Solaris 9 12/03 Installation Guide

Task Map: Upgrading a Boot Environment

Table 33–1 Task Map: Upgrading With Solaris Live Upgrade

Task  

Description 

For Instructions 

Either upgrade a boot environment or install a Solaris Flash archive 

  • Upgrade the inactive boot environment with an operating environment image

  • Install a Solaris Flash archive on an inactive boot environment

Activate an inactive boot environment 

Makes changes effective and switches the inactive boot environment to active  

Activating a Boot Environment

(optional) Switch back if a failure occurs when activating 

Reactivates to the original boot environment if a failure occurs 

Failure Recovery: Falling Back to the Original Boot Environment (Command-Line Interface)