Keep the following key points in mind when transitioning from Oracle Solaris 10 to an Oracle Solaris 11 release:
No upgrade methods or tools are available for transitioning from Oracle Solaris 10 to an Oracle Solaris 11 release. You cannot use an installer to upgrade from Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11. You must perform a fresh installation by using one of the installation options that are described in this chapter.
However, you can migrate your Oracle Solaris 10 OS instances or zones and your data to an Oracle Solaris 11 system. For more information, see Table 1–3.
The following Oracle Solaris 10 installation features are not available in an Oracle Solaris 11 release: the Oracle Solaris installation upgrade option, the Oracle Solaris Flash Archive installation method, JumpStart, and the Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade feature (lu suite of commands).
The Automated Installer (AI) replaces JumpStart and the beadm utility provides similar functionality to the lu commands. See Transitioning From JumpStart to AI and Tools for Managing Boot Environments.
The Oracle Solaris System Archive and Cloning feature provides functionality that is similar to the Oracle Solaris Flash Archive installation method. See System Recovery and Cloning With the Oracle Solaris Unified Archives Feature.
Oracle Solaris 11 supports the Image Packaging System (IPS), which is a different mechanism than the legacy SVR4 package commands that are used in Oracle Solaris 10 and previous releases. See Chapter 6, Managing Software and Boot Environments.
The following table describes the tools and features that are available for transitioning to an Oracle Solaris 11 release.
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