Use this decision table to determine what to do first.
If you intend to upgrade from a |
Then go to |
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CD-ROM drive attached to your system | The next step. |
Remote CD-ROM drive on a network |
If your system is attached to a network, gather the following information about the system that contains the Solaris operating environment you intend to upgrade.
Information |
Example |
To find the information (with Solaris installed), use |
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Host name |
crater |
uname -n |
Host IP address |
129.221.2.1 |
ypmatch system_name hosts or nismatch system_name hosts.org_dir |
Subnet mask |
255.255.255.0 |
more /etc/netmasks |
Type of name service (DNS, NIS, or NIS+) |
passwd: files nis group: files nis hosts: xfn nis [NOTFOUND=return] files networks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files protocols: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files rpc: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files ethers: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files netmasks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files bootparams: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files publickey: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files netgroup: nis automount: files nis aliases: files nis services: files nis sendmailvars: files |
cat /etc/nsswitch.conf |
Domain name |
lbloom.West.Arp.COM |
domainname |
Host name of name server |
thor75 |
ypwhich |
Host IP address of name server |
129.153.75.20 |
ypmatch nameserver_name hosts or nismatch nameserver_name hosts.org_dir |