How to run Solaris 11 Package Manager Updates with a Proxy

If you try to update the Solaris catalog for Package Manager you might face the following issue:

Error:

Catalog refresh error:

Only 0 out of 1 catalogs successfully updated.

Unable to contact valid package repository

Encountered the following error(s):

Unable to contact any configured publishers.

This is likely a network configuration problem.

Framework error: code: 6 reason: Couldn't resolve host 'pkg.oracle.com'

URL: 'http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release'. (happened 4 times)

In most cases this is due to the Proxy you are sitting behind …

A possible workaround to this is the following:

 - connect as root

 - start a Terminal

 - execute:

export http_proxy="http://TSF\myaccount:mypwd@proxy.3sixtyfive.net:8080"

    Where

          TSF is your domain

          myaccount is your user account

          mypwd is your user password

          proxy.3sixtyfive.net is your proxy

          8080 is your proxy port

    ie:

 - execute:

/usr/bin/packagemanager

The Package Manager will start and you can get updates.