Installing Solaris Flash Archives on Managed Hosts by Using the Command-Line Interface (Task Map)

Import a Solaris boot image to the Change Manager repository. 

Find a copy of the Solaris boot image that matches the Solaris version of the archive. Then, import the Solaris boot image to the Change Manager repository. 

See How to Import Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line).

Import a Solaris Flash archive to the repository. 

• If the software stack is already stored as a Solaris Flash archive in the Change Manager repository, then the archive can be deployed.

• If the archive is not in the repository, then do one of the following:

  • Import the archive to the repository.

  • Create the archive and import it to the repository.

• See Chapter 4, Creating a Deployable Solaris Flash Archive (Tasks).

• See How to Import Solaris Flash Archives to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line).

Import a shared profile. 

Import a shared profile that describes how to configure a set of managed hosts. 

See How to Import Shared Profiles to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line).

Add a host to be managed by the Change Manager. 

The managed host can use a shared profile. Host property values override those specified in the shared profile. 

See How to Add Managed Hosts (Command Line).

Perform an initial installation. 

Use custom JumpStart to perform an initial installation of a Solaris Flash archive on a managed host. 

See How to Perform an Initial Installation (Command Line).

Reinstall a managed host with a Solaris Flash archive. 

Reinstall a managed host with a Solaris Flash archive. Unlike initial installation, which must be initiated manually on each managed host, the reinstallation is initiated by the Change Manager. 

See How to Reinstall Managed Hosts (Command Line).

Update a managed host with a Solaris Flash archive. 

Use Solaris Live Upgrade to update a managed host with a Solaris Flash archive. The update operation is performed by installing the archive on the inactive boot environment of the managed host. 

See How to Update Managed Hosts (Command Line).

Fall back to the previous boot environment after performing an update. 

Fall back to the previous boot environment if you want to run the software stack on a previous boot environment. You might fall back because the stack running on the active boot environment is bad. You might also fall back when you want to run the software stack that is installed on the other boot environment. You can only perform a fallback of a managed host you updated. 

See How to Fall Back to the Previous Version of the Software Stack (Command Line).

Reboot a managed host. 

Reboot one or more managed hosts. 

See How to Reboot Managed Hosts (Command Line).

Halt a managed host. 

Halt one or more managed hosts. 

See How to Halt Managed Hosts (Command Line).