Migrate Solaris 8 to Solaris 10

Hi everyone
I am looking for some help on how to migrate Solaris 8 to a Solaris 10 box. Is there a doc. that explains the process?
Thank you

Here's two docs that may be useful:
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5505/planning-8?a=browse
Solaris 8 Migration Assistant
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/faq.jsp#q_7_1

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