If we need to determine which packages have been added to a solaris 11 machine, say because someone is asking for documentation, or you need to build a similar machine/zone, we can use the pkg command's built in history function: Show everything, from all time: # pkg history -l Show

Solaris 11 is patched differently to previous versions of solaris. Solaris 11 is installed and patched/updated from "Image Package System" repositories, typically over http/https. Oracle maintains two repositories, one public which is only updated with major releases, and a second repository which contains regular support updates

Had a  "checkpoint error" when installing a zone: 2012-12-10 00:58:35,549 InstallationLogger ERROR Checkpoint execution error: 2012-12-10 00:58:35,599 InstallationLogger ERROR 2012-12-10 00:58:35,649 InstallationLogger ERROR The following pattern(s) did not match any allowable packages. Try 2012-12-10 00:58:35,700