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h2. Patches |
| h4. Patch Entitlements in more detail |
| Sun's Access Entitlement implementation works as follows. |
| There are two components: 1. *Asset Entitlement:* One or more "Entitlement Classes" are associated with the asset. For example, the asset may be a Patch or Image Packaging System (IPS) Repository. 2. *User Entitlement:* One or more "Entitlement Classes" are associated with the user based on their support contracts. Different support contracts associate the user with differ "Entitlement Classes". For example, a Solaris 10 Subscription will grant access to Solaris 10 patches but will not grant access to Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 patches. Entitlement resolution is the lowest common denominator. If one or more of the "Entitlement Classes" associated with the User matches one or more of the "Entitlement Classes" associated with the Asset, then download access to the Asset is granted, else download access to the Asset is denied. The following shows some of the current "Entitlement Classes" and their meanings. When you log into SunSolve and select Change Contract you will see some of these associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA): || Entitlement Class || What level of access you have || | *Public* | *You are entitled to access Public patches* which do not a support contract. | | *Solaris10SoftwareUpdates* | *You are entitled to Solaris 10 patches. * \\ As you have one or more support contracts associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA) which grants access to Solaris 10 Operating System patches. | | *Solaris9SoftwareUpdates* | *You are entitled to Solaris 9 Patches.* \\ You have one or more support contracts associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA) which grants access to Solaris 9 Operating System patches. | | *Solaris8SoftwareUpdates* | *You are entitled to Solaris 8 non-Vintage Patches.* \\ You have one or more support contracts associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA) which grants access to non-Vintage Solaris 8 Operating System patches. | | *Solaris8VintageSoftwareUpdates* | *You are are entited to Solaris 8 Vintage Patches.* \\ You have a Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service plan associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA) which grants access to Solaris 8 Vintage Patches. | | *ContractRequired* | *You are entitled to access patches which require a non-specific support contract.* \\ Your have one or more support contracts associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA) which grants access to patches requiring a non-specific support contract. | | *SolarisAllUpdates* | *You are entitled to access non-Vintage Solaris patches.* \\ This is an obsolete and redundant Entitlement Class which shall be removed at a future date. | | *Solaris10* | *You are entitled to access non-Vintage Solaris patches.* \\ This is an obsolete and redundant Entitlement Class which shall be removed at a future date. | See the relevant entries in the [Patch Corner blog|http://blogs.sun.com/patch] for further information. *Important Notes:* * It is important to note that in order to access Solaris 8 Vintage patches, users must have a Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service plan associated with their Sun Online Account (SOA). * A SunSpectrum support plan or a Solaris 8 Software Subscription entitles you to access non-Vintage Solaris 8, 9, and 10 patches * A Solaris 9 Software Subscription entitles you to access Solaris 9 and 10 patches * A Solaris 10 Software Subscription entitles you to access Solaris 10 patches * The entitlement list can change over time to reflect the product-based entitlements available to the user. Users experiencing difficulty with patch access should make use of the [New Patch Forum|http://forums.sun.com/category.jspa?categoryID=162], where they can read threads and post questions about patching related issues. See [http://blogs.sun.com/patch/entry/patch_forums_now_available_for|http://blogs.sun.com/patch/entry/patch_forums_now_available_for] for information on how to access the Patch Forum. *Warranty Customers Coming Soon.. Sun is working on implementing Knowledge entitlements for SunSolve, which allow Warranty customers access to premium content. It is important to note that Warranties provide access to Firmware patches but do not grant access to software patches as software is not covered by a hardware warranty. |
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