Solaris 10 Patching Training: Learn about Patching Solaris

We have been working hard on improving our customer's experience with Solaris Patches and updates. Besides providing learning opportunities for Solaris 10 SysAdmins, we are also redesigning some of our existing tools and creating new ones in order to promote all the information that is available around Patching in an easier and more intuitive manner.

In June, we released a new version of the PatchFinder utility now available on the SunSolve website at: http://sunsolve.sun.com/patchfinder.

This version includes improvements that allows SysAdmins to search for a patch by PatchID, CR #, Keyword, Synopsis, OS Release, Architecture, and other relevant criteria, providing a far more sophisticated patch search experience.

For feedback and comments on PatchFinder's features which you'd like to see to the software-update-finder-feedback@sun.com alias or directly to Gerry.Haskins@sun.com . 

For more details on this release, check out the following Patch Corner blog's entry:

New PatchFinder Tool Now Available

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Now customers with support contract can discuss patching issues and share their experiences with peers and experts in the new Patch Forums.

These forums are available for all customers that have a support contract at http://forums.sun.com. Tehe following categories are available:

"Let's Talk Patching!"

"Patching Strategy, Best Practices and Enhancements"

"Patch Issues"

 For more details, please read the following post at the Patch Corner blog: Patch Forums now Available for Contract Customers.

The Solaris Learning team from SLS has been part of an effort that involves creating new content and lessons around Solaris 10 Patching. We know it is a high visibility piece of Solaris and, as part of this effort we have created a 2 videos around Solaris Patching Philosophy and Solaris 10 Patching Best Practices, those are short videos that have as a goal to inform Solaris SysAdmins of the main points concerning patching.

In the next couple of months we will also have some new free-of-charge lessons that focus on specific processes for patching a Solaris 10 system (such as the use of Live Upgrade). These lessons will be available on the Sun Open Learning Center (SOLC) website, where you can also find the videos below: https://learning.sun.com/solc/smartstart.

Book 1: Solaris 10 Patching Philosophy:  https://slx.sun.com/1179273910
Description: Follow Sam, the Solaris 10 SysAdmin, in his adventure to find Patch Enlightenment, and learn the 5 Philosophical Points of Solaris 10 Patching.

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Book 2: The Quest or How I Learned to Love Solaris 10 Patching: https://slx.sun.com/1179274104
Description: The further adventures of Sam, the Solaris 10 admin, as he learns Solaris 10 Patching Best Practices.

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Here is the link to the SLX channel: https://slx.sun.com/node/1179273691