Solaris 10 6/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning

SPARC: 64-bit Package Changes

In previous Solaris releases, the Solaris software was delivered in separate packages for 32-bit components and 64-bit components. Starting with the Solaris 10 3/05 release, packaging has been simplified with the delivery of most 32-bit components and 64-bit components in a single package. The combined packages retain the names of the original 32-bit packages, and the 64-bit packages are no longer delivered.

The removal of the 64-bit packages simplifies installation and increases performance:

The 64-bit packages are renamed with the following conventions:

This change means that you might need to modify your custom JumpStart script or other package installation scripts to remove references to the 64-bit packages.