The following pkg update command updates all packages to the newest available versions allowed because no packages are specified. The command updates to the newest available version of the upgrade control package, which upgrades the image because the pkg.depend.install-hold setting in the upgradectrl package causes the pkg:/entire package to be updated when the upgradectrl package is updated. The image is upgraded to the version of the pkg:/entire incorporation that is specified in the new upgradectrl incorporation.
$ pkg update --be-name s11u1_10 Packages to remove: 1 Packages to update: 186 Mediators to change: 1 Create boot environment: Yes Create backup boot environment: No Planning linked: 0/1 done; 1 working: zone:z1 Linked image 'zone:z1' output: | Packages to remove: 1 | Packages to install: 3 | Packages to update: 73 | Mediators to change: 1 | Services to change: 3 ` Planning linked: 1/1 done DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SPEED Completed 187/187 16139/16139 507.9/507.9 562k/s Downloading linked: 0/1 done; 1 working: zone:z1 Downloading linked: 1/1 done PHASE ITEMS Removing old actions 1473/1473 Installing new actions 3451/3451 Updating modified actions 16378/16378 Updating package state database Done Updating package cache 187/187 Updating image state Done Creating fast lookup database Done Reading search index Done Building new search index 851/851 Executing linked: 0/1 done; 1 working: zone:z1 Executing linked: 1/1 done A clone of s11u1_0 exists and has been updated and activated. On the next boot the Boot Environment s11u1_10 will be mounted on '/'. Reboot when ready to switch to this updated BE.
Verify that the current BE is not changed and the new BE contains the updated packages.
$ pkg list entire upgradectrl NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO entire 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.24.2 i-- upgradectrl (site) 1.0 i-- $ beadm mount s11u1_10 /mnt $ pkg -R /mnt list entire upgradectrl NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO entire 0.5.11-0.175.1.10.0.6.0 i-- upgradectrl (site) 1.10 i-- $ beadm unmount s11u1_10