how to do live upgrade from solaris8 to 9 for sunfire 280R?

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SunFire 280R maintenance LED is on and no display

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Install Network component on Sunfire 280R Solaris 5.9

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replacing root disk SunFire 280R

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9. Solaris

Sunfire 280R Can't Recognize Floppy Drive

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10. Solaris

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