Solaris 10 Network Install on Netra t1.

I'm trying to install Solaris on several Netra machines that I have. None of them have CD-ROMs and none of them have an OS installed. I've been trying to setup an Ultra 80 as an install server per the instructions found in "Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations" part number: 817-5504. The boot image is on the hard drive, but from there the instructions don't seem to apply to my case. These instructions seem to assume you have running machines that have a hostname and all the network settings configured. I've been looking all over the place to see if there are instructions to setup a hostname/ip config in openboot or in lom, but I haven't seen anything. The installation instructions just tell you to type "boot net - nowin" at the ok prompt, but I don't know if it searches for a DHCP server for IP config or if I have to set it myself. And with no OS installed, I can't just log in and set all these options up in Solaris. Typing "boot net" just returns the message "Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet" over and over again.
If I have to setup the Ultra 80 as a DHCP server I'll probably have to have a little instruction on that as well, if anyone knows docs for that. The Netra setup guides also seem to focus more on initial setup with an OS already installed rather than resetting or starting from scratch.

If you have no plans to install Solaris 10 on recent X86 hardware you might try running Solaris 8 or 9 as your install server, configuration for the legacy bootparamd-based Jumpstart is pretty straightforward, well documented and doesn't require DHCP.
The Netra T1s do not use DHCP to obtain boot parameters. I don't even know if the Solaris DHCP server can be configured to emulate legacy Jumpstart raprd/bootparamd. IIRC there was a way but it was not well documented, or maybe one just runs rarpd, rpc.bootparamd, and dhcpd at the same time.

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Solaris 10 Network Install TFTP problem

Hi,
I tried to create jumpstart through network install with Solaris 10.
I'm running into trouble of TFTP problem when trying to add_install_client.
Here is the error I got:
./add_install_client xxx sun4u
svcprop: Couldn't find object for FMRI "network/tftp/udp6:default/:properties/restarter/st ate".
enabling network/tftp/udp6 service
svcadm: Pattern 'network/tftp/udp6' doesn't match any FMRIs, ignoring
On the client side, when I do "boot net - install", I get ARP/RARP error, obviously, the TFTP was not set up right on the server.
I could not find tftpd on the server, anyone has any suggestion what I should do to get tftpd running?
Thanks!

Hi,
i don't now, why it is like it is, there is no xlm manifest for the smf, but there is a "simple"solution:
edit the /etc/inet/inetd.conf, unremark the line for tftpd. Than, when restarting the inetd with "kill -HUP <prozessnumber of inetd", you get a message in /var/adm/messages:
......... inetd[185]: [ID 702911 daemon.warning] Configuration file /etc/inet/inetd.conf has been modified since inetconv was last run. "inetconv -i /etc/inet/inetd.conf" must be run to apply any changes to the SMF
Just do what it say's: "inetconf -i /etc/inet/inetd.conf", and you get the smf entry:
# svcs | grep tftp
online 19:05:27 svc:/network/tftp/udp6:default
now it is online, and you can stop and start it with svcadm.
Holger

Anyone installs Solaris 10 in a Netra X1 ??

Hi !!
Excuse me for the tiny english,isn't my native languaje, I'm spanish ;-)
I'm trying to install Solaris 10 OS in my Netra X1. This machine doesn't have CD/DVD-ROM device, so I'm trying to install over the network. Also I have a Ultra10 working (with Solaris 10 too), which that's ready with installserver shared by NFS (step by step from documentation). Using 'add_client_install' with Ultra10 MAC address etc all good.
I can boot the setup program from the Netra X1 (I can see it with LOM throught terminal), and I can configure the net, timezone, packages to install etc. Also I can configure the slices in the disk (original IDE disk from Sun that becomes with the machine)
All's fine, but before the install program fails to finish (before the 100% installing packages). The fail consist in some errors than "Can't write /etc/vfstab" and similar.
The Solaris 10 installation always fails in this moment :-(
Well, trying again, reboot the machine (reboot in the middle of Solaris 10's setup program) and the sol10's kernel loads ok, but can't find /sbin/init and other files, so I doesn't boot properly.
Trying to change install server (deleting install server files and rebuilding again), downloading new DVD ISOs from Internet, and
i got the same error. Installing core, OEM or End-user cluster packages got the same error.
Please, help me with this question ... �Thank you very much!

