Upgrading With Disk Space Reallocation

The upgrade option in the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program and in the Solaris Web Start installation method provide the ability to reallocate disk space if the current file systems do not have enough space for the upgrade. The auto-layout feature attempts to determine how to reallocate the disk space so an upgrade can succeed.

If you are using the Solaris Web Start program, and auto-layout cannot determine how to reallocate the disk space, you must use the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program to upgrade.

If you are using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program, and auto-layout cannot determine how to reallocate disk space, you must specify the file systems that can be moved or changed and run auto-layout again.

If you are using the custom JumpStart method to upgrade and you create an upgrade profile, disk space might be a concern. If the current file systems do not contain enough disk space for the upgrade, you can use the backup_media and layout_constraint keywords to reallocate disk space. For an example of how to use the backup_media and layout_constraint keywords in a profile, refer to Reallocating Disk Space for an Upgrade.