CLUSTER_README

NAME: Solaris 9 Recommended Patch Cluster
DATE: Jun/17/08


INTENT:
-------

This patch cluster is intended to provide a selected set of patches for
the designated Solaris release level.  This is a bundled set of patches
conveniently wrapped for one-step installation.  Only install this
cluster on the appropriate Solaris system.  Carefully read all important
notes and install instructions provided in this README file before
installing the cluster.  A cluster grouping does not necessarily imply
that additional compatibility testing has occured since the individual
patches were released.
 
WARNING!! IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that the installation of this patch 
cluster be performed in single-user mode (Run Level S).


CLUSTER DESCRIPTION:
--------------------

These Solaris Recommended patches are considered the most important and
highly recommended patches that avoid the most critical system, user, or
security related bugs which have been reported and fixed to date.  In
most cases a Solaris security patch will be included in the recommended
patch set. 

During initial installation of the Solaris product other patches or patch
sets may be provided with the product and required with product installation.
Refer to the Solaris product installation documentation to be sure that all
the patches required at product installation are already installed.  This
patch cluster can then be used to update or augment the system with the
recommended patches included.


PATCHES INCLUDED:
-----------------

114586-02  SunOS 5.9: bzip patch
116340-07  SunOS 5.9: gzip and Freeware info files patch
121992-01  SunOS 5.9: fgrep Patch
117067-05  SunOS 5.9: awk nawk oawk Patch
112964-17  SunOS 5.9: ksh patch
113713-25  SunOS 5.9: pkg utilities Patch
112951-14  SunOS 5.9: patchadd and patchrm Patch
112233-12  SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
114131-03  SunOS 5.9: multi-terabyte disk support - libadm.so.1 patch
114684-11  SunOS 5.9: Samba Patch
117480-01  SunOS 5.9: pkgadd Patch
116532-03  SunOS 5.9: mpt Patch
117171-17  SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
114129-02  SunOS 5.9: multi-terabyte disk support -libuuid patch
114127-03  SunOS 5.9: abi_libefi.so.1 and fmthard Patch
113073-14  SunOS 5.9: ufs and fsck patch
118558-39  SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
123056-01  SunOS 5.9: ldterm patch
113077-23  SunOS 5.9: su driver patch
113279-01  SunOS 5.9: klmmod Patch
114482-04  SunOS 5.9: Product Registry CLI Revision
114729-01  SunOS 5.9: usr/sbin/in.telnetd Patch
137038-01  SunOS 5.9: ImageMagick patch
114008-01  SunOS 5.9: cachefsd Patch
113335-04  SunOS 5.9: devinfo Patch
118300-02  X11 6.6.1: libXpm patch
112875-01  SunOS 5.9: patch /usr/lib/netsvc/rwall/rpc.rwalld
114971-02  SunOS 5.9: usr/kernel/fs/namefs Patch
113322-03  SunOS 5.9: uucp patch
112834-06  SunOS 5.9: patch scsi
118535-04  SunOS 5.9: sh/jsh/rsh/pfsh Patch
116237-01  SunOS 5.9: pfexec Patch
114503-14  SunOS 5.9: usr/sadm/lib/usermgr/VUserMgr.jar Patch
117477-01  SunOS 5.9: vol Patch
112908-32  SunOS 5.9: krb5, gss patch
113318-33  SunOS 5.9: NFS patch
112617-02  CDE 1.5: rpc.cmsd patch
116669-32  SunOS 5.9: md patch
117114-02  CDE 1.5: sdtwebclient patch
116247-01  SunOS 5.9: audit_warn Patch
113277-60  SunOS 5.9: st, sd and ssd drivers patch
114128-03  SunOS 5.9: sd_lun patch
112963-32  SunOS 5.9: linker Patch
113096-03  X11 6.6.1: OWconfig patch
112785-63  X11 6.6.1: Xsun patch
112807-22  CDE 1.5: dtlogin patch
117445-01  SunOS 5.9: newgrp patch
114014-18  SunOS 5.9: libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages Patch
121321-03  SunOS 5.9: ldap Patch
115677-02  SunOS 5.9: usr/lib/ldap/idsconfig Patch
114133-04  SunOS 5.9: mail patch
115754-02  SunOS 5.9: zlib security Patch
113329-19  SunOS 5.9: lp Patch
137910-01  SunOS 5.9: tk patch
114219-11  CDE 1.5: sdtimage patch
116561-16  SunOS 5.9: Volume System H/W Series platmod patch
121194-01  SunOS 5.9: usr/lib/nfs/statd Patch
115697-02  SunOS 5.9: mtmalloc lib Patch
112874-45  SunOS 5.9: libc patch
112960-61  SunOS 5.9: ldap library Patch
112837-14  SunOS 5.9: in.dhcpd & libresolv patch
112912-01  SunOS 5.9: libinetcfg Patch
114153-01  SunOS 5.9: Japanese SunOS 4.x Binary Compatibility(BCP) patch
112965-06  SunOS 5.9: eri driver patch
119449-01  SunOS 5.9: Perl Patch
112601-10  SunOS 5.9: PGX32 Graphics
