Performing a Rolling Upgrade of a Cluster
The following table lists the tasks to upgrade to Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.2 software or to a
4.2 SRU. By default, all Oracle Solaris packages are automatically upgraded.
Table 5-1 Task Map: Performing a Rolling Upgrade to Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.2 Software
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1. Read the upgrade requirements and restrictions.
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2. If failover zones of brand type solaris are configured in the cluster,
upgrade the failover zones.
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3. If a quorum server is used, upgrade the Quorum Server software.
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4. On one node of the cluster, move resource groups and device groups to another cluster node,
and ensure that shared data and system disks are backed up.
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5. Upgrade the cluster node Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.2 framework, data service, and Geographic Edition
(global cluster only) software. If necessary, upgrade applications that support alternate boot
environments.
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6. Repeat Tasks 3 through 4 on each remaining node to upgrade.
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7. Use the scversions command to commit the cluster to the upgrade.
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8. Verify successful completion of upgrade to Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.2 software.
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9. Enable resources and bring resource groups online. Migrate existing resources to new
resource types. If necessary, upgrade applications that do not support alternate boot
environments.
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