Upgrading From the Solaris 8 Operating Environment

If you are already running the Solaris 8 operating environment and have installed individual patches, upgrading to a Solaris 8 Update release will cause:

• Any patches supplied as part of the Solaris 8 Update release to be reapplied to your system. You will not be able to back out these patches.

• Any patches previously installed on your system that are not included in the Solaris 8 Update release to be removed.

To see a list of patches that will be removed, use the Patch Analyzer as described below.

Analyzing the Patches

The Patch Analyzer performs an analysis on your system to determine which (if any) patches will be removed by upgrading to the Solaris 8 Update release. The Patch Analyzer is available in the following formats.

• If you are using Web Start 3.0 on the Solaris 8 Installation CD to upgrade, refer to "Using the Patch Analyzer in Web Start".

• If you are using the Interactive Installation method to upgrade, select Analyze on the Patch Analysis dialog box to perform the analysis. For detailed instructions see "Upgrading From Solaris 8 or a Solaris 8 Update: the Patch Analyzer" in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

• If you are using a custom JumpStart^TM installation to upgrade, run the analyze_patches script to perform the analysis. For detailed instructions, see "Upgrading From Solaris 8 or a Solaris 8 Update: the Patch Analyzer" in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

Using the Patch Analyzer in Web Start

The Web Start installation method gives you the option to use the Patch Analyzer to analyze the patches on your system. After choosing Upgrade, the Patch Analyzer dialog box appears:

1. On the Patch Analyzer dialog box, choose Yes and click Next.

   The Patch Analyzer reviews the system patches.

   The total number of patches that will be removed, downgraded, accumulated, or obsoleted by other patches are displayed on the Patch Analyzer Summary dialog box.

2. To see the specific patches that may be removed, downgraded, accumulated, or obsoleted by other patches, click on the Details button(s).

3. Decide if patch replacements and deletions are acceptable.

   • If the patch replacements and deletions by the Solaris 8 Update release are acceptable, click Next to complete the upgrade.

   • If the patch replacements and deletions by the Solaris 8 Update release are not acceptable, click Exit to terminate the upgrade. You may use the Solaris 8 Maintenance Update CD and the Solaris 8 Maintenance Update Release Notes to install the patches on your Solaris 8 system.