1. Create a ZFS file system for the new repository.

Create the repository in a shared location. Set atime to off when you create the repository file system.
Consider setting the compression property

$ zfs create -o atime=off rpool/VARSHARE/pkgrepos

$ zfs create rpool/VARSHARE/pkgrepos/solaris
$ zfs get atime rpool/VARSHARE/pkgrepos/solaris
NAME PROPERTY VALUE SOURCE
rpool/VARSHARE/pkgrepos/solaris atime off inherited from
rpool/VARSHARE/pkgrepos

2. Get the package repository files.

Download the Oracle Solaris IPS package repository files (*repo*.zip) from the same location where you
downloaded the system installation image. (https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-
storage/solaris11/downloads/local-repository-2245081.html ) In addition to the repository files,
download the Repository Assembly Script (install-repo.ksh) script and the SHA256
Digest file

$ ls
install-repo.ksh
README-zipped-repo.txt
sol-11_3-ga-repo-1of4.zip
sol-11_3-ga-repo-2of4.zip
sol-11_3-ga-repo-3of4.zip
sol-11_3-ga-repo-4of4.zip
sol-11_3-ga-repo.txt

3. Make sure the script file is executable.

$ chmod +x install-repo.ksh

4. Run the repository installation script.

$ ./install-repo.ksh -d /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris -c -v -I
Comparing digests of downloaded files...done. Digests match.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-1of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-2of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-3of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-4of4.zip...done.
Repository can be found in /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris.
Initiating repository verification.
Building ISO image...done.
ISO image can be found at:
/tank/downloads/sol-11_3-ga-repo.iso
Instructions for using the ISO image can be found at:
/var/share/pkgrepos/solaris/README-repo-iso.txt
$ ls /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris
COPYRIGHT NOTICES pkg5.repository publisher README-
iso.txt
$ pkgrepo -s /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris info
PUBLISHER PACKAGES STATUS UPDATED
solaris 4764 online 2014-03-18T05:30:57.221021Z
5. Download Latest Solaris 11.4 Patches and installation Guide.

https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/PatchDetails/process_form?patch_num=29483406

https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/PatchDetails/process_form?patch_num=29483408

6. Unzip the Installation Guide zip file in the same directory as the Solaris SRU patch zip files.

7. Install the SRU update with the following command.

$ ./install-repo.ksh -d /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris -c -v -I
IPS repository exists at destination /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris
Current version: 0.175.2.0.0.35.0
Do you want to add to this repository? (y/n) y
Comparing digests of downloaded files...done. Digests match.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-1of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-2of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-3of4.zip...done.
Uncompressing sol-11_3-ga-repo-4of4.zip...done.
Repository can be found in /var/share/pkgrepos/solaris.
Initiating repository rebuild.
Initiating repository verification.
Building ISO image...done.
ISO image can be found at:
/tank/downloads/sol-11_3-ga-repo.iso
Instructions for using the ISO image can be found at:
/var/share/pkgrepos/solaris/README-repo-iso.txt

9. Configure the Solaris OS to access the local publisher.

$ pkg set-publisher –G ‘*’ –M ‘*’ –g file:///var/share/pkgrepos/solaris solaris