This procedure provides the steps to install a Solaris Flash archive or differential archive by using a profile.
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 keywords that can be used in a Solaris Live Upgrade profile.
Type:
# luupgrade -f -n BE_name -s os_image_path -j profile_path |
Indicates to install an operating system from a Solaris Flash archive.
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 that is configured for a flash installation. The profile must be in a directory on the local machine.
The boot environment is ready to be activated.
In this example, a profile provides the location of the archive to be installed.
# profile keywords profile values # ---------------- ------------------- install_type flash_install archive_location nfs installserver:/export/solaris/flasharchive/solaris9archive
After creating the profile, you can run the luupgrade command and install the archive. The -j option is used to access the profile.
# luupgrade -f -n second_disk \ -s /net/installmachine/export/solarisX/OS_image \ -j /var/tmp/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.