I have successfully installed Solaris 10 on 6 Netra X1 using jumpstart. 5 with single disk and 1 with mirrored disks.
If there is nothing wrong with the target disk or the installation image then I would guess the installer is complaining that the size of one of the slices is too small. You could try installing with just a swap partition and put all the rest in the root partition.

Problem with Network Install

Hi there,
I am trying to install Solaris 9 from network to a Netra X1 server. I created an intall server on another Sun Sparc server, and added the Netra X1 as an install client. I sucessfully lunched the intallation process by "net boot". But, after I answered all the questions on the screen and started either upgrade or install, the installation process terminated with the error message "cannot read media from cdrom". It seems to me that I have the network connection already, the installation process knows where the image is. But, I cannot figure out why the installation process terminated. I would appreciate very much if anyone could give me a help.

If you did not create an image on your jumpstart server then it assumes you are installing from the CDROM on the other Sun system. See InfoDoc 27794 (Solaris 8 Jumpstart Guide). This procedure is the same for what you want to do. Process 1 is Jumpstarting from remote CDROM and Process 2 is installing from image loaded on your server. See: http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=finfodoc%2F27794&zone_32=27794

Solaris 10 instalation in Guest Domain - Timed out waiting for TFTP reply

I have the next trouble
I have a Sun Fire T1000 and i want install two Guest LDOM's with Solaris10 in each one, I Install the LDOM Manager 1.0.3 and the service is "online" also the another services needed
First Setup the 2 Guest LDOM's in the primary Domain sucesfully .... here is a desc of the configuration.
# ldm list-bindings
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
primary active -n-cv SP 4 1G 0.1% 2h 14m
MAC
00:14:4f:a7:85:1e
VCPU
VID PID UTIL STRAND
0 0 0.2% 100%
1 1 0.2% 100%
2 2 0.1% 100%
3 3 0.1% 100%
MAU
ID CPUSET
0 (0, 1, 2, 3)
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x8000000 0x8000000 1G
VARIABLES
diag-switch?=true
security-#badlogins=0
IO
DEVICE PSEUDONYM OPTIONS
pci@780 bus_a
pci@7c0 bus_b
VCC
NAME PORT-RANGE
primary-vcc0 5000-5100
CLIENT PORT
aplica_srss1@primary-vcc0 5001
aplica_prod@primary-vcc0 5000
VSW
NAME MAC NET-DEV DEVICE MODE
primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:a7:85:1e bge0 switch@0
PEER MAC
vnet2@aplica_srss1 00:14:4f:fb:f4:e0
vnet1@aplica_prod 00:14:4f:fb:2c:60
VDS
NAME VOLUME OPTIONS DEVICE
primary-vds0 vol1 /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s3
CLIENT VOLUME
vdisk1@aplica_prod vol1
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
SP
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
aplica_prod active -t--- 5000 4 2G 15% 9m
MAC
00:14:4f:fb:2c:60
VCPU
VID PID UTIL STRAND
0 4 35% 100%
1 5 0.0% 100%
2 6 7.0% 100%
3 7 84% 100%
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x8000000 0x48000000 2G
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=true
boot-device=
use-nvramrc?=true
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE DEVICE MAC
vnet1 primary-vsw0@primary network@0 00:14:4f:fb:2c:60
PEER MAC
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:a7:85:1e
vnet2@aplica_srss1 00:14:4f:fb:f4:e0
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT DEVICE SERVER
vdisk1 vol1@primary-vds0 disk@0 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
aplica_prod primary-vcc0@primary 5000
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
aplica_srss1 bound ----- 5001 24 13184M
MAC
00:14:4f:fb:ad:fb
VCPU
VID PID UTIL STRAND
0 8 100%
1 9 100%
2 10 100%
3 11 100%
4 12 100%
5 13 100%
6 14 100%
7 15 100%
8 16 100%
9 17 100%
10 18 100%
11 19 100%
12 20 100%
13 21 100%
14 22 100%
15 23 100%
16 24 100%
17 25 100%
18 26 100%
19 27 100%
20 28 100%
21 29 100%
22 30 100%
23 31 100%
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x8000000 0xc8000000 13184M
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=true
boot-device=
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE DEVICE MAC
vnet2 primary-vsw0@primary network@0 00:14:4f:fb:f4:e0
PEER MAC
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:a7:85:1e
vnet1@aplica_prod 00:14:4f:fb:2c:60
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
aplica_srss1 primary-vcc0@primary 5001
Then i mount the ISO images of The solaris OS 5/08, Later install the jumpstart server without troubles.... Here are the Configuration files needed for the properly setup of the service for a better guide

