New Directory Structure For FTP - Updated 11/04/04
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A new FTP directory structure is now available. This new FTP site
functions as a standard, anonymous FTP server. Customers will be able
to access and retrieve patches using a wide variety of publicly available
FTP client tools. With the exception of point patches, temporary security
patches and patches requiring a valid software contract id
(AKA private patches).
ALL patch revisions in signed and un-signed format are available in this
FTP site. Encryption patches are also available, but only in un-signed format.
The latest OS Recommended clusters and Patch Reports are also
viewable/downloadable via FTP. The cores and download directories will still
be available as in the old FTP site.
Japanese patches and MUs are no longer available via FTP.
New Directory Structure
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All core directories (cores, Europe-cores, Explorer) and download directories
are available at the root level.
/download
- location for storing files for downloading
/core(s)
- location for uploading core files.
- the existing functionality that allows users to create sub-
directories within the CORES directory will no longer be
available with this new release.
All patches, clusters and patch reports will be available under the
/patchroot directory.
/patchroot/all_encryption
- contains all patch revisions released for encryption patches
- includes binaries & readmes for 'Obsoleted' and 'Released'
patches (does not include source code).
- excluded are RESTRICTED and POINT Patches
as well as the binaries for WITHDRAWN patches.
/patchroot/current_encryption
- contains the latest patch revision for encryption patches
- includes binaries & readmes.
- excluded are RESTRICTED and POINT Patches as well as the
binaries for WITHDRAWN patches.
/patchroot/all_signed
contains the latest signed patch revisions in .jar format and signed
version of patches obsoleted after November 22, 2002. Does not include
encryption patches.
/patchroot/all_unsigned
- contains all unsigned patch revisions in .tar or .zip format.
Does not include encryption patches.
/patchroot/current_signed
contains the latest signed patch revisions in .jar format.
/patchroot/current_unsigned
contains latest unsigned patch revisions in .tar or .zip format.
/patchroot/clusters
contains the latest recommended OS Clusters for all supported Solaris
releases, J2SE clusters and Java Enterprise System Pre-requisite clusters.
/patchroot/reports
contains the latest patch reports for all supported Solaris releases.
/patchroot/all_restricted
contains all unsigned restricted patches
/patchroot/current_restricted
- contains the lates unsigned restricted patches.
Inaccessible directories
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Even though the follow directories are visible via FTP, they will not
be accessible to external customers:
/patchroot/all_patchdb
/patchroot/internal_reports
/patchroot/patchdb
/patchroot/reports_archive
/patchroot/patchcd
/patchroot/all_temp_security
/patchroot/temp_security
Security t-patches are available at:
http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=security/tpatches.
/patchroot/private
Private Patches are available at
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage
/patchroot/all_point
/patchroot/current_point
Point patches are available at: http://sunsolve.sun.com/point
.