To Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Profile (Command-Line Interface)

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.

1. Log in as superuser.

2. Create a profile.

   See Table 33–2 for a list of keywords that can be used in a Solaris Live Upgrade profile.

3. Type:

   # luupgrade -f -n BE_name -s os_image_path -j profile_path

   -f

   Indicates to install an operating system from a Solaris Flash archive.

   -n BE_name

   Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded.

   -s os_image_path

   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.

   -j profile_path

   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.

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   Example 33–8 Install a Solaris Flash archive on a Boot Environment With a Profile (Command-Line Interface)

   
   

   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.

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