Disconnected Mode
Since Sun xVM Ops Center has been out for a while now, I thought I'd explain some of the new features, how they work, and why they rival sliced bread in their level of innovation.
Disconnected mode is one of these new features in Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0, and it's one that people have been asking for since the original version. It lets you run Sun xVM Ops Center in a dark site, and allows you to use functions like patching without connecting the Enterprise Controller to the internet.
To set up Sun xVM Ops Center in disconnected mode, you install and configure it as normal. Once you're up and running, you set up the harvester script on a system with internet access. The harvester script pulls Knowledge Base bundles containing patch data from Sun. Using the harvester script, download a KB bundle, run it through your security checks, and then move it onto the Enterprise Controller system.
In the Administration section, click Change Connection Mode. Enter the path of the KB bundle and click upload, then click Switch to disconnected mode. And then you're set. You can pull new patch data and get it to your Enterprise Controller without connecting it to the internet. Pretty much everything will work the same in disconnected mode.
For a detailed view, we have a document that explains the whole procedure. You can get a PDF of that document or any other page on the wiki, too - I made a fancy screencast that shows you how.
