Upgrading to a Sun Cluster 3.0 Software Update Release

The following is a correction to Step 8 of “How to Upgrade to a Sun Cluster 3.0 Software Update Release” in the Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 Software Installation Guide.

(Optional)

(Optional) Upgrade Solaris 8 software.

1. Temporarily comment out all global device entries in the /etc/vfstab file.

   Do this to prevent the Solaris upgrade from attempting to mount the global devices.

2. Shut down the node to upgrade.

   # shutdown -y -g0 ok

3. Follow instructions in the installation guide for the Solaris 8 Maintenance Update version you want to upgrade to.

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   Note –

   Do not reboot the node when prompted to reboot.

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4. Uncomment all global device entries that you commented out in Step a in the /a/etc/vfstab file.

5. Install any Solaris software patches and hardware-related patches, and download any needed firmware contained in the hardware patches.

   If any patches require rebooting, reboot the node in non-cluster mode as described in Step f.

6. Reboot the node in non-cluster mode.

   Include the double dashes (--) and two quotation marks (") in the command.

   # reboot -- "-x"