115683-03  SunOS 5.9: Header files Patch
116774-03  SunOS 5.9: ping patch
117471-04  SunOS 5.9: connld, fifofs, fifonode patch
117071-01  SunOS 5.9: memory leak in llc1_ioctl()
113579-12  SunOS 5.9: ypserv/ypxfrd patch
112954-16  SunOS 5.9: uata Driver Patch
117418-01  SunOS 5.9: consms patch
122300-28  SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
115553-29  SunOS 5.9: USB Drivers and Framework Patch
113033-05  SunOS 5.9: patch /kernel/drv/isp and /kernel/drv/sparcv9/isp
114356-14  SunOS 5.9: /usr/bin/ssh patch
113240-13  CDE 1.5: dtsession patch
119211-17  NSS_NSPR_JSS 3.11.9: NSPR 4.7 / NSS 3.11.9 / JSS 4.2.6
114361-01  SunOS 5.9: /kernel/drv/lofi Patch
115158-10  X11 6.6.1: xscreensaver patch
114049-14  SunOS 5.9: NSPR 4.1.6 / NSS 3.3.4.8
112921-09  SunOS 5.9: libkadm5 Patch
116047-03  SunOS 5.9: hsfs Patch
114677-15  SunOS 5.9: International Components for Unicode Patch
113225-12  SunOS 5.9: Timezone commands and zoneinfo database update Patch
114329-02  SunOS 5.9: pax Patch
113068-06  SunOS 5.9: hpc3130 patch
113072-08  SunOS 5.9: patch /usr/sbin/format
113798-02  CDE 1.5: libDtSvc patch
117123-08  SunOS 5.9: wanboot Patch
123376-01  SunOS 5.9: bootconfchk patch
117455-01  SunOS 5.9: in.rwhod Patch
116502-03  SunOS 5.9: mountd Patch
114555-36  SunOS 5.9: Sun XVR-1200 and Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator Patch
114495-01  CDE 1.5: dtprintinfo patch
117162-01  SunOS 5.9: patch usr/src/uts/common/sys/cpc_impl.h
120240-01  SunOS 5.9: ps cmd patch
112922-02  SunOS 5.9: krb5 lib Patch
117203-05  X11 6.6.1: fontconfig patch
111711-16  SunOS 5.9: 32-bit Shared library patch for C++
111712-16  SunOS 5.9: 64-Bit Shared library patch for C++
116807-02  SunOS 5.9: /usr/sadm/lib/smc/lib/preload/jsdk21.jar patch
114875-01  SunOS 5.9: XML library source patch
114235-02  SunOS 5.9: libsendfile.so.1 Patch
114569-02  SunOS 5.9: libdbm.so.1 Patch
113146-10  SunOS 5.9: Apache Security Patch
113482-02  SunOS 5.9: sbin/sulogin Patch
116105-08  X11 6.6.1: FreeType patch
123368-01  SunOS 5.9: tip patch
114344-35  SunOS 5.9: arp, dlcosmk, ip, and ipgpc Patch
114861-01  SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/wall
112925-08  SunOS 5.9: ktutil kdb5_util kadmin kadmin.local kadmind Patch
112945-46  SunOS 5.9: wbem Patch
114363-04  SunOS 5.9: sort Patch
113718-02  SunOS 5.9: usr/lib/utmp_update Patch
112661-13  SunOS 5.9: IIIM and X Input & Output Method patch
116538-03  SunOS 5.9: SUNW_disk_link.so Patch
114135-03  SunOS 5.9: at utility Patch
117459-01  SunOS 5.9: routing socket module Patch
113451-14  SunOS 5.9: IKE patch
112926-06  SunOS 5.9: smartcard Patch
117201-09  X11 6.6.1: st patch
113280-09  SunOS 5.9: cpio patch
113923-05  X11 6.6.1: security font server patch
112764-09  SunOS 5.9: Sun Quad FastEthernet qfe driver
116453-02  SunOS 5.9: sadmind patch
114716-05  SunOS 5.9: rcp patch
112808-10  CDE1.5: Tooltalk patch
116489-01  SunOS 5.9: ttymux Patch
114731-09  SunOS 5.9: glm driver patch
124830-01  X11 6.6.1: xdm patch
116245-01  SunOS 5.9: uncompress Patch
137477-01  SunOS 5.9: p7zip patch
112810-06  CDE 1.5: dtmail patch
114016-01  tomcat security patch
123372-02  SunOS 5.9: rm patch
112540-27  SunOS 5.9: Expert3D IFB Graphics Patch
113023-01  SunOS 5.9: Broken preremove scripts in S9 ALC packages
114538-46  SunOS 5.9: Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator Patch
113575-11  SunOS 5.9: sendmail patch
112923-04  SunOS 5.9: krb5 usr/lib patch
116527-02  SunOS 5.9: timod Patch
112998-04  SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch
114564-13  SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/in.ftpd Patch
112817-32  SunOS 5.9: Sun GigaSwift Ethernet 1.0 driver patch
117485-01  SunOS 5.9: fn_ctx_x500.so.1 Patch
113226-06  SunOS 5.9: hme Driver Patch
114125-01  SunOS 5.9: IKE config.sample patch
119433-01  SunOS 5.9: telnet
116548-05  SunOS 5.9: ufsboot Patch
114636-04  SunOS 5.9: kcms_server and kcms_configure patch
118335-08  SunOS 5.9: sockfs patch
112811-02  OpenWindows 3.7.0: Xview Patch
113278-20  SunOS 5.9: NFS Daemon, rpcmod Patch
116308-01  CDE 1.5: libDtHelp patch
121996-01  SunOS 5.9: S9 perl 5.005_03`s CGI.pm and Safe.pm modules Patch
116559-01  SunOS 5.9: powerd pmconfig patch
116494-01  SunOS 5.9: libdevice Patch
114713-03  SunOS 5.9: newtask & libproject.so.1 patch
115172-01  SunOS 5.9: kernel/drv/le Patch
123396-01  SunOS 5.9: librpcsvc patch