# ./add_install_client -d -e 0:14:4f:fb:2c:60 -s Zolder:/var/jump_start/ sun4v
cleaning up preexisting install client "0:14:4f:fb:2c:60"
To disable 0:14:4f:fb:2c:60 in the DHCP server,
remove the entry with Client ID 0100144FFB2C60
To enable 0100144FFB2C60 in the DHCP server, ensure that
the following Sun vendor-specific options are defined
(SinstNM, SinstIP4, SinstPTH, SrootNM, SrootIP4,
SrootPTH, and optionally SbootURI, SjumpCF and SsysidCF),
and add a macro to the server named 0100144FFB2C60,
containing the following option values:
Install server (SinstNM) : Zolder
Install server IP (SinstIP4) : 172.24.0.10
Install server path (SinstPTH) : /var/jump_start/
Root server name (SrootNM) : Zolder
Root server IP (SrootIP4) : 172.24.0.10
Root server path (SrootPTH) : /mnt/s0/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot
Boot file (BootFile) : 0100144FFB2C60
# cat /etc/inet/hosts // The Content of this file is exactly with ipnodes file
127.0.0.1 localhost
172.24.0.10 Zolder loghost
172.24.0.9 primary-vsw0
172.24.0.8 aplica_prod
172.24.0.7 aplica_srss1
# cat /etc/ethers
00:14:4f:fb:2c:60 aplica_prod
# cat /etc/bootparams
aplica_prod root=Zolder:/mnt/s0/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot install=Zolder:/var/jump_start/ boottype=:in rootopts=:rsize=8192
# cat /etc/dfs/dfstab
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /var/jump_start/
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /mnt/s0/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /mnt/s1
# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
vsw0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 172.24.0.10 netmask fffffe00 broadcast 172.24.1.255
ether 0:14:4f:a7:85:1e
vsw0:1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 172.24.0.9 netmask fffffe00 broadcast 172.24.1.255
Here i plumb up the networks interfaces and setup the vsw0 device and change the MAC address of the vsw0 for the same of the bge0 device.
Then i Log to a Guest LDOM aplica_prod
----------START CONSOLE 1-------------------------------
# telnet localhost 5000
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connecting to console "aplica_prod" in group "aplica_prod" ....
Press ~? for control options ..
----END CONSOLE 1----
At the same time i open another console for startup the Guest LDOM aplica_prod i make a snoop of the vsw0 interface
---START CONSOLE 2---
# ldm start aplica_prod
LDom aplica_prod started
-bash-3.00# snoop -d vsw0 | grep aplica_prod
Using device /dev/vsw0 (promiscuous mode)
---END CONSOLE 2-----
In the other console is produced the next exit
----START CONSOLE 1------
Sun Fire(TM) T1000, No Keyboard
Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.28.9, 2048 MB memory available, Serial #66792544.
Ethernet address 0:14:4f:fb:2c:60, Host ID: 83fb2c60.
Boot device: File and args:
ERROR: boot-read fail
Evaluating:
Can't locate boot device
{0} ok boot vnet1 install
Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0 File and args: install
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:fa:82:17
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:fa:82:17
Timed out waiting for TFTP reply
---END CONSOLE 1-----
in the console 2 the snoop generates an exit of the net traffic for the vsw0 device
----START CONSOLE 2--------
primary-vsw0 -> aplica_prod RARP R 0:14:4f:fb:2c:60 is 172.24.0.8, aplica_prod
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
primary-vsw0 -> aplica_prod RARP R 0:14:4f:fb:2c:60 is 172.24.0.8, aplica_prod
Zolder -> aplica_prod TFTP Error: access violation
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
Zolder -> aplica_prod TFTP Error: access violation
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
Zolder -> aplica_prod TFTP Error: access violation
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
Zolder -> aplica_prod TFTP Error: access violation
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
Zolder -> aplica_prod TFTP Error: access violation
aplica_prod -> BROADCAST TFTP Read "AC180008" (octet)
----END CONSOLE 2----
Once start the snoop to produce messages make a ping to the IP's that should be assigned in the host file and all give a succesful answer BUT without start the Solaris 10 Instalation
# ping 172.24.0.8
172.24.0.8 is alive
# ping 172.24.0.9
172.24.0.9 is alive
# ping 172.24.0.10
172.24.0.10 is alive
I really need help with this trouble ..and any help or advice will be thrully appreciated
Thanks
PD: any other required configuration file will be provided if is needed

