[pca] HEADS-UP: Vintage Solaris 8 patches included in patchdiag.xref

[Don O'Malley]

Hi,

This is a heads up for those using pca to patch Solaris 8 systems.

Solaris 8 has entered Vintage Phase 2 (End-Of-Service-Life), as of April 
1st 2009.
For further information, please check out the following links:
* http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/solaris/solaris8eosl.pdf
* http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/Solaris8.html

So, what does this mean for pca users patching Solaris 8 systems?
* If you have a standard Solaris 8 support contract you will continue to 
have access to Solaris 8 OS patches released before April 1st 2009.
    You will also still be able to access the Solaris 8 Recommended & 
Sun Alert Patch Clusters from the recently revamped Patch Clusters & 
Bundles page at 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=patches/patch-access.
    (Please note that the contents of these clusters will no longer be 
updated, as part of the End-Of-Service-Life program.)

* If you wish to have access to Solaris 8 patches released after April 
1st 2009 you must purchase a Vintage Solaris 8 support contract.
    Further information on how to purchase Vintage Solaris 8 support is 
available from your local Sun Sales Representative or Sun Authorized 
Partners (see bottom of http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/Solaris8.html).
   
* If you are considering transitioning from Solaris 8 to a later release 
of Solaris the information at 
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/support/sol8.xml may be helpful.

How about the information in patchdiag.xref; how will that be affected?
Sun will continue to update the metadata in the patchdiag.xref file for 
Solaris 8 patches, including adding new patches as they are released.
Please be aware however that without a Vintage Solaris 8 contract you 
will be unable to download such patches, even if they fix (or accumulate 
a fix for) a security issue.

Patches 128624-12 & 128625-12 are the first of the Solaris 8 patches to 
be released as part of the Vintage Solaris 8 program.
They are currently included in the patchdiag.xref file:

128624|12|Apr/27/09| |S| |  |8|sparc;sparc.sun4u;sparc.sun4us;108528-24;108989-01;110386-01;111023-03;111317-05;113648-03;115827-01;116602-01;|SUNWapppr:11.8.0,REV=2000.01...
128625|12|Apr/27/09| |S| |  |8_x86|i386;108529-24;108990-01;110400-01;111024-03;111318-05;113649-03;115828-01;116603-01;|SUNWapppr:11.8.0,REV=2000.01.08.18.17;SUNWapppu:11...




If anyone has any further question, please feel free to ask me directly 
or on the alias.

Best Wishes,
-Don