IMPORTANT NOTES AND WARNINGS:
-----------------------------

SYSTEMS WITH LIMITED DISK SPACE SHOULD *NOT* INSTALL PATCHES:
With or without using the save option, the patch installation process 
will still require some amount of disk space for installation and
administrative tasks in the /, /usr, /var, or /opt directories where
patches are typically installed.  The exact amount of space will depend
on the machine's architecture, software packages already installed, and
the difference in the patched objects size.  To be safe, it is not
recommended that a patch cluster be installed on a system with less
than 10 MBytes of available space in each of these directories. Running
out of disk space during installation may result in only partially
loaded patches.  Be sure a recent full system backup is available in
case a problem occurs, and check to be sure adequate disk space is
available before installing the patch cluster.

SAVE AND BACKOUT OPTIONS:
By default, the cluster installation procedure uses the patchadd
command save feature to save the base objects being patched.  Prior to
installing the patches the cluster installation script will first
determine if enough system disk space is available in /var/sadm/patch
to save the base objects and will terminate if not.  Patches can only
be individually backed out with the original object restored if the
save option was used when installing this cluster.  Please later refer
to the patchrm command manual page for instructions and more
information.  It is possible to override the save feature by using the
[-nosave] option when executing the cluster installation script.  Using
the nosave option, however, means that you will not be able to backout
individual patches if the need arises.

