Installing and Updating Software Packages discussed installing, updating, fixing, and uninstalling one or a few packages that are named on the command line. This chapter describes how to upgrade an Oracle Solaris image to the next support update or to the next release. This chapter discusses the following topics:
Best practices
Controlling how far to update
Specify a version number
Freeze the image at a specified version number
Use an Oracle Solaris constraint package
Use a custom constraint package
Applying support updates
Support Repository Updates (SRUs)
Critical Patch Updates (CPUs)
Applying platform firmware updates
Applying Interim Diagnostic or Relief (IDR) updates