Solaris 9 9/05 Release Notes

Upgrade Issues

This section contains installation issues that occur during an upgrade to the Solaris 9 9/05 release.

Additional Patches Are Needed to Run Solaris Live Upgrade

Correct operation of Solaris Live Upgrade requires that a limited set of patch revisions be installed for a given OS version.

Before installing or running Live Upgrade, you are required to install a limited set of patch revisions. Make sure you have the most recently updated patch list by consulting http://sunsolve.sun.com. For additional information, search for the info Doc 72099 on the SunSolve web site.

Limitation When Installing Solaris Live Upgrade Packages

If you are running the Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 release, you might not be able to run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer. These releases do not contain the set of patches that is needed to run the Java 2 runtime environment.

The typical failure that results is a Java exception error. The following messages might be displayed:

InvocationTargetException in ArchiveReader constructornull
          java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
                 at install.instantiateArchiveReader(Compiled Code)
                 at install.<init>(Compiled Code)
                 at install.main(Compiled Code)

To run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer and install the packages, you must have the Java 2 runtime environment recommended patch cluster.

Workaround: Complete the following workaround:

Install the Solaris Live Upgrade packages by using the pkgadd command.

For step-by-step instructions, refer to Chapter 35, Using Solaris Live Upgrade to Create a Boot Environment (Tasks), in Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide.
Install the Java 2 runtime environment recommended patch cluster. The patch cluster is available on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Then, you can use the Solaris Live Upgrade installer to install the packages.

Cannot Access Storage Area Networks Through `SUNWsan` With Solaris 9 9/05 Software

If your Solaris 8 system is connected to storage area networks (SANs), check with your support engineer before you upgrade to the Solaris 9 9/05 release. Solaris 8 systems that have the SUNWsan package installed might require special procedures to upgrade to the Solaris 9 9/05 release. To find out if the SUNWsan package is installed on the system, type the following command in a terminal window:

# pkginfo SUNWsan

If the SUNWsan package is installed, the following information is displayed:

	system      SUNWsan       SAN Foundation Kit

x86: Cannot Use Solaris 9 9/05 (x86 Platform Edition) Installation CD to Upgrade x86 Systems From Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 Software

You cannot use the Solaris 9 9/05 (x86 Platform Edition) Installation CD to upgrade x86-based systems from the Solaris 2.6 or the Solaris 7 software to the Solaris 9 9/05 release. The upgrade cannot be performed because of the x86 boot-partition requirement.

Workaround: On x86-based systems, use the Solaris 9 9/05 Software (x86 Platform Edition) 1 of 2 CD to upgrade from the Solaris 2.6 or the Solaris 7 software to the Solaris 9 9/05 release.

Solaris Management Console 2.1 Software Is Not Compatible With Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 Software

Solaris Management Console 2.1 software is not compatible with Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software. If you are upgrading to the Solaris 9 9/05 release, and you have Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software installed, you must first uninstall the Solaris Management Console software before you upgrade. Solaris Management Console software might exist on your system if you installed the SEAS 2.0 overbox, the SEAS 3.0 overbox, or the Solaris 8 Admin Pack.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

Before you upgrade, use the /usr/bin/prodreg command to perform a full uninstall of Solaris Management Console software.

If you did not uninstall Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software before you upgraded to the Solaris 9 9/05 release, you must first remove all Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 packages. Use the pkgrm command for package removal instead of the prodreg command. Carefully follow the order of package removal. Complete the following steps:

Become superuser.
Type the following command:
# pkginfo | grep “Solaris Management Console“
If the description does not start with “Solaris Management Console 2.1,” the package names in the output identify a Solaris Management Console 1.0 package.
Use the pkgrm command to remove all instances of Solaris Management Console 1.0 packages in the following order:

Note –
Do not remove any package that has “Solaris Management Console 2.1” in its description. For example, SUNWmc.2 might indicate Solaris Management Console 2.1 software.

If the pkginfo output displays multiple versions of Solaris Management Console 1.0 packages, use the pkgrm command to remove both packages. Remove the original package. Then, remove the package that has been appended with a number. For example, if the SUNWmcman and SUNWmcman.2 packages appear in the pkginfo output, first remove the SUNWmcman package and then remove the SUNWmcman.2 package. Do not use the prodreg command.
# pkgrm SUNWmcman # pkgrm SUNWmcapp # pkgrm SUNWmcsvr # pkgrm SUNWmcsvu # pkgrm SUNWmc # pkgrm SUNWmcc # pkgrm SUNWmcsws
In a terminal window, type the following command:
# rm -rf /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWmcapp

The Solaris Management Console 2.1 software should now function properly. For future maintenance, or if the Solaris Management Console 2.1 software does not function properly, remove the Solaris Management Console 2.1 software. Reinstall the software by completing the following steps:

Use the pkgrm command to remove all Solaris Management Console 2.1 packages and dependent packages in the following order:

Note –

If your installation has multiple instances of Solaris Management Console 2.1 packages, such as SUNWmc and SUNWmc.2, first remove SUNWmc, and then SUNWmc.2 . Do not use the prodreg command.

# pkgrm SUNWpmgr 
# pkgrm SUNWrmui 
# pkgrm SUNWlvmg 
# pkgrm SUNWlvma 
# pkgrm SUNWlvmr 
# pkgrm SUNWdclnt 
# pkgrm SUNWmga 
# pkgrm SUNWmgapp 
# pkgrm SUNWmcdev 
# pkgrm SUNWmcex 
# pkgrm SUNWwbmc 
# pkgrm SUNWmc 
# pkgrm SUNWmcc 
# pkgrm SUNWmccom

Insert the Solaris 9 9/05 Software 1 of 2 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Type the following in a terminal window:

# cd /cdrom/sol_9_904_sparcia/s0/Solaris_9/Product

# pkgadd -d . SUNWmccom SUNWmcc SUNWmc SUNWwbmc SUNWmcex SUNWmcdev \
  SUNWmgapp SUNWmga SUNWdclnt SUNWlvmr SUNWlvma SUNWlvmg SUNWpmgr \
  SUNWrmui

All previous Solaris Management Console versions are removed. The Solaris Management Console 2.1 software is now functional.