Solaris 10 installation - 3/05 release

Hello,
I have Sol 8 running on a Blade 150. Last year I downloaded the 3/05 release of Sol 10 and burned it to DVD. I am thinking of finally upgrading to Sol 10. Two questions:
1) Should I install the 3/05 release from my DVD, or download the latest 11/06 release and make a new DVD?
2) If I install the 3/05 release, can I use Patch Manager or some such tool to upgrade to the latest Sol 10 version?
Thank you,
BR

I would be on the safe side and downloading the latest release 11/06. Newer features have been added.
Also note that applying patches to an older release does not bring the OS up to current release. It only fixes bugs.
It could burn you later in life with the release of newer equipment that require higher release levels.

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