How to create local repository server

Oracle Solaris 11 software is distributed in Image Packaging System (IPS) packages. IPS packages are stored in IPS package repositories, which are populated by IPS publishers.

How to create local repository server


Create zfs filesystem

zpool create -f  newpool c8t0d0s1 c8t0d0s2

zfs set canmount=off newpool

zfs create newpool/repo

Create local repostory

svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/inst_root=/newpool/repo/repo

svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/readonly=true

svcadm refresh application/pkg/server

svcadm enable application/pkg/server

svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/port=10000

svcadm refresh application/pkg/server

pkg set-publisher -G "*" -g /newpool/repo/repo solaris


On client side

root@test2:~# pkg set-publisher -G "*" -g http://10.66.10.156:10000 solaris

root@test2:~# pkg publisher
PUBLISHER                   TYPE     STATUS P LOCATION

solaris                     origin   online F http://10.66.10.156:10000/

Update your local repository

Make sure your repository server is running the same or a newer version of the Oracle Solaris 11 OS as the version for which the packages you plan to copy are built. For example, if the server is running Oracle Solaris 11 and you want to update your repository to the Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 repository, update the server to Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 before you update your repository.
Whether you used the pkgrecv command or .iso files to create your local IPS package repository

root@test2:~# pkgrecv -s http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release/ -d /newpool/repo/repo '*'

root@test2:~# pkgrepo -s /newpool/repo/repo refresh