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![]() Correct operation of Solaris Live Upgrade requires that a limited set of patch revisions be installed for a particular OS version. Before installing or running Solaris Live Upgrade, you are required to install these patches. x86 only – If this set of patches is not installed, Solaris Live Upgrade fails and you might see the following error message. If you don't see the following error message, necessary patches still might not be installed. Always verify that all patches listed on the SunSolve info doc have been installed before attempting to install Solaris Live Upgrade.
The patches listed in info doc 206844 (formerly 72099) are subject to change at any time. These patches potentially fix defects in Solaris Live Upgrade, as well as fix defects in components that Solaris Live Upgrade depends on. If you experience any difficulties with Solaris Live Upgrade, please check and make sure that you have the latest Solaris Live Upgrade patches installed. |
Ensure you have the most recently updated patch list by consulting http://sunsolve.sun.com. Search for the info doc 206844 (formerly 72099) on the SunSolve web site. |
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If you are running the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 OS, you might not be able to run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer. These releases do not contain the set of patches needed to run the Java 2 runtime environment. You must have the recommended patch cluster for the Java 2 runtime environment that is recommended to run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer and install the packages. |
To install the Solaris Live Upgrade packages, use the pkgadd command. Or install, for the Java 2 runtime environment, the recommended patch cluster. The patch cluster is available at http://sunsolve.sun.com. |
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.
If you are storing the patches on a local disk, create a directory such as /var/tmp/lupatches.
From the SunSolve web site, obtain the list of patches.
Change to the patch directory as in this example.
# cd /var/tmp/lupatches |
Install the patches with the patchadd command.
# patchadd path_to_patches patch-id patch-id |
patch-id is the patch number or numbers. Separate multiple patch names with a space.
The patches need to be applied in the order specified in infodoc 206844.
Reboot the system if necessary. Certain patches require a reboot to be effective.
x86 only: Rebooting the system is required or Solaris Live Upgrade fails.
# init 6 |
You now have the packages and patches necessary for a successful creation of a new boot environment.