Install a patch

You can install a Solaris patch directly on managed a server or on all servers in a device group, or you can add a Solaris patch to a Solaris patch policy (or to a software policy), attach the policy to a managed server or device group and then remediate the server against the policy. When you remediate a server or device group, the Solaris patch specified in the attached policy is installed on the managed server.

SA provides the following ways to install a Solaris patch on a managed server:

  • Install a Solaris patch directly on a managed server by using the Install Patch wizard.
  • Install a Solaris patch directly on a managed server by using the Install Software wizard.
  • Install a Solaris patch or a patch cluster on a managed server by using a Solaris patch policy.
  • Install a Solaris patch or a patch cluster on a managed server by using a software policy.

If you install or remove a Solaris patch without using SA, you must perform a software registration and a compliance scan to make sure that SA has complete and up-to-date information about the managed server. See Patch compliance.