Hi All,
We are going to update patches in our SUN server and i got the list from SUN Solution center. I have to install around 72 patches. So I am planning to create some scripts for this .can anybody help me in this?
is there is any option to suppress reboot in patch installation
Regards
Vimal
No Solaris patch will automatically reboot your system after it installs. As to rebooting after a patch install, if the instructions say so, you generally must do it. You can wait until all your patches are installed, you don't have to reboot after each one.
Some patch installs (kernel patches mostly) install a /reconfigure file which will trigger a boot -r - be aware!
You system may continue to run just fine after patch installation. Some apps may dump core. Ask yourself "am I feeling lucky today?"
FWIW you might just want to install the "Recommended Patch Cluster" for your OS if it includes the patches you need. The Clusters contain a patch_order file and a script which will install the patches in the right order, and will check available disk space to make sure you don't destroy your OS by filling up the system disk while a patch install is in progress. The custer installs are carefully prepered and very reliable.
Otherwise it's an exercise in scripting 101: for f in patch; do patchadd $f ; done