Solaris Express Developer Edition What's New

Upgrading the Solaris OS When Non-Global Zones Are Installed

This installation enhancement is new in the Developer 2/07 release.

Starting with this release, you can upgrade the Solaris OS when non-global zones are installed.


Note –

The only limitation to upgrading involves a Solaris Flash archive. When you use a Solaris Flash archive to install, an archive that contains non-global zones is not properly installed on your system.


The following changes accommodate systems that have non-global zones installed:

For step-by-step procedures for upgrading a system with non-global zones installed or for information about the Solaris Zones partitioning technology, see the following references:

Description 

For More Information 

Upgrading with Solaris Live Upgrade on a system with non-global zones 

Chapter 9, Upgrading the Solaris OS on a System With Non-Global Zones Installed, in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning

Creating and using non-global zones 

System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System

Upgrading with JumpStart 

Solaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations

Upgrading with the Solaris installation interactive GUI 

Solaris Express Installation Guide: Basic Installations