Upgrading Existing Local Zones

If you have created global and local zones by using the Solaris Plug-In in the Sun Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.0, after you migrate the Master Server to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 and you import the Solaris Plug-In 4.0, you must upgrade the zones. You can then control the upgraded zones with the Solaris Plug-In 4.0.

How to Upgrade Global Zones

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section of the browser interface main window, click the Solaris icon.

2. Click the Solaris Container: Create and Manage link.

3. In the Referenced Components list, click /com/sun/solaris/container_util.

4. In the Component Procedures list, click the Run action next to install:default.

5. On the Run Details page select the global zone target hosts to upgrade.

6. Click the Run Plan (includes preflight) button.

How to Upgrade a Local Zone that is Running

Use the following steps to upgrade a local zone that is running.

Before You Begin

After migrating to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2, upgrade the Remote Agents. For instructions see Upgrading Remote Agents and Local Distributors in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Installation Guide.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section of the browser interface main window, click the Solaris icon.

2. Click the Solaris Containers: Create and Manage link.

3. In the Component Procedures list, click the Run action next to markOnly: install.

4. Select the target global zone host in which the local zone that you want to upgrade is installed.

5. Select the local zone host name from the Plan Variables settings.

   If desired local zone names are not present, you can add the zone names. To add the zone names, follow these steps:

   1. Click Select From List in the plan variable settings table.

   2. In the Variable Setting window, click Create Set.

   3. Type the zone set name in the New Set Name field.

   4. Click the box next to Zone Name prompt and type the zone name.

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      Note –

      Zone names become network Zone Host Names during local zone creation. Zone Host Names should resolve to matching available local network IP addresses.

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6. Click the Run Plan (includes preflight) button.

7. In the Common Tasks section of the browser interface main window, click the Solaris icon.

8. Click the Solaris Containers: Create and Manage link.

9. In the Component Procedures list, click the Run action next to activate.

10. On the Plan Details page, in the Current Installations list, select the local zones to activate.

11. Click the Run Selected Installations button.

How to Upgrade a Local Zone that is Not Running

Use the following steps to upgrade a local zone that has been deactivated.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section of the browser interface main window, click the Solaris icon.

2. Click the Solaris Containers: Create and Manage link.

3. In the Component Procedures list, click the Run action next to attach: install.

4. Select the target global zone host in which the local zone that you want to upgrade is installed.

5. Select the local zone host name from the Plan Variables settings.

   If desired local zone names are not present, you can add the zone names. To add the zone names, follow these steps:

   1. Click Select From List in the plan variable settings table.

   2. In the Variable Setting window, click Create Set.

   3. Type the zone set name in the New Set Name field.

   4. Click the box next to Zone Name prompt and type the zone name.

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      Note –

      Zone names become network Zone Host Names during local zone creation. Zone Host Names should resolve to matching available local network IP addresses.

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6. Click the Run Plan (includes preflight) button.

   The provisioning system upgrades the local zone from the 3.0 version to the 4.0 version.

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   Note –

   If you want to activate the local zone, run the activate Component Procedure.

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