A standard update updates a cluster to a new release, including installed data service software, and updates the Oracle Solaris OS to the latest compatible version. You do not need to place the cluster in noncluster mode before performing this update because the update always occurs in the new boot environment (BE) and the existing BE remains unchanged. Normal cluster operations and services can continue while you are updating the new BE. You can specify a name for the new BE or you can use the auto-generated name.
If you do not want to update all of your software to the latest available version, you can prevent certain components from being updated. You can do this by freezing individual packages or incorporations, or by disabling the appropriate publisher. For instructions, see Chapter 5, Configuring Installed Images in Updating Systems and Adding Software in Oracle Solaris 11.4 or the pkg(1) man page.
Any time you update the Oracle Solaris Cluster software in the global cluster, by default you also update the data services and the Disaster Recovery Framework, formerly called Geographic Edition, in the global cluster and in any zone clusters.
The following table lists the tasks to update to Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 software or to a 4.4 SRU. By default, all Oracle Solaris packages are automatically updated.
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