Sun has released a reccomended patch management policy for Solaris.
It is primarily a description of the tools Sun provides and how to use them. The concept most repeated is minimise change and patch appropriately for the role of the machine.
It is primarily a description of the tools Sun provides and how to use them. The concept most repeated is minimise change and patch appropriately for the role of the machine.
Here's a summary snip.
Sun's recommended strategy for updating software includes these practices:
Sun's recommended strategy for updating software includes these practices:
- Analyzing the need to apply patches or update your software based on risk, cost, availability, and timing
- Minimizing change to your environment whenever possible
- Addressing SunSM Alert notifications and other critical issues as soon as possible
- Only making other changes to your environment to address known problems
- Maintaining your environment as current as appropriate for your business and application needs
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