Cannot connect to local patch server

[trisco]

I'm setting up a client to talk to a local patch server with both client and server at Solaris 9. The lps runs the command "smpatch analyze" successfully, but when running the same command on the client, message "Cannot connect to retrieve detectors: Connection refused" appears.

The patchpro.patch.source on the client is:

http://fco-ss39:3816/solaris/

https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/

/etc/services is:
sunlps-http 3816/udp #Sun Local Patch Manager
sunlps-http 3816-tcp #Sun Local Patch Manager

I've cycled inetd with no change in the results.

The command: telnet fco-ss39 3816
results in message: telnet:Unable to connect to remote hsots: Connection refused

telnet to the same host without the port no. is successful. There is no firewall between these servers and they are on the same segment. Can anyone help get a successful connection? Must an entry be put in the /etc/inet/inetd.conf for this port? If so, what does it look like?

 

[bfitzmai]

Not sure if this will help you... Someinformation you may need starts around page 332.

http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/doc/sun/solaris10/solaris10_basic_admin.pdf

 

[trisco]

I'm not using the web browser at this time, strictly command line. I think that I have the lps and client configured according to the admin guide, but am having trouble with the network connection. The "trouble shooting" reference for lps isn't too helpful.

 

[trisco]

Upon further investigation, I think that the packages SUNWpsvrr and SUNWpsvru must be installed, which are not. I think that they are contained in the zip file: pm2.0_s9_lps_sparc.zip. Can anyone confirm that for me?

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

 

[trisco]

I will update this thread for any one else that may have a similar question regarding the Patch Manager. After installing the packages SUNWpsvrr and SUNWpsvru on the server, which are in the previously mentioned zip file, and starting the patch server on the server side with the command:
/usr/sbin/patchsvr start
the client was successful in gathering the patch info from the LPS (local patch server).