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Operating Systems Solaris Upgrade Solaris 8 to Solaris 10 Post 302233211 by TonyFullerMalv on Saturday 6th of September 2008 06:00:59 PM

09-06-2008

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You'll need to:
1. Learn about the SMF system that replaces the rc scripts to start things on boot-up. 2, Ensure that /etc/resolv.conf only has 3 nameserver lines in it if you want to use a search line after them (I know the DNS client always only used the first 3 DNS servers).
3. The ldapsearch command now supports SSL (hooray!).
4. Link /etc/ipnodes to /etc/hosts unless you have an up to date enough Solaris 10 such that it is already done for you.
5. Watch out for NFS 4 servers and clients which need more configuring than NFS V3 did.
6. The ssh, etc. commands are provided now but are in /usr/bin, not /usr/local/bin (where the SFW package put them) and the ssh_config and sshd_config file have moved to /etc/ssh from /usr/local/etc.
7. Some openwindows commands have gone, others have moved to /usr/dt/bin.
8. Using secure LDAP for user authentication, etc. prevents Firefox using the user's own certificate database.
9. Output format from nslookup has changed (for reverse lookup I think).
10. A prtdiag wrapper is now in the path (hooray!).
11. Various shared memory and semaphore entries that went into /etc/system are now obsolete (no longer needed!).

Those are the main things that have changed and/or had to be addresses that I have come across so far.

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install-solaris

install-solaris(1M)													       install-solaris(1M)

NAME

       install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       install-solaris

       install-solaris	invokes  the  Solaris  Install	program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
       install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.

       The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:

       For SPARC machines:

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       384 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       For x86 machines:

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       512 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number  of  fea-
       tures available.

       install-solaris	exists	only  on  the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the  for more
       details.

       install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
       installation media. Refer to the  for disk space requirements.

       Refer to the  for more information on the various menus and selections.

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom  (Solaris instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.

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