Previous Versions of Solaris Management Console Software Are Not Compatible with Solaris Management Console 2.0 Software

If you upgrade to the Solaris 8 7/01 , or compatible, operating environment and you have Solaris Management Console^TM 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software installed, you must uninstall the Solaris Management Console software before you upgrade. Solaris Management Console 2.0 software is not compatible with any previous version of the console. Solaris Management Console software may exist on your system if you installed the SEAS 2.0 overbox, the SEAS 3.0 overbox, or the Solaris 8 Admin Pack.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• Before you upgrade, run /usr/bin/prodreg and perform a full uninstall of the Solaris Management Console software.

• If you did not uninstall Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software before you upgraded, you must remove all Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1., or 1.0.2 software packages. It is critical that you use pkgrm for package removal instead of prodreg and that the order of package removal is carefully followed. Follow these steps.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. In a terminal window type the following commands.

     # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Management Console" # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Management Applications" # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Diskless Client Management Application"

     The package names in the output will identify a Solaris Management Console 1.0 software package if the description does not start with "Solaris Management Console 2.0."

  3. Use pkgrm to remove all instances of Solaris Management Console 1.0 software packages in the following order.

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     Do not remove any package that has "Solaris Management Console 2.0" in the description. For example SUNWmc.2 might indicate the Solaris Management Console 2.0 software.

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     If the pkginfo output displays multiple versions of Solaris Management Console 1.0 software packages, use pkgrm to remove both packages, beginning with the original package and then the package that has been appended with a number. For example, if the SUNWmcman and SUNWmcman.2 packages appear in the pkginfo output, first remove SUNWmcman and then SUNWmcman.2. Do not use prodreg.

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     # pkgrm SUNWmcman # pkgrm SUNWmcapp # pkgrm SUNWmcsvr # pkgrm SUNWmcsvu # pkgrm SUNWmc # pkgrm SUNWmcc # pkgrm SUNWmcsws

  4. In a terminal window type the following command.

     # rm -rf /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWmcapp

  The Solaris Management Console 2.0 software should now function. For future maintenance, or if the console does not function properly, it is recommended to remove the Solaris Management Console 2.0 software and re-install it by following the next steps.

  1. In a terminal window type the following commands.

     # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Management Console" # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Management Applications" # pkginfo |grep "Solaris Diskless Client Management Application"

     The package names in the output will identify the remaining Solaris Management Console software packages installed on your system.

  2. Use pkgrm to remove all Solaris Management Console 2.0 software packages in the following order.

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     If there are multiple instances of Solaris Management Console 2.0 software packages, such as SUNWmc and SUNWmc.2, first remove SUNWmc, and then SUNWmc.2. Do not use prodreg.

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     # pkgrm SUNWdclnt # pkgrm SUNWmga # pkgrm SUNWmgapp # pkgrm SUNWmcdev # pkgrm SUNWmcex # pkgrm SUNWwbmc # pkgrm SUNWmc # pkgrm SUNWmcc # pkgrm SUNWmccom

  3. Insert the Solaris 8 Software (SPARC Platform Edition) 1 of 2 CD into your CD-ROM drive and type the following in a terminal window.

     # cd /cdrom/sol_8_701_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product # pkgadd -d . SUNWmccom SUNWmcc SUNWmc SUNWwbmc SUNWmcex SUNWmcdev \ SUNWmgapp SUNWmga SUNWdclnt

  All previous versions of the Solaris Management Console software are now removed and the Solaris Management Console 2.0 software will be functional.