[pca] kernel patch for LDom control domain

[Glenn Satchell]

Glen Gunselman wrote:
>  
> I need to update an older Solaris that is the primary/control domain for 
> a T5220 to pickup CR 6661097.
>  
> Here's the details on the OS and firmware:
> cat /etc/release
>                        Solaris 10 8/07 s10s_u4wos_12b SPARC
>            Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
>                         Use is subject to license terms.
>                             Assembled 16 August 2007
> uname -a
> SunOS zoot 5.10 Generic_137111-03 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220
>  
> /opt/SUNWldm/bin/ldm -V
>  
> Logical Domain Manager (v 1.0.3)
>         Hypervisor control protocol v 1.1
>         Using Hypervisor MD v 1.0
>  
> System PROM:
>         Hypervisor      v. 1.6.7.       @(#)Hypervisor 1.6.7.a 
> 2008/08/30 05:18\015
>  
>         OpenBoot        v. 4.29.0.      @(#)OBP 4.29.0.a 2008/09/15 12:01
>  
> Using the following pca syntax I get 11 patches to install kernel patch 
> 141444 (in the end I will use Live Upgrade)
> /var/tmp/pca --list 141444 --xrefdir="/var/tmp/pcatmp" 
> --patchdir="/var/tmp/pcatmp"
> Using /var/tmp/pcatmp/patchdiag.xref from Feb/16/10
> Host: zoot (SunOS 5.10/Generic_137111-03/sparc/sun4v)
> List: 141444 (11/2782)
>  
> Patch  IR   CR RSB Age Synopsis
> ------ -- - -- --- --- 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 138217 -- < 01 R-- 457 SunOS 5.10: svccfg & svcprop patch
> 140899 -- < 01 R-- 287 SunOS 5.10: [ir].manifest patch
> 119254 57 < 72 RS-  28 SunOS 5.10: Install and Patch Utilities Patch
> 125555 -- < 06 R-- 154 SunOS 5.10: patch behavior patch
> 140796 -- < 01 R-- 287 SunOS 5.10: umountall patch
> 138866 -- < 03 R-- 278 SunOS 5.10: sharetab patch
> 137137 -- < 09 RS- 464 SunOS 5.10: kernel patch
> 141016 -- < 01 R-- 287 SunOS 5.10: Dummy Patch
> 139555 -- < 08 RS- 286 SunOS 5.10: Kernel Patch
> 142292 -- < 01 R-- 127 SunOS 5.10: Place Holder patch
> 141444 -- < 09 RS- 127 SunOS 5.10: kernel patch
>  
>  
> My questions are:
> 1.  Will pca pickup all the patches needed to support kernel patch 
> 141444? (I think I'm asking if I can trust the dependence list for 141444.)
> 2.  Is it a bad idea to pick just a kernel patch out of the set of 
> missingrs?  (The missingrs set includes 111 patches.)
> 3.  Any general advice for patching a running production primary/control 
> domain.
>  
>  
> Thanks for any insight,
>  
>  
>  
> Glen Gunselman
> Systems Software Specialist
> TCS
> Emporia State University

I think installing all of missingr and or missingrs is the way to go, as 
this is what is most tested by Sun and end users.

If you only do the kernel patch then you may be missing other important 
fixes that may or may not impact the kernel patch, There's really no way 
to know.

-- 
regards,
-glenn
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