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Retrieve the Solaris patch supplementary data file

SA retrieves information about Solaris patches from Oracle (from the patchdiag.xref file). However, SA provides valuable supplementary data about Solaris patches that you can obtain automatically from the HPE Live Network. When HPE updates this supplementary data, you can configure the HPE Live Network to automatically upload it to the SA Solaris patch database.

To obtain the supplementary data file when it is updated and upload it into the SA Library:

  1. Obtain an HPE Passport ID from:

    http://h20229.www2.hp.com/passport-registration.html

  2. Log in to the HPE Live Network portal using your HPE Passport credentials:

    https://hpln.hpe.com/group/hp-live-network-connector

  3. The HPE Live Network connector (LNc) is installed on the core server where the SA Software Repository component is installed.

    You can download the HPE Live Network Connector User Guide from the Live Network Connector community on the HPE Live Network at:

    https://hpln.hpe.com/group/hp-live-network-connector

    Click the Resources tab and open the Documentation folder.

  4. On the system where the LNc is installed, run the following command to enable the Solaris patching service:

    live-network-connector write-config --setting=content.solaris_patching=1

  5. (Optional) To disable the Solaris patching service, run the same command with the value set to 0:

    live-network-connector write-config --setting=content.solaris_patching=0

Alternatively, you can manually download the supplementary Solaris patch data file from the HPE Live Network and upload it to the SA database. See Manually download the Solaris patch supplementary data file.