Upgrade to SUNWCuser to SUNWCXall in Solaris 10

Hi,
Can I upgrade from SUNWCuser to SUNWCXall in Solaris 10. Appreciate if I get some quick reply from anyone as all the appication, db are installed and at last I noticed that the Solaris Cluster is SUNWCuser but the requirement is SUNWCXall.
Appreciate if I get the link for the documents.
Best Regards,
Bikash

Hi Bikash
Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Release and Installation Collection
-> Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/821-1910?l=en
good luck
Sven

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