I have a Solaris 10 server. I've been trying to find from where I can download patches/updates.
I have a Solaris 10 server and need to update the kernel. To download the latest Solaris 10. Chapter 1 Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System Patch List. The Solaris 10 10/08 patch list provides a list of patches pre-applied to the Solaris 10 10/08 release.
The specific bug I'm running into (http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6551484) is reportedly fixed, according to that report:
So far, all the potential Solaris patch download sites that Google returns all redirect to the My Oracle Support portal. I signed up for that, but now I need an 'Oracle Support Identifier'.
According to the FAQ:
After you log in with your SSO account, you must register your Oracle Customer Support Identifiers (Support IDs) or your Sun Contract Number. Most customers have only one Support ID. Your Support ID is included in the welcome letter sent from Oracle. This is a number similar to 3434354 that defines for Oracle the products you have licensed for support. After you have registered your Support IDs, you must be approved by the Customer User Administrator (CUA) for your organization.
There is no paperwork, I have a SPARC machine with Solaris 10 installed on it. Am I out of luck regarding getting it updated?
Kevin3 Answers
I was actually just now on the phone with Oracle about an unrelated matter, and they've confirmed with me that it's now not possible to download any patches for Solaris outside of the Oracle support system (http://support.oracle.com/).
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
bahamatbahamatAlthough the patchset is no longer available without a support contract, the full iso-image of Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 (includiung Update 11) still is available:
Would it be possible to update the existing system from this iso-image?
Based on you running Solaris Express on SPARC, it appears you'd need to flip to Solaris 10, or more likely Solaris 11 which would be closer to Solaris Express (OpenSolaris) that you're using.
And since you're using a SPARC system, are you sure you don't have a valid support contract? If so, you should have OS support as well.