Live upgrade from solaris 8 to 10

how do i upgrade from solaris 8 to 10 using live upgrade on a sun netra t1 machine?

THere is a good intro to LU at
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/collections/installation.html
beyond that, see docs.sun.com

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Patching broken in Live Upgrade from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10

I'm using Live Upgrade to upgrade a Solaris 9 system to Solaris 10. I installed the
LU packages from Solaris 10 11/06 plus the latest Live Upgrade patches. Everything
went fine until I attempted to use `luupgrade -t' to apply Recommended and Security patches to the
Solaris 10 boot environment. It gave me this error:
ERROR: The boot environment <sol10env> supports non-global zones.The current boot environment does not support non-global zones. Releases prior to Solaris 10 cannot be used to maintain Solaris 10 and later releases that include support for non-global zones. You may only execute the specified operation on a system with Solaris 10 (or later) installed.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to get the Recommended patches installed without having to first activate and boot up to 10?
Thanks in advance.
'chele

Tried it - got kind of excited for a couple of seconds......but then it failed:
# ./install_cluster -R /.alt.sol10env
Patch cluster install script for Solaris 10 Recommended Patch Cluster
WARNING SYSTEMS WITH LIMITED DISK SPACE SHOULD NOT INSTALL PATCHES:
.(standard stuff about space)
in only partially loaded patches. Check and be sure adequate disk space
is available before continuing.
Are you ready to continue with install? [y/n]: y
Determining if sufficient save space exists...
Sufficient save space exists, continuing...
ERROR: OS is not valid for this cluster. Exiting.

Live Upgrade from 8 to 10 keeping Oracle install

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to figure out how to do a Live Upgrade from Solaris 8 (SPARC) to 10 and still keep my Oracle available after the reboot.
Since all of the Oracle datafiles are on /un or /opt/oracle I figure I can just create a new BE for /, /etc and /var. From there I'd just need to edit /etc/vfstab, /etc/init.d/ (for db startups), copy over /var/opt/oracle/, mount /opt/oracle.
Does that sound right? Has anyone done this?
On a side note, I'm still trying to figure out Live Update. My system is configed with RAID 1 under Solstice (metatool). I'm concerened about being able to access the MetaDB once the BE switch goes through. Should I set up a new mirror for the new BE prior to running LU? Or should I configure the mirror for the new BE once the switchover has gone through?

Hello dfkoch,
To upgrade from ColdfFusion 8/ColdfFusion 9 to ColdfFusion 10, please download the setup for ColdfFusion 10 from http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/downloads.html#cf10productdownloads and install the same with the serial number.
The upgrade price can be checked at www.adobe.com or alternatively you can call our sales team.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Anit Kumar

Solaris 9 live upgrade to solaris 10 segmentation fault

pre-upgrade work:
apply patch doc 72099
upgrade live upgrade to solaris 10.
lucreate-m /:/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0:ufs -m /var:/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1:ufs -m /opt:/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s3:ufs -n sol10
it works well
oot Environment Is Active Active Can Copy
Name Complete Now On Reboot Delete Status
sol9 yes yes yes no -
sol10 yes no no yes -
But luupgrade -u -n sol10 -s /sol11
Validating the contents of the media </sol11>.
The media is a standard Solaris media.
The media contains an operating system upgrade image.
The media contains <Solaris> version <11>.
Constructing upgrade profile to use.
Locating the operating system upgrade program.
Checking for existence of previously scheduled Live Upgrade requests.
Creating upgrade profile for BE <sol10>.
Determining packages to install or upgrade for BE <sol10>.
Performing the operating system upgrade of the BE <sol10>.
CAUTION: Interrupting this process may leave the boot environment unstable
or unbootable.
/usr/sbin/luupgrade[677]: 6549 Segmentation Fault(coredump)
ERROR: Installation of the packages from this media of the media failed; pfinstall returned these diagnostics:
The Solaris upgrade of the boot environment <sol10> failed.

I would break your mirror and do a liveupgrade on the available mirror. Then boot that disk.

Upgrade from Solaris 10 06/06 to Solaris 10 11/06

Hi,
I need to upgrade from Solaris 10 06/06 to Solaris 10 11/06
What's the best way of doing this? I looked up Live Upgrade and regular update.
It seems like an upgrade is exactly the same as a fresh install. Use a DVD and boot from it.
For the Live Upgrade I can upgrade while system is in production.
Shouldn't this type of upgrade (same main release, just updated) be easy, like updating packages or patching the system?
Any comments, maybe I missed something major like upgrading by just adding a few simple packages and rebooting.

