OK, finally managed to get root access to the machines.
Now running
# uname -a
SunOS unknown 5.8 Generic_108528-22 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-e2
# showrev -p
Patch: 112668-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWgzip
Patch: 109889-01 Obsoletes: 109353-04 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWpstl, SUNWpstlx
Patch: 110370-02 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWpstl, SUNWpstlx
Patch: 110376-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWpstl, SUNWpstlx
Patch: 110833-01 Obsoletes: 110579-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWpstl, SUNWpstlx
Patch: 110853-01 Obsoletes: 110787-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWpstl, SUNWpstlx
Patch: 108528-07 Obsoletes: 108874-01, 108966-06, 108979-10, 109153-01, 109236-01, 109291-06, 109296-05, 109309-02, 109313-02, 109345-02, 109348-05, 109350-06, 109571-02, 109656-01, 109663-01, 109801-02, 109880-01, 110096-05, 110118-02, 110121-01, 110132-02, 110133-03, 110134-02, 110141-02, 110201-01, 110225-01, 110231-01, 110372-02, 110517-04, 110599-02 Requires: 110383-01 Incompatibles: 109079-01 Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWkvm, SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcslx, SUNWcsl, SUNWcarx, SUNWcar, SUNWcpr, SUNWcprx, SUNWcsxu, SUNWpmu, SUNWpmr, SUNWpmux, SUNWarc, SUNWarcx, SUNWcstl, SUNWcstlx, SUNWhea, SUNWmdb, SUNWmdbx, SUNWsrh
Patch: 110369-04 Obsoletes: 110709-02 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWcsr, SUNWcarx
Patch: 110373-02 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWcsr, SUNWcarx
Patch: 110374-06 Obsoletes: 110136-02, 110516-02 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvmx, SUNWcsr, SUNWcarx, SUNWcar, SUNWmdbx
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more info at pastie[dot]org/3341876
sunsolve.sun site seems to be down or not working at all.
what are the correct ways to patch the system.
thanks
norman