Local mods - upgrading to Solaris 8

Hi
I will be upgrading from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 8.
How much will I have to re-do in the way of the configuration of things like cron jobs, rtel printers, lpadmin printers, serial port (aurora) configuration and ?any other local modifications?
Will I have to reinstall the aurora serial port drivers?
Are the /etc/rcn.d directory contents and /etc/inittab preserved?
Thanks
D

"Most" user configurable files will "survive" an upgrade but it is up to you to find out if such things as aurora serial port drivers are supported, or will even work ,in Solaris 8 or if an upgrade is required. Your primary network interface may be the only interface to survive the upgrade. Cron jobs should be OK.
The only way to protect yourself is to have a level 0 ufsdump of all your OS slices to a local tape drive. Preferably this will be done from a cdrom boot. Don't really want to dump "live" files. You can then interactivly ufsrestore missing files.
If your upgrade turns sour, or your filesystems are too small for Solaris 8 then a ufsrestore may be your only recourse.
Please try to find InfoDoc 16141 - Solaris Upgrade Tips & Checklist.
Please ensure your system boots before any upgrade begins.

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Will I have to reinstall the aurora serial port drivers?
Are the /etc/rcn.d directory contents and /etc/inittab preserved?
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D

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