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Add Patches to the Image

Add the patches required by the packages you added to the image and any optional patches. There are also two patches required to integrate the JumpStart client with CA Server Automation. Download the patches from the www.sun.com website and add them to the image.

Note: You must have a Sun Online account to download patches. Log in or register on the self-registration page of the Sun website.

To add patches to the image

1. Download patch 108434-22 from the libc patch page of the Sun website into a working directory:

   cd /working_directory
   

2. Enter the following command:

   jarunzip -x-xf 108434-22.jar.zip
   

   The file is uncompressed.

3. Enter the following command:

   cp -r 1084340-22 /image_parent/sol_8/Solaris_8/Patches
   

   The libc patch is copied to the image.

4. Download patch 112438-03 from the random patch page of the Sun website into a working directory:

   cd /working_directory
   

5. Enter the following command:

   unzip jar -xxf 112438-03.jarzip
   

   The file is uncompressed.

6. Enter the following command:

   cp -r 112438-03 /image_parent/sol_8/Solaris_8/Patches
   

   The random patch is copied to the image.