Network install target says RARP timeout, server says reply sent

I had an existing Solaris jumpstart install server that I initially tried setting up for DHCP, and then after much failure tried resetting it to used fixed IP on a different subnet.
I've done add_install_client (without the -d dhcp option) and made sure the correct entries were in /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts
When I do boot net - install from the target machine, I get:
ok boot net - install
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1 File and args: - install
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
I have /usr/sbin/in.rarpd -d -a & running in a window and it shows me:
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8:[3
] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] trying physical netnum 10.120.1.0 mask ffffff00
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] good lookup, maps to 10.120.1.210
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] trying physical netnum 10.120.1.0 mask ffffff00
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] good lookup, maps to 10.120.1.210
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] :[3] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
snoop -d eri0 | grep -i arp shows me
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
10.120.1.1 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.10, 10.120.1.10 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
ni-sparc -> ems-6 RARP R 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 is 10.120.1.210, ems-6
ni-sparc -> ems-6 RARP R 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 is 10.120.1.210, ems-6
So according to the server feedback, it looks like the RARP lookup is working, but the client isn't getting the response.
Any thoughts?

msully wrote:
I had an existing Solaris jumpstart install server that I initially tried setting up for DHCP, and then after much failure tried resetting it to used fixed IP on a different subnet.
I've done add_install_client (without the -d dhcp option) and made sure the correct entries were in /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts
When I do boot net - install from the target machine, I get:
ok boot net - install
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1 File and args: - install
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packetIf you leave this running for a while, do you continually get more lines, or does it stop at a small number (like 5 or so)?
>
I have /usr/sbin/in.rarpd -d -a & running in a window and it shows me:
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8:[3
] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] trying physical netnum 10.120.1.0 mask ffffff00
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] good lookup, maps to 10.120.1.210
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] trying physical netnum 10.120.1.0 mask ffffff00
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] good lookup, maps to 10.120.1.210
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd/usr/sbin/in.rarpd:[3] :[3] RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
RARP_REQUEST for 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8
snoop -d eri0 | grep -i arp shows me
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
10.120.1.1 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.10, 10.120.1.10 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 ?
10.120.1.74 -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 10.120.1.32, 10.120.1.32 ?
ni-sparc -> ems-6 RARP R 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 is 10.120.1.210, ems-6
ni-sparc -> ems-6 RARP R 0:3:ba:35:cf:f8 is 10.120.1.210, ems-6Huh. I wonder why it took so long to respond? You got two RARP requests (and several random ARP requests) in the time it took to send the first reply.
Do any more request/reply pairs come through on the network trace?
So according to the server feedback, it looks like the RARP lookup is working, but the client isn't getting the response.If you get unlimited RARP request lines on the client, I'd agree. If they stop, then perhaps the system is hanging after the reply.
Can you do a 'test-net' on the client OBP and see that it can view network traffic? Has the machine been booted with some OS to verify the interface is functional for receiving traffic?
Darren

Solaris Networking - The Magic Revealed

Just in case you missed this...
Sunay has been in India for the past few weeks and has actually been working! He's just finished the treatise on Solaris Networking which will become a new section of the Solaris Internals book.
In his blog, Sunay has included excerpts to give us a preview of what's to come!
Check out his blog entry: Solaris Networking - The Magic Revealed at:
http://blogs.sun.com/sunay
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I was porting another network driver to Solaris and I used GLD, too.
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All include files were present on Solaris 9/Sparc and OpenSolaris/x86 (I do not have Solaris 10 installed so I cannot tell you if the include files are present.)
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Acrobat 9.0 Network install not removing reader or supressing license

