Solaris Upgrade Methods

Table 2-2 SPARC: Solaris Upgrade Methods

Current Solaris Operating Environment	Solaris Upgrade Methods
Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, Solaris 9	SolarisTM Web Start program Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStartTM method Solaris Live Upgrade

Table 2-3 IA: Solaris Upgrade Methods

Current Solaris Operating Environment	Solaris Upgrade Methods
Solaris 2.6	Installing from DVD media or a net installation image:  Solaris Web Start program Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStart method Installing from CD media:  Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStart method
Solaris 7	Installing from DVD media or a net installation image:  Solaris Web Start program Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStart method Solaris Live Upgrade Installing from CD media:  Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStart method Solaris Live Upgrade
Solaris 8, Solaris 9	Installing from DVD or CD media or a net installation image:  Solaris Web Start program Solaris suninstall program Custom JumpStart method Solaris Live Upgrade

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For limitations on upgrading using Solaris Live Upgrade, see “Solaris Live Upgrade System Requirements”.

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You cannot upgrade your system to a software group that is not installed on the system. For example, if you previously installed the End User Solaris Software Group on your system, you cannot use the upgrade option to upgrade to the Developer Solaris Software Group. However, during the upgrade you can add software to the system that is not part of the currently installed software group.

If you are already running the Solaris 9 operating environment and have installed individual patches, upgrading to a Solaris 9 Update release causes the following:

• Any patches that were supplied as part of the Solaris 9 Update release are reapplied to your system. You cannot back out these patches.

• Any patches that were previously installed on your system and are not included in the Solaris 9 Update release are removed.

You can use the Patch Analyzer to determine which patches, if any, will be removed by upgrading to the Solaris 9 Update release. For detailed instructions about using the Patch Analyzer, refer to “Upgrading to a Solaris Update Release”.