Oracle releases Solaris 11
Updates (SRU) each month. Such SRUs include all the changed packages
(enhancements and fixes) since the GA version. Overtime the size of
the SRU increases.
The last SRU 35 for
Solaris 11.3 consists of 6 files with 8.2 GB in total.
For user without internet
connection from the Solaris systems to Oracle this manual downloads
takes some time each month.
With Solaris 11.4 Oracle
introduced an additional download option. The Sparse Repository
Updates, which only include the changes between the SRUs. This is
ideal for user who download each SRU every month. The download size
is reduced. The SRU10 Sparse Update (June 2019) consists of 3.5 GB (2
files) compared to the full SRU10 which is 8.6 GB (5 files).
If you don't download each SRU you still use the full SRUs.
If you don't download each SRU you still use the full SRUs.
On My Oracle Support (MOS)
you can find all the Solaris 11.4 SRU on this index page:
