To Upgrade an Operating System Image on a Boot Environment (Character Interface)

For the following procedure, you must use a combined installation image or one CD. If the installation requires more than one CD, you must use the command line interface procedure for upgrading. See To Upgrade an Operating System Image From Multiple CDs (Command-Line Interface).

1. From the Solaris Live Upgrade main menu, select Upgrade.

   The Upgrade menu screen is displayed.

2. Type the new boot environment's name.

3. Type the path to where the Solaris installation image is located.

   Installation Media Type	Description
   Network file system	Specify the path to the network file system where the installation image is located.
   Local file	Specify the path to the local file system where the installation image is located.
   Local tape	Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the installation image is located.
   Local device or CD	Specify the local device and the path to the installation image.

   • If you have one CD, type the path to that CD as in this example:

     Package Media: /cdrom/solaris8/s0

   • If you have a combined image on the network, type the path to the network file system as in this example:

     Package Media: /net/installmachine/export/solaris8/os_image

4. To upgrade, press F3.

   When the upgrade is completed, the main menu is displayed.