This procedure provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading a operating environment by using a profile.
If you want to install a Solaris Flash archive by using a profile, see To Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Profile (Command-Line Interface).
If you added locales to the profile, make sure that you have created a boot environment with additional disk space.
Log in as superuser.
Create a profile.
See Table 33–2 for a list of upgrade keywords that can be used in a Solaris Live Upgrade profile.
Type:
# luupgrade -u -n BE_name -s os_image_path -j profile_path |
Upgrades an operating system image on a boot environment
Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded.
Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image. This directory can be on an installation medium, such as a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, or it can be an NFS or UFS directory.
Path to a profile. The profile must be in a directory on the local machine. For information on creating a profile, see To Create a Profile to be Used by Solaris Live Upgrade.
The boot environment is ready to be activated.
In this example, an archive is installed on the second_disk boot environment. The -j option is used to access the profile. The boot environment is then ready to be activated. To create a profile, see To Create a Profile to be Used by Solaris Live Upgrade.
# luupgrade -u -n second_disk \ -s /net/installmachine/export/solarisX/OS_image \ -j /var/tmp/profile |