How to Use flarcreate to Create the Image

Use this process to create the Solaris 8 2/04 or later system image. This example procedure uses NFS to place the flash archive on the target Solaris 10 system, but you could use any method to move the files.

You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.

1. Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.

2. Log into the Solaris 8 2/04 or later system to archive.

3. Change directories to the root directory.

   # cd /

4. Use flarcreate to create a flash archive image file named s8-system, and place the archive onto the Solaris 10 system:

   s8-system # flarcreate -S -n s8-system /net/s10system/export/s8-system.flar Determining which filesystems will be included in the archive... Creating the archive... cpio: File size of "etc/mnttab" has increased by 435 2068650 blocks 1 error(s) Archive creation complete.

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   Tip –

   In some cases, flarcreate can display errors from cpio. Most commonly, these are messages such as File size of etc/mnttab has increased by 33. When these messages pertain to log files or files that reflect system state, they can be ignored. Be sure to review all error messages thoroughly.

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