SPECIAL INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
As with any patch individually applied, there may be additional special
installation instructions which are documented in the individual patch
README file.  It is recommended that each individual patch readme is
reviewed before installing this cluster to determine if any additional
installation steps are necessary for a patch.  Otherwise it is possible
that an individual patch may still not be completely installed in all
respects after the cluster has been installed.

DISKLESS CLIENT SYSTEMS:
On server machines that service diskless clients, a
patch is NOT applied to existing clients or to the client root template
space.  Therefore, all client machines of the server that will need
this cluster will have to individually apply this cluster.  Install
this cluster on the client machines first, then the server.

A PATCH MAY NOT BE APPLIED:
Under certain circumstances listed below, a particular patch provided in
this cluster may not be installed if:
 
- The patch applies to a package that has not originally been installed
- The same or newer revision of the patch has already been installed
- The patch was obsoleted by another patch that has already been installed
- The package database is corrupt or missing
 
Use the 'showrev -p' command to compare the list of patches already 
installed on the system with the patch list and revision levels provided
in this cluster.  During installation, the install process will indicate
if a patch was not applied and more detailed installation messages will
be logged to the installation log file.  The README file with each patch
also provides documentation regarding install and backout messages.

OLDER VERSIONS OF PATCHES ALREADY INSTALLED:
Backout of older versions of patches provided in the cluster is not
required in order for the newer version to be installed.  However
not backing out an older rev before installing a newer rev will
cause showrev -p to continue to show the older rev along with the
newer rev.  And, if the older rev was previously installed with
the save option, the older rev will continue to occupy disk space
in /var/sadm/patch even though it has been obsoleted by the new rev.
The patchrm command will only allow the most recently saved
objects to be restored, thus there are no serious risks associated
with leaving an older rev on the system.  It just may, however,
avoid confusion and be more economical to first backout an older
patch revision before installing a newer revision.


INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
---------------------

First, be sure the patch cluster has been unzipped
if the cluster was received as a .zip file, then proceed as follows:
 
 
1)      Decide on which method you wish to install the cluster:
 
Recommended Method Using Save Feature:
 
By default, the cluster installation procedure uses the patchadd
save feature to save the original objects being patched.  Prior
to installing the patches the cluster installation script will
first determine if enough system disk space is available in
/var/sadm/patch to save the objects and will terminate if not.
Using the default save feature is recommended. 
 
Method Using No Save Option:
 
It is possible to override the save feature by using the [-nosave]
option when executing the cluster installation script.  Using the
nosave option means that you will not be able to backout individual
patches if the need arises.
 
 
2)      Run the install_cluster script
 
        cd <patch cluster directory>
        ./install_cluster
 
By default, a message warning the user to check for minimum disk
space allowance (separate from the save feature) will appear
and allow the user to abort if inadequate space exists.  To
suppress this interactive message the "-q" (quiet) option can
be used when invoking install_cluster.
 
The progress of the script will be displayed on your terminal.
It should look something like:
 
# ./install_cluster
 
Patch cluster install script for <cluster name>
 
Determining if sufficient save space exists...
Sufficient save space exists, continuing...
Installing patches located in <patch cluster directory>
Installing <patch-id>
Installing <patch-id>
.
.
.
Installing <patch-id>
 
For more installation messages refer to the installation logfile:
   /var/sadm/install_data/<cluster name>_log
 
Use '/usr/bin/showrev -p' to verify installed patch-ids.
Refer to individual patch README files for more patch detail.
Rebooting the system is usually necessary after installation.
#
 
 
3)      Check the logfile if more detail is needed.
 
If errors are encountered during the installation of this cluster,
error messages will be displayed during installation.  More details
about the causes of failure can be found in the detail logfile:
 
        more /var/sadm/install_data/<cluster name>_log
 
If this log file previously existed the latest cluster installation
data will be concatenated to the file, so check the end of the file.
 
 
4)      THE MACHINE SHOULD BE REBOOTED FOR ALL PATCHES TO TAKE EFFECT!!

