
Also, is the new Solaris 10 tool available for Solaris 9 yet? The website information is contradictory as to this info (it says its available for 8,9 and 10 until you get to the download page...)
Thanks for any help on this!
Patrick
# 1
Sun Update Connection is not currently available for Solaris 8 or 9, currently you can use Sun Update Connection, Enterprise for Solaris 8 and 9, as well as several Linux distributions. See http://www.sun.com/service/sunupdate/enterprise/ for further details.
Patch Manager is to be EOL'd in the next few months. The replacement for this will be Sun Update Connection, which will be download via Patch Manager as another patch and applied automatically.
https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/ is the correct url to use for smpatch for Patch Manager.
Please provide us with the output from the following commands:
$ uname -a
$ showrev -p | grep 112945
$ smpatch get
$ smpatch analyze
$ cat /etc/release
$ cat /var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER
$ pkginfo -l SUNWpmgr SUNWppror SUNWpprou
# 2
1. SunOS servername 5.9 Generic_118558-25 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-480R
2. Patch: 112945-40 Obsoletes: 113829-04, 114724-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWmccom, SUNWmcc, SUNWwbapi, SUNWwbcor, SUNWwbcou, SUNWwbpro, SUNWlvma, SUNWwbmc, SUNWmga, SUNWdclnt, SUNWpmgr, SUNWwbdev
Patch: 117679-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 112945-27 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWmcc, SUNWwbcor, SUNWwbcou, SUNWwbpro, SUNWmga, SUNWpmgr
Patch: 112945-27 Obsoletes: 113829-04, 114724-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWwbapi, SUNWwbcor, SUNWwbcou, SUNWwbpro, SUNWlvma, SUNWmga, SUNWdclnt, SUNWpmgr, SUNWwbdev
3.patchpro.backout.directory-""
patchpro.download.directory-/var/sadm/spool
patchpro.install.types standard:singleuser:rebootafter:rebootimmediate rebootafter:reconfigafter:standard
patchpro.patch.source-https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/
patchpro.patchsetpatchdb patchdb
patchpro.proxy.host -""
patchpro.proxy.passwd********
patchpro.proxy.port -8080
patchpro.proxy.user -""
patchpro.sun.passwd ********
patchpro.sun.usermyusername ""
4.No patches required.
5. Solaris 9 9/04 s9s_u7wos_09 SPARC
Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Assembled 29 June 2004
6. CLUSTER=SUNWCall
7.PKGINST: SUNWpmgr
NAME: Solaris Patch Management Applications
CATEGORY: system
ARCH: sparc
VERSION: 3.0,REV=2002.04.14.23.49
BASEDIR: /
VENDOR: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DESC: Solaris Patch Management Applications
PSTAMP: on81-adms-patch20050929162021
INSTDATE: Feb 01 2006 16:31
HOTLINE: Please contact your local service provider
STATUS: completely installed
FILES:47 installed pathnames
10 shared pathnames
22 directories
8 executables
1 setuid/setgid executables
2222 blocks used (approx)
ERROR: information for "SUNWppror" was not found
ERROR: information for "SUNWpprou" was not found
Just as a note, this has worked before. We currently patch semi-anually , so this worked 6 months ago. Java has been upgraded, which could be a probem...
thanks for the help
# 3
Please manually download and apply patch 112945-44 from sunsolve which updates the certificates on the host to fall in line with a recent upgrade on our side. After thats installed post the "smpatch get" and "smpatch analyze" output again.
# 4
I installed the 112945-44 patch.
smpatch anaylze still returns "No patches required."
smpatch get returns:
patchpro.backout.directory-""
patchpro.download.directory-/var/sadm/spool
patchpro.install.types standard:singleuser:rebootafter:rebootimmediate rebootafter:reconfigafter:standard
patchpro.patch.source-https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/
patchpro.patchsetpatchdb patchdb1
patchpro.proxy.host -""
patchpro.proxy.passwd********
patchpro.proxy.port -8080
patchpro.proxy.user -""
patchpro.sun.passwd ********
patchpro.sun.usermyusername ""
# 5
Try running smpatch in debug mode to see if that provides more detail as to what is happening:
$ smpatch analyze -C patchpro.log.level=7 -C patchpro.debug=true -C patchpro.log.file=/tmp/debuglog
In a separate terminal do a "tail -f /tmp/debuglog" and see if you notice anything.
Also let us know if there are any systems you have which do work.
# 6
I've reviewed the debuglog and nothing jumps out at me. It looks fairly normal for a java program (a lot of object references).
Just as a test, I did a 'smpatch download -i 118305', and the smpatch ran for a minute and then crashed with this message:
com.sun.patchpro.model.PatchProRuntimeException: Unexpected throwable
at com.sun.patchpro.cli.PatchServices.waitForThread(PatchServices.java:1284)
at com.sun.patchpro.cli.PatchServices.downloadAllPatches(PatchServices.java:820)
at com.sun.patchpro.cli.PatchServices.main(PatchServices.java:502)
Caused by:
java.lang.Throwable:
at com.sun.patchpro.model.PatchProModel$InnerSequencerThread.sequencerFailed(Patch ProModel.java:2695)
at com.sun.patchpro.model.PatchProModel.sequencerFailed(PatchProModel.java:3478)
at com.sun.patchpro.patch.GroupPatchSequencer.dispatchFailedEvent(GroupPatchSequen cer.java:402)
at com.sun.patchpro.patch.GroupPatchSequencer.sequencerFailed(GroupPatchSequencer. java:351)
at com.sun.patchpro.patch.GroupPatchSequencer.getPatchLists(GroupPatchSequencer.ja va:159)
at com.sun.patchpro.model.PatchProModel.runSequencer(PatchProModel.java:1922)
at com.sun.patchpro.model.PatchProStateMachine$9.run(PatchProStateMachine.java:482 )
at com.sun.patchpro.util.State.run(State.java:266)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Maybe this means something... a bad java install?
# 7
I'd advise raising a support case with Sun. Be sure to send them the debug log when you do as it will be help to identify where/what the problem is (though I suspect it may have something to do with showrev or the package/patch db on your host....but it needs looked at in more detail)
# 8
From your smpatch config, it looks like you have the 'old' patchset specified.Try doing:smpatch unset patchpro.patchsetand see if that helps.-Brian
# 9
I'm not sure if Sun fixed something on their end, but now the smpatch works. Here's the steps I followed this morning to get it working:
1. smpatch download -i 118558-26 (downloads -37)
2. smpatch analyze(prints out list of patches....)
I know these steps don't really seem to have a lot to do with the problem which is why I'm wondering if Sun fixed something upstream....or maybe the system needed to download at least one thing to update the caches on the system.
Thanks for the help!
