Update Fails When Installing a Solaris Flash Differential Archive (4997302)

If you are installing a Solaris Flash archive, a file appears to be new and causes the update to fail. The Solaris Flash software verifies that the files on the clone system are an exact duplicate of the master system. The reboot_processing script is not deleted at reboot. As a result, this file is recognized by the Flash software as a new file.

The following error message is displayed:

New files detected:  /etc/init.d/flash_reboot_processing

Workaround: To avoid encountering this problem, choose from one of the following workarounds:

• Delete the flash_reboot_processing file before you install the Solaris Flash archive on the clone system.

• When installing the differential archive, you can use the custom JumpStart forced_deployment keyword to force the installation. The new files that are detected on the clone are deleted during the installation, and the installation completes.

• When installing the differential archive, you can use the custom JumpStart no_content_check keyword in the profile to turn off file checking. The software performs no file checking, no files are deleted, and the installation completes.

• You can exclude the file when you create the differential archive. During the archive creation, this file is added to a file filter. The file is then ignored during the archive installation. Follow these steps:

  1. Boot the master system.

  2. To exclude the /etc/init.d/flash_reboot_processing file during the archive creation, type the following command:

     # flarcreate -n archive-name -A unchanged-master-image-dir-x \ /etc/init.d/flash-reboot-processing path/filename

• During the creation of a differential archive, you can use the -M option to switch off file checking. No file manifest is created. As a result, the files on the clone system are not checked. Follow these steps:

  1. Boot the master system.

  2. To use the -M option to switch off file checking, type the following command:

     # flarcreate -n archive-name -A unchanged_master_image_dir -M path/filename

• archive-name – Is the name you give the archive.

• -A option – Is the unchanged-master-image-dir, which creates a differential archive by comparing a new system image with the image that is specified by the unchanged-master-image-dir argument.

• path – Is the path to the directory in which you want to save the archive file. If you do not specify a path, the flarcreate command saves the archive file in the current directory.

• filename – Is the name of the archive file.

For more information, see the Solaris 9 4/04 Installation Guide.