LiveUpgrade from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Operating Systems Solaris Solaris BigAdmin RSS LiveUpgrade from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10
# 1  
Old 08-07-2009
LiveUpgrade from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10

This blog describes how to leverage LiveUpgrade to safely upgrade from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10 using a spare disk. No data is ever deleted, and to roll back to Solaris 9, all you need is one command and a reboot.

More...
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

6 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Solaris

Solaris 10 liveupgrade/ABE advice

Hi all, I have got a few questions on the above topic -> q1) if my intention for creating an ABE is just to use for patching / patchset update - e.g. ./installpatchset -B secondboot --s10patchset luactivate secondboot What is the recommendation that my ABE should consist of ?... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: javanoob
5 Replies

2. Solaris

Solaris not booting with new BE after performing Liveupgrade.

After getting the new BE created and activating the new BE with luactivate command, OS is still booting with OLD BE. Steps followed below.. bash-3.2# bash-3.2# lustatus Boot Environment Is Active Active Can Copy Name Complete Now On Reboot... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Kumar07
3 Replies

3. Solaris

Unable to login using ssh,telnet onto my solaris machine with solaris 10 installed

Hi, I am unable to login into my terminal hosting Solaris 10 and get the below error message "Server refused to allocate pty ld.so.1: sh: fatal: libc.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory " Is there anyways i can get into my machine and what kind of changes are required to be... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: sankasu
7 Replies

4. Solaris

Solaris liveupgrade will NOT boot into new BE

OK, latest in a loooong trail of errors with no information. I've finally gotten a new BE created on another drive, run liveupgrade on it to bring it from sol10u3 to sol10u8 I luactivate sol10u8 lustatus shows the sol10u8 as the active one init 6 system just starts into 10u3 again. I'm... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: awoodby
4 Replies

5. Solaris

solaris 10 liveupgrade issues

I got this output from a system running solaris 10 : # lustatus BE_name Complete Active ActiveOnReboot CopyStatus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- oldvol yes yes yes - newvol no no no - bigvol no no no - # How do i remove (or... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ibroxy
1 Replies

6. Solaris

Solairs 9 to Solaris 10 liveupgrade issue

Hello, I started the upgrade using LiveUpgrade. I am using Solaris 10 instalation CDs (5 CDs). My server is Enterprise 3500 - SPARC. 1) lucreate -c first_disk -m /:/dev/dsk/c0t11d0s7:ufs -n second_disk ... luupgrade -u -n second_disk -s /cdrom/cdrom0/s0 WARNING: <5> packages failed to... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: zafyil
0 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question
suninstall(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    suninstall(1M)

NAME
suninstall - install the Solaris operating system SYNOPSIS
suninstall DESCRIPTION
install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris. suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system. suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal- lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details. suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa- tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements. USAGE
Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- | | |lation media) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5) Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations NOTES
It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus. SunOS 5.10 9 Sep 2004 suninstall(1M)