Oracle® Virtual Networking for Oracle Solaris Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

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Updated: July 2016
 
 

Upgrading the Host Drivers

If you have a previous version of Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers for Oracle Solaris installed on your server, you can upgrade to a newer version by using the pkg update command. You need to have root access on the Oracle Solaris server to upgrade the host drivers.

During the upgrade, the Oracle Solaris host drivers post many errors to the management console in real-time. As a result, you do not need to run any log files or post-install scripts to clean up after the upgrade is complete.


Note -  Starting with Oracle Solaris 11.3, the host drivers are integrated into the kernel. So, you cannot upgrade the host drivers from Oracle Solaris 11.2. You will have to uninstall the existing host drivers and install the host drivers for Oracle Solaris 11.3. For information, see Upgrade Host Drivers for Oracle Solaris 11.3.

These topics explain how to upgrade your Oracle Solaris host drivers.

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