To Upgrade an Operating System Image From Multiple CDs (Command-Line Interface)

Because the operating system image resides on more than one CD, you must use this upgrade procedure. Use the luupgrade command with the -i option to install any additional CDs.

Steps

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Indicate the boot environment to upgrade and the path to the installation software by typing:

   # luupgrade -u -n BE_name -s os_image_path

   -u

   Upgrades an operating system image on a boot environment

   -n BE_name

   Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded

   -s os_image_path

   Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image

3. When the installer is finished with the contents of the first CD, insert the second CD.

4. This step is identical to the previous step, but the -u option is replaced by the -i option. Also, choose to run the installer on the second CD with menus or with text.

   • This command runs the installer on the second CD with menus.

     # luupgrade -i -n BE_name -s os_image_path

   • This command runs the installer on the second CD with text and requires no user interaction.

     # luupgrade -i -n BE_name -s os_image_path -O '-nodisplay -noconsole'

   -i

   Installs additional CDs. The software looks for an installation program on the specified medium and runs that program. The installer program is specified with -s.

   -n BE_name

   Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded.

   -s os_image_path

   Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image.

   -O '-nodisplay -noconsole'

   (Optional) Runs the installer on the second CD in text mode and requires no user interaction.

5. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each CD that you want to install.

   The boot environment is ready to be activated. See Activating a Boot Environment.

Example 9–2 SPARC: Upgrading an Operating System Image From Multiple CDs (Command-Line Interface)

In this example, the second_disk boot environment is upgraded and the installation image is on two CDs: the Solaris Software - 1 and the Solaris Software - 2 CDs. The -u option determines if sufficient space for all the packages is on the CD set. The -O option with the -nodisplay and -noconsole options prevents the character user interface from displaying after the reading of the second CD. If you use these options, you are not prompted to type information. Omit these options to display the interface.

Insert the Solaris Software - 1 CD and type:

# luupgrade -u -n second_disk -s /cdrom/cdrom0/s0 

Insert the Solaris Software - 2 CD and type the following.

# luupgrade -i -n second_disk -s /cdrom/cdrom0 -O '-nodisplay \ 
-noconsole'

Repeat the previous step for each CD that you want to install.