When I try an upgrade, I never get prompted to
upgrade.
I get all the way to the point where it asks which
disk to install to.There are various things that can disable the upgrade option, but the installer is very opaque about what it's doing.
The most common thing is if /etc/vfstab can't be easily parsed to find all the OS filesystems. If there's any strange mounts that aren't OS related, you might want to remove them from /etc/vfstab and just make sure that you preserve the location that the data resides.
You need to have one and only one partition visible on your disks with tag 'root'. I think that confuses the upgrade if there's more than one.
Is the upgrade option after this? From the manuals I
got that all info such as hostname, ip and everything
else should be recognized from previous installs.
But it asks me to input all of these.It's after the host identification section, but at the beginning of the Solaris installation section.
So if it's asking for cluster level or which disks, it's past the point.
Darren

Upgrade from Solaris 11 Express to Solaris 11 Release (11/11); Guide MIA?

Would there be an easy way to upgrade from Solaris 11 Express to Solaris 11 Release (11/11)? The FAQ for Solaris 11 Release has the following hopeful text:
Can I upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11 from Oracle Solaris 11 Express or Oracle Solaris 11 Early Adopter?
Yes. Customers can upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11 by using the package management tools. Refer to the Oracle Solaris 11
Transition Guide (http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E23824&id=MF JAI) for more information
But that link comes up with an error page 404, "topic not found".
The one transition guide I can find is:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E23824_01/html/E21799/index.html
But that covers Solaris 10 jumpstart, not Solaris 11 Express or Early Adopter.
The Solaris 11 documentation at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/documentation/index.html
Also seems to mention only Solaris 10, not 11 Express or Early Adopter.
I have already downloaded the full repo for Solaris 11 Release, and the live installer, but I'm hoping it's something as simple as pointing the ips manager to a new repository, or just loading the full repo I already have as a local source. I would also like to keep the dtrace and sun studio set up I have now in the Express version, without reinstalling them on a new release version on bare metal.
If it keeps the features of the express version while ironing out a few kinks (gdm authentication bug, etc.), that would rock.
Many Thanks,
Gordon

Alan, Thank You, that worked with no problem at all. 11 Express was already using the correct repository, and only required a pkg command update, then other updates.
So here's what I'm guessing:
1. The Oracle Solaris maintained repository for Express and Early Adopter are now the same as Release, but they do require an updated pkg executable and pkg update command.
2. The second form of the command mentioned in the update guide:
# pkg set-publisher -g http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release
-G http://internal.co.com/solaris solaris
is for using a local copy of the repository within our lan or vpn wan.
3. Updates should be fairly regular now that Solaris 11 is in release version.
I think the new hash (SHA 256) fried some of our old gdm settings for our users, so we're creating new user accounts, and migrating the older accounts. We don't have too many, so it's not a problem for us. But that brings up another point:
4. The graphical user manager in Express is now gone, and user and group management are now done with command line interface.
That's fine with me as well. I always use ssh to connect to the machine and then run the screen command for administration. The graphical user manager was always kludgy in Express, and I couldn't get it to work correctly anyway.
This is great stuff so far. Well done.
Gordon

Upgrading from Solaris 8 to Solaris 10

Hi
I am in the process of upgrading from Solaris 8 to 10 on a sparc server.
What I would like to know if anyone has experienced compatibility issues during the upgrade with the Korn and C Shell as well as perl.

Upgrades from either Solaris 8 or 9 are supported (see the Release Notes http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-0552 section on "Changes in Upgrade Support for Solaris Releases").
As for whether to upgrade or install anew, it depends. If you just want to have the system set up as much as possible like it is now except with the new OS, upgrade. If you'd like a chance for a fresh start, where you may have to do some work re-applying configuration and other changes you made, but end up leaving behind some old changes you no longer need, then an initial install might be appropriate.

How to upgrade from Solaris 10 u2 to Solaris 10 u3 using Live Upgrade?

Does anyone know how I can use "live upgrade" (or any other method) for upgrading my solaris 10 u2 to Solaris 10 u3?
I can't find instructions anywhere! ugh.
Thank you for your help!

