JavaScript is required to for searching.
Skip Navigation Links
Exit Print View
Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning     Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Information Library
Oracle Technology Network
Library
PDF
Print View
Feedback
search filter icon
search icon

Document Information

Preface

Part I Upgrading With Live Upgrade

1.  Where to Find Oracle Solaris Installation Planning Information

2.  Live Upgrade (Overview)

3.  Live Upgrade (Planning)

4.  Using Live Upgrade to Create a Boot Environment (Tasks)

5.  Upgrading With Live Upgrade (Tasks)

Upgrading a Boot Environment (Task Map)

Upgrading a Boot Environment

Guidelines for Upgrading

Upgrading a System With Packages or Patches

How to Upgrade a Network Installation Image on a Boot Environment

How to Upgrade a Network Installation Image From Multiple CDs

Adding Packages to or Removing Packages From a Network Installation Image on a Boot Environment

Adding Patches to or Removing Patches From a Network Installation Image on a Boot Environment

Checking Packages Installed on a Boot Environment

Upgrading by Using a JumpStart Profile

How to Create a Profile to be Used by Live Upgrade

How to Test a Profile to Be Used by Live Upgrade

How to Upgrade With a Profile by Using Live Upgrade

JumpStart Keyword Values

Installing Flash Archives on a Boot Environment

How to Install a Flash Archive on a Boot Environment

How to Install a Flash Archive With a Profile

How to Install a Flash Archive With a Profile Keyword

Activating a Boot Environment

Requirements and Limitations for Activating a Boot Environment

How to Activate a Boot Environment

How to Activate a Boot Environment and Synchronize Files

x86: Activating a Boot Environment With the GRUB Menu

x86: How to Activate a Boot Environment With the GRUB Menu

6.  Failure Recovery: Falling Back to the Original Boot Environment (Tasks)

7.  Maintaining Live Upgrade Boot Environments (Tasks)

8.  Upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS on a System With Non-Global Zones Installed

9.  Live Upgrade Examples

Part II Upgrading and Migrating With Live Upgrade to a ZFS Root Pool

10.  Live Upgrade and ZFS (Overview)

11.  Live Upgrade for ZFS (Planning)

12.  Creating a Boot Environment for ZFS Root Pools

13.  Live Upgrade for ZFS With Non-Global Zones Installed

Part III Appendices

A.  Live Upgrade Command Reference

B.  Troubleshooting (Tasks)

C.  Additional SVR4 Packaging Requirements (Reference)

D.  Using the Patch Analyzer When Upgrading (Tasks)

Glossary

Index

Upgrading a Boot Environment (Task Map)

Table 5-1 Task Map: Upgrading With Live Upgrade

Task
Description
For Instructions
Either upgrade a boot environment or install a flash archive.
  • Upgrade the inactive boot environment with an OS image.

  • Install a flash archive on an inactive boot environment.
Activate an inactive boot environment.
Makes changes effective and switches the inactive boot environment to active.
Activating a Boot Environment
(optional) Switch back if a failure occurs when activating.
Reactivates to the original boot environment if a failure occurs.
Chapter 6, Failure Recovery: Falling Back to the Original Boot Environment (Tasks)
Copyright © 2011, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
Previous Next