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See:
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Include all updates for Office 2010 PP during custom network install

Hello...
I'm currently doing a custom network install of Office 2010 Professional Plus 32bit edition. The custom install is working fine with the MSP file in the \Updates folder.
I would now like to add all of the current updates, hotfixes, and service packs to the \Update folder so that Office 2010 is completely up-to-date when being deployed. I understand that I need to put the MSP files for these updates, hotfixes, and service
packs in the \Updates folder.
A couple questions:
1 - Is there one place that I can download all of the Office 2010 PP 32bit edition updates, hotfixes, and service packs... Excluding any 64bit edition updates? A repository of some sort?
2 - I'm assuming that if the hotfixes, and updates are downloaded as .CAB, I first need to extract it, get the .MSP file and put that into the \Updates folder?
3 - I think Service Packs come down as .exe's??!! If so, do I just put the .exe files in the \Update folder as well or do I need to run something special to extract them like I do with the .CAB files
I appreciate any help someone can give. If there is a better way to accomplish this, I'm open to all suggestions :)
Thanks... Frank

1. Update Center for Office: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee748587.aspx
2. Yes, we need to get the .MSP file (BTW, the hotfixes are download as .exe file)
3. Yes, we need to get the .MSP file
For your reference:
Using the Updates folder to deploy software updates during an Office 2010 installation
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2011/05/05/using-the-updates-folder-to-deploy-software-updates-with-an-office-2010-installation.aspx
Max Meng
TechNet Community Support

Problems making Solaris 10 install disk for x86

I have an Ultra 40 M2. I made a boot/install DVD disk with Solaris 10 for x86.
The system just doesn't recognize it at all, like there is nothing in the DVD drive.
What am I doing wrong?
The DVD drive does recognize other DVDs, just not the Solaris 10 install one (I created two install disks to no avail)

How are you burning the DVD. What software/options.
Theres a howto here
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Moving disks while maintaining Solaris 10 install from one v240 to another.

Hi,
I want to move a Solaris 10 install from a sunfire v240
with a single cpu to another sunfire v240 with dual cpu's. Here are the
details of the hosts as well as configuration.
I have 2 sunfire v240's. One has a single 1 Ghz cpu and the second has
dual 1.5 Ghz cpu. I want to move the disks of the single cpu host to
the host with dual cpu's. I want to keep the installed version of
Solaris 10 intact. The installation of Solaris is split across 2
mirrored disks, i.e. 4 disks in total. I am using Suns volume manager
for mirroring and also have one files system mirrored with zfs.
The questions I have are the following:
1) Can I simply shut down the servers and swap the disks to the
destination host, in the same disk slots? The controllers the disks are
on line up and are the same between the 2 hosts.
2) Will the kernel pickup the changes moving from a single 1 Ghz cpu to
dual 1.5. Ghz cpu's with out any problems? Will the kernel pickup the
faster cpu's speeds. i.e. will it know it is now running dual 1.5. Ghz
cpu opposed to a single 1 Ghz?
3) Would we have to break the mirroring on the OS before shutting it
down?
4) As another option, instead of swapping disks, could we swap the
cpus? Move the dual 1.5. Ghz cpu's to the other host? Will the
motherboards read the updates of the cpu or are their jumper settings we
would need to update?
Thanks for your help.

Box A
Sparc Solaris 9, Oracle 10g
Box B
Solaris 10 x86, Oracle 11g
I know there are many factors, but I'm pretty new to both unix & oracle, so I >needed some general steps to get me started. You have many options.
Since you're in 10g, Have the Target Database created in Solaris 10 x86, Oracle 11g.
you can use,
RMAN - Cross platform Transportable Tablespaces.
Datapump Export and Datapump import.
Read the following:
How To Use RMAN CONVERT DATABASE for Cross Platform Migration - 413586.1
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14191/dbxptrn.htm
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/OracleDataPump10g.php
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/RMANEnhancements10g.php#cross_platform_tablespace_conversion

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Just in case anyone else browsing this forum has the same problems here is what I have learned:
These are the relevent Packages:
for tools (ar, sccs, lex, yacc, make, nm, truss, ld, as)
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