Try the following documentation:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6396
For future reference, I found this by going to sun.com -> documentation -> Solaris Operating Systems -> Solaris 10 Operating System -> Solaris 10 11/06 Release and Installation Collection.
-- Alan

Upgrade from Solaris 8 (5.8) to 5.10 fails

Hi everyone...
Here is a curly one for the Sun gurus.
I attempted to perform the upgrade from Sol 8 (Dec/02) to Sol 10 (from the CD/DVD Jan/06) and got all the way past the "Test Upgrade Profile". The initialize started after I clicked onto the gui "Install Now" button. However, it fails after an hour or so - each an every time.
We have the 4.2.1 DiskSuite defined on a 3310 disk array and well as the 2 system disks - which are striped and mirrored. I can not do a Live Upgrade as I don't have a spare disk, so Sun Support in India suggested I do the upgrade in place...but is crashs attempting to copy files from the CD to the Server, as well as , so other strange error messages?
The first attempt was to leave vfstab untouched, the 2nd was to comment out the disk array (D30, D31, & D32) devices. But both fail. The install logs will be uploaded.
vfstab:
=============>
#device          device          mount          FS     fsck     mount     mount
#to mount     to fsck          point          type     pass     at boot     options
#/dev/dsk/c1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s2 /usr          ufs     1     yes     -
fd     -     /dev/fd     fd     -     no     -
/proc     -     /proc     proc     -     no     -
/dev/md/dsk/d1     -     -     swap     -     no     -
/dev/md/dsk/d0     /dev/md/rdsk/d0     /     ufs     1     no     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d3     /dev/md/rdsk/d3     /var     ufs     1     no     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d4     /dev/md/rdsk/d4     /archive     ufs     2     yes     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d7     /dev/md/rdsk/d7     /export/home     ufs     2     yes     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d6     /dev/md/rdsk/d6     /usr/openv     ufs     2     yes     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d30     /dev/md/rdsk/d30     /software     ufs     2     yes     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d31     /dev/md/rdsk/d31     /databases     ufs     2     yes     logging
/dev/md/dsk/d32     /dev/md/rdsk/d32     /spare     ufs     2     yes     logging
swap     -     /tmp     tmpfs     -     yes     -
=================<
The install_log show weird errors that stop the upgrade.
See below
==========>
Error opening file /a/var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER.
getInstalledPkgs: Unable to access /a/var/sadm/pkg
copyOldClustertoc: could not copy /a/var/sadm/system/admin/.clustertoc to /tmp/clustertocs/.old.clustertoc
Error:
Error: ERROR: The specified root and/or boot was not found or was not upgradeable
Pfinstall failed. Exit stat= java.lang.UNIXProcess@20ca8b 2
word must be specified if an upgrade with disk space reallocation is required
Processing profile
Checking c2t0d0s0 for an upgradeable Solaris image
     Unable to start Solaris Volume Manager for unknown, c2t0d0s0 is not upgradeable
ERROR: The specified root and/or boot was not found or was not upgradeable
==================<
Now initially I had to add a number of packages/patches via the note 72099 that was displayed at the very beginning of the Sol 10 upgrade. Also, do and check the necessary bits via document 16141-1.
But the upgrade just fails. I would like to keep the disk array and its data intact for the upgrade as it has Oracle 11i Apps databases and its a bit of work redefining the metastat and loading Oracle, and the other bits it needs, as well as Netbackup etc.
So, are there are any bright sparks out there that can help?
Please email me.
Cheers
Roger Sager
Oracle 11i Apps DBA
Sydney, Australia

Upload of final install log file (as included in 1st topic discussion)

Cannot upgrade from Solaris 10 U5 to Solaris 10 U8

I have a V490 which has Solaris 10 U5 running on it, and has OBP 4.15.6. I also installed 2 qlc fiber channel HBA.
Now, I want to upgrade it to Solaris 10 U8. However, I experienced some problem.
When you boot from the internal hard drive, the OS recognized hard drive through controller c1. Therefore, you will see hard drive as c1t0d0 and c1t1d0.
When I try to upgrade the OS, I booted from cdrom (Solaris 10 U8). Then the OS recognized the hardware in different order. The OS assign c0 to one of the HBA, and c1 to another HBA. For both hard drives, they are recognized under c3. In that case, I cannot upgrade the OS. I followed every screen of installation, until one point, it should check your existing system for an OS instance, then prompt you that you can upgrade your OS. However, in my case, it didn't prompt me, instead, it treated it as a new machine and go on with the rest of installation procedure.
Can any one help me?
Thanks in advance.

Perhaps you could use the live upgrade utility ,*lucreate, luupgrade,* etc.. I tried to upgrade an old x86 box last week however, but found that I needed patches which seemed only available to purchasers of service plans. That was update four to update eight.
Sorry, not addressed your controller issues.

Upgrading from Solaris 10 5/08 to 10/09

hi
I need to upgrade a lab machine v210 from 5/08 to 10/09. I have mounted the 10/09 DVD on the solaris, but there is the upgrade button?
No live upgrade needed or anything fancy.
Regards

Reboot the machine and boot of the cdrom, so run:
init 0
boot cdrom
Then go through the install screens and instead of initial install select upgrade!

Live Upgrade on Solaris 11

Following my posts on LU on Solaris 10, I now need to do the same on Solaris 11.2. The two machines are brand new - not being used in anger.
I saw the useful blog https://blogs.oracle.com/oem/entry/using_ops_center_to_update
One of our machines has the following:
beadm list
BE                 Active Mountpoint Space Policy Created
solaris            -      -          12.99M static 2014-06-21 05:39
solaris-1          NR     /          25.76G static 2014-09-10 12:00
solaris-1-backup-1 -      -          323.0K static 2014-09-29 11:45
solaris-1-backup-2 -      -          172.0K static 2014-11-12 12:26
When asked, the person who looked after the machine, he was not sure how these were created. I would like to know how do I ensure that the two boot environment are the same and if that is the case if one can be deleted. Whether the backups are required and if they are auto-generated. Essentially, I am a total newbie on Live Upgrade, but I see as the only way to apply patches and other packages.
Regards
SC

Hi,
please note that Live Upgrade is obsolete and isn't used on Solaris 11 and above. Solaris 11
uses pkg(1) and beadm(1M) to manage boot environments.
The output from beadm list shows the currently existing boot environments. Those environments
are created by pkg(1) when updating the system or in certain situations when destructive package
operations take place (the "-backup" environments).
Please see
Updating to Oracle Solaris 11.2
for more information on upgrading Solaris.
In your example output the solaris boot environment is most likely the result of an
initial installation. Then someone later updated the environment resulting in a new
environment solaris-1 (which is also the current boot environment). Some pkg
operations then caused some backup boot environments to be created. This is
done to make sure that a fall-back exists should there be a problem with the newly
installed packages. If you don't need to go back to that stage you can also remove them.
It is recommended to always keep a known-good boot environment around just in case.
If you are happy with the current one you can ask beadm to create such an environment
like this:
# beadm create my-known-good-be
Please note: When using the pkg command to update the system you can
also specify a custom name for the new boot environment, e.g.
# pkg update --be-name=s11.2
would name the new environment s11.2 instead of some generic name like "solaris-X".
Regards,
Ronald

Upgrade from Solaris 8 SPARC with Sun cluster 3.1u3 to Solaris 10 SPARC

Dear All,
We are planning an upgrade of the OS from Solaris 8 SPARC to Solaris 10 SPARC on a two-node active-standby clustered system.
The current major software we have on the Solaris 8 system are:
1: Sun Cluster 3.1u3
2: Oracle 9i 9.2.0.8
3: Veritas File System Vxfs v4.0
4: Sun Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC
Any pointers as to what sequence and how the upgrade should be done?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ray

yes I know it can be quite complicated and complex, but Sun provided us with a detailed documentation, at least in our case Solaris 9 to 10 it was very helpful.
You might get better help in the cluster forum http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=842
-- Nick

Upgrade from Solaris 8 to Solaris 9... it sort of worked

I upgraded a V440 from solaris 8 to solaris 9 last night and it sort of worked. I tried installing off of disk1 instead of the install disk and it wouldn't mount the cd. So I just installed off of the install disk. All seemed to go well but after the reboot it was clear that things didn't go as planned. Basically what happened was the upgrade took the old file systems and placed them under a new /a directory and did a clean install on new file systems. None of my system configuration came over, nor my users, nor my applications... everything was just moved to /a.
Any ideas what happened here? Also, can I reboot using the old (Solaris 8) file systems and then try another upgrade?
Thanks,
bart

hi,
hope this helps..
http://docs-pdf.sun.com/817-0547/817-0547.pdf
Thanks
--Raman

Upgrading from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 on an Ultra 60

I am currently investigating upgrading an Ultra 60 machine from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8. I would like to save the data on the machine, if possible. Is there any way to do this? The only thing that I can find is downloads to get the entire Solaris 8 on three CDs, and it doesn't sound like it would save the data on the disk. (Though I don't know - this is the first time that I am upgrading from 7 to 8.) Any links of answers would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks!

You're talking about 2 different things.
1. Downloading and "burning" CD images
2. Upgrading from Sol 7 to Sol 8.
Once you have successfully downloaded, burned and tested your CD's then you can use them to Upgrade your system. You do not need to download or burn the Installation CD. You only need CD 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. You should probably test these CD's with an Initial Install on a system you don't care about.
Once the CD's have been tested then you can use them to Upgrade. You should see the option of Initial Install or Upgrade after you have answered all the sysid questions. Please note that you should not even think about an Upgrade unless you have done a level 0 ufsdump of your entire boot disk to a local tape drive. You may need it in case you have to resize your partitions if Solaris 8 doesn't fit into your existing filesystems.

Live upgrade from solaris 8 to 10

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